children's health

The administration says eliminating more than 1,400 federal requirements could save billions of dollars and make Head Start available to more children from low-income homes. Missouri providers say some rules are burdensome, but question if deregulation can solve the state’s problems

Caseloads have surged in parts of the state, and workers say new policies are making cases harder and slower to resolve

Missouri may soon have more comprehensive policies protecting children with severe food allergies.

The increase in hospitalizations coincides with a nationwide shortage of psychiatric treatment beds for minors.

More than 400,000 of the state’s nearly 1.4 million Medicaid recipients lost coverage after the close of the public health emergency. Almost half were children — one of the highest rates in the nation.

Thirty-four Missouri residents – aged 11 months to 96 years – died due to heat-related illness in 2023, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.

A new study examines the impact of sleep, screen time and physical activity on obesity rates among youth with ADHD. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports the research was conducted in part by a University of Missouri scientist.

The new Ronald McDonald House serves families free of charge.

WIC or Women, Infants and Children is an education and supplemental nutrition program for pregnant and postpartum people, as well as children up to the age of five. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith sat down with Anne Strope, the administrative coordinator with Missouri WIC, to talk about the program and how some recent changes are trying to make WIC more accommodating to participants’ needs.

The Saline County and Taney County Health Departments have recently begun offering WIC clinics to their communities on large buses with built-in exam rooms.