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2005
Clean Air Metro Kansas City formed to support smoke-free air ordinances
Good Natured Family Farms began food distribution at Hen House markets
Cultivate Kansas City founded to promote urban agriculture
KC Healthy Kids formed to combat the issue of childhood obesity
Kansas City, Missouri, health levy renewed
Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County forms to address health in rural Missouri
HCF, REACH Healthcare Foundation begin grantmaking
Missouri legislature makes eligibility and reimbursement cuts to its Medicaid program
2006
Missouri voters reject a tobacco tax amendment
Western Missouri Mental Health Center closes
Schools began implementing wellness policies through legislation passed in Congress
Alliance for a Healthier Generation began work in Missouri, Kansas
Lee’s Summit and Independence, Missouri, go smoke-free
Regional Health Care Initiative began
LISC began NeighborhoodsNOW program
Thrive Allen County begins
2007
Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition created to improve local food system
Hunger relief organizations bring nutritious food to those in need
Schools place greater emphasis on providing mental health services
Foundations partner to vaccinate women against HPV
Specialty care initiatives began through Wy/Jo and MetroCare
Great Recession fuels safety net and behavioral health system issues
2008
Kansas City, Missouri, passed smoke-free ordinance
National funding awarded to promote environmental changes in Rosedale and Ivanhoe nei...
Kansas ramps up school-based dental screenings
Funding decreases impact community-based mental health services in Kansas
Specialty courts gain traction
Economy sparks collaboration between mental health providers
2009
Low rankings mobilize Wyandotte County to begin healthy initiative
Funding decreases impact community-based mental health services in Missouri
Police, domestic violence shelters strengthen relationships and referrals to shelters
Hospital diversion efforts begin
HITECH Act developed to support adoption of electronic health records
Jackson County voters approve renewal of COMBAT tax
Safety net capacity expansion increases access to care
2010
Kansas City, Missouri, and other cities began passing urban agriculture ordinances
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act passed
Beans&Greens program increases access to affordable fruits and vegetables
Rosedale Development Association paves way for bikers/pedestrians
Kansas passes Indoor Clean Air Act
Federally-Qualified Health Centers expand dental services
Missouri Coalition for Oral Health re-established
Movement progresses to integrate physical and mental health
Foundations, nonprofits begin initiative to emphasize cultural competency
Affordable Care Act signed into law
2011
Federal prevention monies awarded to promote environmental changes
12345 Fit-Tastic! campaign is launched
Active Living KC reviews codes and delivers recommendations
Municipalities began passing complete street ordinances
Cass County opens new dental clinic
Crisis Intervention Team trainings increase throughout the metro
ConnectCASS begins with a mission to improve health in Cass County
2012
Truman Medical Centers debuted Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
Missouri tobacco tax increase voted down
Safety net clinics change models and expand access points
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act; makes Medicaid expansion optional by state
Safety clinics recognized as patient-centered medical homes
Expansion of community health workers in health care delivery system
Reduction in public health funding
Grant awarded to increase community focus on trauma-informed care
Children’s Mental Health Assessment reveals gaps and barriers
Institutional policy changes act as catalyst for changing health behaviors
2013
Number of children in foster care in region increases
Argentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas, opened grocery store
Kansas City, Kansas, began grants to urban growers for water access
ACA’s signature health insurance marketplace opens
Kansas City selected as site for National Dialogue on Mental Health
New mental health conversations begin after national tragedies
State of Kansas launches KanCare
Preventive oral health services offered in Kansas
Missouri establishes state Dental Director position
2014
Heartland Health Monitor begins to enhance health reporting in region
Public Housing Authority makes publicly owned housing smoke-free
Movement coalesced around food distribution issues
University of Missouri Extension Office opened with kitchen demos in River Market
Kansas City, Kansas, announces plans for a Healthy Campus
Detox beds reduced due to lack of funding
Wyandot Center reopens Rainbow Inpatient Mental Health
Adult Medicaid benefit restored in Missouri
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