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Hispanic Heritage

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

In commemoration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, you are invited to attend Swope Health’s virtual series highlighting local history makers in our city. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Noon: Our first guest in the series is Jackson County Legislator Manuel “Manny” Abarca IV. Join us: https://swopehealth.zoom.us/j/89791450204       Thursday, Sept. 28, at Noon: Our guest …

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Open House at our new KidsCARE clinic in Excelsior Springs

You are invited to join us for an Open House at our newest Swope Health KidsCARE clinic at the Excelsior Springs Early Childhood Center — 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18 at 500 N. Jesse James Road.  You’ll have the opportunity to tour the clinic, meet our associates and clinicians, and learn more about …

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One on One with Swope Health: Melissa Patterson Hazley

Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Kansas City Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley. Eric Wesson, founder and publisher of The Next Page KC, a newspaper focused on the Black community, hosts the show’s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to the community’s health and …

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Breastfeeding

Let’s Support Breastfeeding Families

August is National Breastfeeding Month, proclaimed by the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, an independent non-profit coalition of more than 100 organizations guiding policies and practices to support breastfeeding. Swope Health is proud to educate patients, clients, associates, and community partners on the importance of providing support to breastfeeding families. We are committed to the well-being of every …

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Community Health Center Week

Join us in celebrating Community Health Center Week

Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers sponsors National Health Center Week to increase awareness of the 1,400 Community Health Centers across the country.   It is a time set aside to celebrate the commitment that Community Health Centers show in making quality, comprehensive healthcare services available to more than 30 million patients …

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World Hepatits Day

World Hepatitis Day – Swope Health offers testing and treatment

July 28 is designated as World Hepatitis Day by the World Health Organization to encourage testing and treatment of Hepatitis C.  The international healthcare agency has set an ambitious goal to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. Swope Health has taken a leadership role in Kansas City, the state of Missouri, and nationally in advocating for testing …

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Gun safety

Swope Health supports gun safety with free gun locks, lockboxes

Swope Health is now offering free gun locks or lockboxes to anyone interacting with its Crisis Services team. The gun-safety initiative is a response to increasing rates of suicide in the United States and the recognition that firearms were used in more than half of all suicides. Studies show an alarming increase in suicide deaths …

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One on One with Swope Health: Janay Reliford and Mickey Dean, KC Reparations Coalition

Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Janay Reliford and Mickey Dean of the KC Reparations Coalition. Eric Wesson, founder and publisher of The Next Page KC, a newspaper focused on the Black community, hosts the show’s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to …

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