HCC News
accessHealth Archive: HHS ADDRESSES POPULATION HEALTH WITH AMBITIOUS RURAL ACTION PLAN
Oct 7, 2020 INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE RURAL AMERICA’S QUALITY OF LIFE For decades, rural communities have been all but ignored when it comes to health, workforce and economic development, technology infrastructure, and health professional shortages. This is as rural...
accessHealth Archive: Connecting Community, Health, and Social Care
Jan 1, 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...
accessHealth Archive: A Just-the-Facts Look at the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Jan 9, 2021 Local Community Health Center Submits Application for Vaccinator Site Status When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that according to a recent report, nearly half of individuals served by community health...
accessHealth Archive: ADVOCATING FOR SENIORS’ CARE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER DURING COVID
Jan 9, 2021 Elder neglect in healthcare is nothing new. With COVID-19 posing higher risks for people 65 years of age and older, the nation’s treatment of and attitude toward seniors continues to send a message that this demographic is not prioritized and sometimes not...
accessHealth Archive: Latinx Three Times More Likely Not to Have Health Care
Jan 9, 2021 This year, access to affordable health care is more important than ever amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA), created by former president Barack Obama, has reduced some access disparities across various demographics,...
accessHealth Archive: RURAL SOCIAL WORKER UNDERSCORES WHOLE PERSON CARE
Mar 16, 2021 Social workers are especially cherished in rural communities as they are key to breaking down access barriers to health care. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Erica Collins is among this heralded group. She continues to be instrumental in taking a...
accessHealth Archive: REACH Healthcare’s Carla Gibson Makes an Indelible Mark on Lafayette County
Apr 14, 2021 Born and raised in North Omaha, Nebraska, Carla Gibson was immersed in a Black community that demonstrated strength and resilience. One of six siblings, her mother worked the night shift full time at a local hospital for 33 years. The working-class...
accessHealth Archive: PANELISTS DISCUSS VACCINE HESITANCY AND EQUITY
Apr 14, 2021 Toniann Richard, CEO of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Missouri, joined a panel of colleagues to discuss the reasons for vaccine hesitancy across various communities and how providers can effectively communicate information. The Impact of Vaccination...
accessHealth Archive: Better Community Better Health Focuses on Lexington
Apr 14, 2021 Building Communities for Better Health (BCBH), a Lafayette County Health Department (LCHD) program, aims to build healthy, inclusive communities actively working to prevent chronic disease. Lafayette County was one of 18 counties to be selected for the...









