health literacy

Debbie Bennett and Kaylie Walker are both nutrition educators in northwest Missouri and for the past few years they’ve hosted an MU Extension podcast called “Truth or Trend” that examined online trends and claims about health and well-being.

On this week's Intersection, we are talking with board members from Health Literacy Missouri about how to talk to your doctor. This week's episode is a…

Have you ever left a doctor’s office with more questions than answers? Don’t let that happen again. Join us Thursday, July 24th for an evening of…

African American and Hispanic Missourians trail behind whites when it comes to health indicators. The nonprofit Missouri Foundation for Health published…

Every week, KBIA’s Health and Wealth Desk curates the week’s most interesting (or so we think) articles and reports on rural health, wealth and society…

This is the second in a two-part discussion about health literacy and the healthcare reform. Not knowing what the online health insurance marketplace…

On this week's Health and Wealth Update, the first part of a discussion about health literacy and the healthcare reform. According to Affordable Care Act,…

Nearly one million more Americans were without health insurance in 2010, compared with the year before. That’s according to new Census numbers released…