child health

The Cole County Emergency Medical Services Department announced a partnership with Safe Haven Baby Boxes, an organization that provides specialized boxes for emergency relinquishment.

Data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows that vaccination rates are dropping and religious exemptions are rising among the state’s children.

Over half of the net decline is accounted for by children, and Missouri application processing times are some of the longest in the country

Earlier this year, Columbia Public Schools unveiled the Scholar Clinic, a new health clinic just for students, in partnership with Clarity Healthcare.

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood and Brightli Central Region President Mat Gass sat down with KBIA to discuss the partnership between the two organizations.

A Missouri panel found that fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases.

In Missouri and throughout the United States, syphilis rates have risen rapidly in the last decade. Pediatric infectious disease specialist Brian Allen shared more information with KBIA.

Missouri officials attribute part of the rise to an increase in fentanyl-related deaths and unsafe sleeping conditions.

The Department of Health and Senior Services is looking for local non-profits to help provide food to school-age children facing food insecurity during the summer months.

To get his young patients moving, Dr. Robert Zarr whips out his pad and prescribes a park. And not just any park. One chosen for the child from a 380-park database.