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The Center for Health Policy (CHP) was established in 2002 by Karen Edison, MD, and Kristofer Hagglund, PhD,to foster dialogue and analysis of health policy issues important to the welfare of Missouri citizens. CHP is directed by Dr. Edison, who served as a Robert Wood Johnson health policy fellow in the U.S. Senate. The University of Missouri, recognizing its mission as a land-grant institution and responsibility as the academic flagship of Missouri, has established CHP as an objective, nonpartisan center of excellence committed to addressing questions of access to quality and affordable health care.
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The uninsured in Missouri
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2003-05)The uninsurance rate in Missouri has been decreasing over the last decade, largely due to the implementation of the Missouri's Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). This program expanded Medicaid services to many ... -
Health Literacy
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-07)Health literacy is “the ability of an individual to access, understand, and use health-related information and services to make appropriate health decisions.” For a woman with diabetes, health literacy means understanding ... -
Health Disparities
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2007)In the Healthy People 2010 report, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, health disparities are defined as “all differences among populations in measures of health and healthcare.” Racial and ethnic ... -
Missouri Children & Oral Health Care
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2007-11)Oral health extends beyond a pretty smile. Oral health is essential to maintaining overall health and quality of life. Access to regular dental care is recommended for all children to ensure healthy growth. Improving ... -
Public Health
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-12)Each year the United Health Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation dedicated to improving health outcomes and promoting healthier communities, releases “America's Health Rankings.” Each state is evaluated on ... -
Health literacy and Increased Health Care Costs
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)Increased health literacy would decrease costs of health care. -
Health Literacy and Patient Satisfaction
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)This Fact Sheet outlines patient satisfaction with health care as associated with health literacy. -
Health Literacy Missouri
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006)As approved by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) Board of Directors in 2006, Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) envisions a future in which the policies and practices of Missouri institutions and the public promote ... -
Health Literacy and Health Care Quality
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)How health literacy affects the quality of health care. -
Health Literacy, Preventive Health Care, and Healthy Lifestyles
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)Better health prevention requires patients to have adequate health literacy skills. -
Is there a Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Disparities?
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)Health disparities are differences that exist among specific population groups in the United States related to the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of disease, the burden of cancer, and related adverse health conditions. ...