Items in this collection are the scholarly output of the Center for Health Policy faculty, staff, and students, either alone or as co-authors, and which may or may not have been published in an alternate format. Items may contain more than one file type.

Recent Submissions

  • The uninsured in Missouri 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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? 

    University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Center for Health Policy (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. ...