Missouri Health Talks

Jacey Schank, left, is the Treasurer of Period @ Mizzou and Jane Kielhofner, right, is in charge of External Outreach. Both women were part of the students who founded the Mizzou chapter of Period.

‘It Was a Decision Between a Few Cans of Soup or a $7 Box of Tampons’

Rebecca Smith

Jane Kielhofner and Jacey Schank are both on the executive board of a University of Missouri menstrual health student group called Period @ Mizzou. The…

Robert Harrison sits – wearing a white shirt and blue tie. He smiles into the camera. There is an American flag behind him.

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'She Insisted I Go to Treatment When She Found Out I Had a Substance Abuse Problem'

Trevor Hook

Robert Harrison was born in St. Louis and has dealt with a substance use disorder throughout his life. After living drug-free for more than 20 years,…

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Intersection Excerpt: Missouri Health Talks on Food Insecurity ‘The Hidden Problem’

Rebecca Smith

In this excerpt from KBIA’s Intersection, Melanie Hickcox and Monica Palmer with Feeding Missouri, a coalition of Missouri food banks, discuss the stereotypes and stigmas surrounding food insecurity.

Audrey Aton and Cortney Bouse sitting on a bench outside on MU’s campus.

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‘It's Not Surprising to Me That Folks Come to College and Don't Know Sex Ed’

Rebecca Smith

Audrey Aton and Cortney Bouse both live in Columbia. Audrey is senior at the University of Missouri studying public health and is the founder and…

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‘That is So Very Backward. You Can Have Access and Still Not Have Access’

Rebecca Smith

Alissa Steward and Terilyn Harris are both juniors at Mizzou and are also roommates. While they live together now, they come from very different…

Robyn Schelp and Molly Myers sitting inside Robyn’s home.

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‘This Legislation is Not a Job. This is Not a Paycheck. This is Our Life’

Rebecca Smith

Robyn Schelp and Molly Myers are both moms of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities here in Columbia.Robyn has three sons, and her…

Monica Palmer, left, has short brown hair and wears a blue shirt under a black blazer. Melanie Hickcox, right, has short blonde hair and wears a gray sweater.

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‘You Have to Make a Choice. Take Your Sick Kid to the Doctor or Buy Food’

Rebecca Smith

Melanie Hickcox and Monica Palmer both work at Feeding Missouri, a coalition of Missouri food banks. Melanie is the SNAP project manager, and Monica is…

Christina Jackson, center, stands flanked by her mother, Paula Jackson, left, and her older sister, Andrea Jackson, right.

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‘The One's Who Cannot Afford It, They’re in a Deep, Dark Crack’

Rebecca Smith

Christina Jackson, along with her mother, Paula, and sister, Andrea, met me at an event called “The Art of the Scar” that was hosted by the Missouri…

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‘Laugh Through Life the Best as You Can’

Rebecca Smith

Christina Jackson, along with her mother, Paula, and sister, Andrea, met me at an event called “The Art of the Scar” that was hosted by the Missouri…

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‘I Had This Constant Support System That Was Extremely Vital to My Health’

Rebecca Smith

JT Thomas is a senior at the University of Missouri and is studying biology and business. We met at an event called “The Art of the Scar” that was hosted…