by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Aug 28, 2019 Toniann Richard, CEO of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri, is part of a lineage of crop and beef producers. Raised in Herington, Kan., just south of Junction City, her grandfather advocated for farmers and even ran for local office. At... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Mar 10, 2020 Like a food desert, a health care desert is a place where it’s difficult to access affordable, high-quality health care. Nearly two decades ago, Lexington, Missouri was a health care desert. Today, this rural town of roughly 4,555 residents is a national... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jan 9, 2021 As Chief Network Development Officer of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri and its Live Well Community Health Centers, Suzanne Smith prioritizes community connection and helping those in need. Smith has worked with HCC for six years and in... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jul 5, 2021 HCC Rides, formerly a partner of Missouri Rural Health Association’s HealthTran, is an innovative transportation program bridging the gap in public health access. The program, put on by the Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri, will begin... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Aug 2, 2021 The Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri is taking a novel approach to diabetes management by integrating behavioral health therapy to assist diabetics in making lasting lifestyle changes. In a recent HCC podcast, John Bradley, patient care... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Nov 5, 2021 This GivingTuesday, HCC Asks for Your Support. Your Generosity Goes a Long Way in Supporting Those in the Community Who Need it Most “It was on Christmas Day – the kids were outside playing, saw smoke, and came running inside the house.” For many, the... by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Dec 3, 2021 HCC Network’s new mobile units are bridging the access gap in health care. In addition to their existing medical van, the organization recently acquired a dental unit and a second medical unit to be used for behavioral health. HCC Outreach Coordinator... by brook.balentine | Sep 20, 2022 | Board
Toniann Richard CEO Toniann Richard is the CEO of HCC Network, a Rural Health Network supported by multiple funders, partners and investors. Ms. Richard has raised millions in grant funding since 2007 — funds that continue to be directed toward programs that close... by brook.balentine | Sep 20, 2022 | Board
Marsha Corbin Board Chair Marsha Corbin has served as Executive Director for Old Trails Regional Tourism since September 2013. Prior to this position she worked for University of Missouri Extension with the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative in Lafayette County. She was the... by brook.balentine | Sep 20, 2022 | Board
Janice Putnam Board Vice Chair Dr. Putnam is a faculty member at the University of Central Missouri. She has served in various capacities over the past 21 years, including Professor of Nursing and Health Studies, Honors College Faculty Fellow, Associate Dean of the...
