HCC Rides Transportation Program Launches July 1
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HCC Rides is an innovative transportation program bridging the gap in public health access. The program, put on by the Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri, will begin serving patients in Lafayette County on July 1, 2021. Beginning as HealthTran in 2018, the program offered clients rides to and from their primary care, dental, and behavioral health appointments. The program served HCC patients in Lexington and members of HealthTran’s network partners. |
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Odessa Project Connect is Back! Vendors, Volunteers, and Providers Needed
Save the Date for Monday, July 19 at Odessa High School
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Odessa Project Connect will be held on Monday, July 19 at Odessa High School (713 S. 3rd Street, Odessa, Mo.) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be conducted as it was prior to COVID.
Providers, vendors, and volunteers are needed! Some of the free services include:
- Dental extractions in our Mobile Unit (first come, first serve).
- Height, weight, blood pressure checks.
- WIC and Nutritional Education.
- Immunization voucher (good for 14 days).
- Birth/Death Certificate voucher (good for 14 days).
- MO Driver's License & photo id voucher (good for 14 days).
- Pregnancy tests and Women's resources.
- Medicare assistance and Medicaid help.
- Exit bags with hygiene supplies and necessities.
- Haircuts and many of the services we've provided in the past.
- Diagnostic Imaging's mobile mammography van will be on hand. Women who are 40 and over and uninsured will receive a mammogram at no cost thanks to a grant from the West Central Electric Roundup Foundation. Women who have insurance can also receive a mammogram. Please bring proof of insurance. Everyone is asked to make an appointment prior to the event. Follow this link for details.
Blood Donations are Needed to Address a Critical Shortage
Please Plan to Donate at Odessa Project Connect!
Community Blood Center Blood Drive hosted by HCC
Date: 07/19/2021
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Where: Odessa High School, Donor Bus
Address:
713 S. 3rd Street
Odessa, MO 64076
Why Give Blood?
Community Blood Center must collect almost 600 units of blood daily to meet the needs of area hospital patients. As there is no substitute for blood, we rely on volunteer donors like you to supply the life-saving blood and blood components to hospitals in Kansas and Missouri.
What do I have to do?
Making an appointment is easy! Simply click here and follow the steps below. Step 1:
Step 2:
CBC has a new online Donor Portal. If you have already registered in our former system, you will still need to create a user account for this new system.
If you have not yet created a login in this new system, select the Create One Now option and follow the required fields.
The Community Blood Center thanks you for your support!
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It's Time for Your Annual Wellness Visit |
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Do you have Medicare A&B? If so, Medicare offers one annual preventative screening at no cost to you! Call Program Coordinator Melissa Smith at 660.259.2440 for more info or to schedule your Annual Wellness Visit! |
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5 Reasons to Participate in Customized Caregiver Training & Relief Program |
The Customized Caregiver Training & Relief Program offers caregivers assistance navigating the difficulties of caring for someone with dementia.
1. Some 16% of caregivers feel emotionally strained and 26% say taking care of the care recipient is hard on them emotionally.
2. Depressed caregivers are more likely to have coexisting anxiety disorders, substance abuse or dependence, and chronic disease.
3. About one in ten (11%) caregivers report that caregiving has caused their physical health to get worse.
4. Caregivers exhibit exaggerated cardiovascular responses to stressful conditions which put them at greater risk than non-caregivers for the development of cardiovascular syndromes such as high blood pressure or heart disease.
5. Learn tools to reduce stress and navigate emotional changes.
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Get Ready for the MRHA
Get Link'd Conference
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Save the Date
August 17-19, 2021
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The Missouri Rural Health Association, Missouri Hospital Association, Missouri Primary Care Association, and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Office of Rural Health and Primary Care), as collaborating partners, invite you to showcase your business at our joint 2021 Conference. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your organization or business and begin making connections in your community. |
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Our expected audiences consist of hospitals, clinicians, physicians, FQHCs, health departments, in-home & community front-line workers, community & social agencies, policymakers, CEOs, CFOs, transportation & ambulance professionals, insurance & investment brokers, health law attorneys, among other professionals in attendance.
Register today:
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We are also looking for presenters and sponsors. Share your expertise and support our mission to safeguard and improve the health of rural Missourians. Get complete conference details.
This event will be held at the Lodge at Old Kinderhook, 678 Old Kinderhook Drive, Camdenton, MO 65020. Book your stay with group code: 081621MRHA. Add code before entering dates. Call 573.317.4314 with questions.
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COVID-19 Update:
The Delta Variant
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The dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading so quickly in the United States that it's likely the mutant strain will become predominant in the nation within weeks, according to federal health officials. As for Missouri, the Delta variant is cause for alarm in the state. |
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The CDC currently classifies the Delta variant (among others) as a Variant of concern. Variants are categorized by three levels of severity: variants of interest, variants of concern, and variants of high consequence. The CDC does not currently recognize any variants of high consequence.
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