health

How Healthy Is Your County? St. Louis Area Counties Compared

Kelsey Proud — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:34:26 +0000

Is St. Charles County healthier than St. Louis City?

New data out from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute says "yes."

Challenges, Opportunities For Increasing Access To Mental Health Care

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:44:00 +0000

Earlier this week, prompted by the mass school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, President Barack Obama announced a series of measures aimed at curbing gun violence.

Among the proposals is increasing access to mental health care.

All too often access to mental health care is scarce. Sometimes, the only place people can get care is if they are arrested and charged with a crime.

Mental Health Services For North St. Louis Kids Get Grant Boost

Chris McDaniel — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:42:39 +0000

A federal grant of $4.2 million has been awarded to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, which will spend the money on kids in north St. Louis.

The money will be used for a variety of mental health services, including screenings and assessments for children, as well as home visitations to teach skills to parents.

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said north St. Louis was chosen for a reason.

Suggestions For Living A Lengthy And Healthy Life

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:08:01 +0000

Health issues often become more prominent as people age. Many of them are avoided or at least postponed; and much of living healthfully has more to do with attitude than it does medicine.

Host Don Marsh talked with geriatrician Dr. John Morley, who is Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine.

Blunt: Preventing Mass Shootings Should Start With Mental Health, Not Stricter Gun Laws

Tim Lloyd — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:19:43 +0000

Members of Congress from across the country are responding to the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Mo. Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt called the shooting a huge tragedy and said that it put other parts of life in perspective.

But Blunt said stricter gun laws are unlikely to deter similar acts of violence.