My New Year’s Resolution for Kansas City

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By Bridget McCandless, MD on December 31, 2015
President and CEO, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

  2015 was an exciting year for the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. It was during this year that we celebrated 10 years of grantmaking. Over the course of the past decade, we have funded over 440 organizations. We took an opportunity this year through our Decade of Difference report and website, events, […]


A look back at 2015: What we learned about the next Decade of Difference

By Jane Mosley, PhD on December 23, 2015
Program and Evaluation Officer, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

For the past 18 months, HCF has been working on a project that examined how we’ve advanced health in our region over the past 10 years. The fruits of that labor is featured on our new website – HCFDecadeofDifference.org. While most of the report focuses on changes that have occurred, we also heard about health […]


A look back at 2015: Tobacco21|KC a win for public health

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By Jessica Hembree on December 17, 2015
Program Officer, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

On November 19, both Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, passed policies to increase the age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21. Having been part of many tobacco fights over the previous 15 years, this one felt different. We were quick to achieve success and fortunate to find a depth and breadth of […]


The Health Care Foundation supports Tobacco 21 | KC

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By Bridget McCandless, MD on October 22, 2015
President and CEO, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Cigarettes are the only legal consumer product that, when used as intended, kill up to one-third of regular users. The Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of tobacco came out 51 years ago so we have known of the public health implications of tobacco for half a century. We are just now beginning to understand […]


Send the money to outer space

By Jessica Hembree on September 9, 2015
Program Officer, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax has created some very interesting politics, with three separate groups vying to increase the tax on the November 2016 ballot. A common strain in all three proposals is that they propose to use the revenue generated from a tobacco tax for non-health issues (namely, transportation, early education, and higher education). This […]


Nicotine Is Nicotine, No Matter the Form

By Reshana Peterson, MPH, CHES on May 29, 2015
Youth Prevention Specialist, Tri-County Mental Health Services

Didn’t it seem like a great idea to find an alternative to cigarettes that didn’t smell as bad, create as much secondhand smoke, and cost as much? The common misconception is that e-cigarettes, often called e–cigs, are that savior. As much as America would like to believe that, we simply cannot. The reason for that […]


Where’s the non-smoking section?

By Natasha Sims on April 2, 2015
Local Health Buzz Blog Administrator, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

When was the last time you stepped into a bar and left smelling like an ashtray? The last time you saw a half-wall dividing smoking and non-smoking areas inside a restaurant? How about the last time you saw the haze of cigarette smoke lingering over a bowling alley? For someone living in Kansas, the answer […]


Smoke-free means lively street scene

By Joyce Morrison on April 1, 2015
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Metropolitan Kansas City’s outdoor hospitality is warmer than ever and that’s not because of more burning cigarettes. For the past 10 years, area communities have been approving smoke-free ordinances for indoor public places and workplaces. The benefits of lower smoking rates and healthier communities are obvious, but there’s also been an unexpected benefit. A lively […]


Breathe deeply: The air is clean

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By HCF Blog Team on March 25, 2015

Just a decade ago, prohibiting smoking indoors wasn’t even on the table in most of the Kansas City metropolitan area. There was simply too much opposition on the part of tobacco companies, municipalities and owners of hospitality businesses to even begin the conversation. It was thought of purely as an economic decision that would harm […]


A Case for Raising the Legal Sale Age on Tobacco Products

By Adriana Pecina on August 28, 2014
Program Officer, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

There are many milestones for a parent. Having your child turn 18 may be among the top. It’s an emotional time for a parent. I should know — my oldest daughter turned 18 this year and she is now a legal adult who can make her own decisions. She can vote. She can join the […]



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