Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Press Release Archives

2008 Press Releases

HCF Announces Grant to Expand PE4life Into Six School Districts Throughout Greater Kansas City, December 10,2008

HCF Commits to $26.5 Million in Grants in 2009 Despite Decrease in Assets Over Past Year, December 4, 2008

HCF Awards Nearly $7 Million in Safety Net Grants, November 26, 2008

HCF Award $554,940 in Applicant Defined Grants, September 18, 2008

New Nursing Innovation Center to Address Nursing Shortage and Improve Patient Outcomes, August 13, 2008

HCF Awards $1,156,333 in Applicant Defined Grants, July 18, 2008 

HCF Seeks Applicants for Board of Directors, July 9, 2008

HCF Awards $928,175 in Applicant Defined Grants, May 28, 2008

HCF Awards Nearly $8 Million in Mental Health Grants, May 22, 2008 

HCF Announces $7.5 Million Grant to TMC to Increase Bed Capacity, May 7, 2008

PHIT Kids Win National Honor for Unique Approach, Success, April 4, 2008

Uninsured in America: A National Symposium on Health Care, April 4, 2008

HCF Awards $611,815 in Applicant Defined Grants, March 20, 2008

Grant to Independence School District Aims to Reduce Childhood Obesity, January 28, 2008

HCF Elects New Officers and Members to its Board of Directors, January 24, 2008

HCF Awards $888,708 in Applicant Defined Grants, January 24, 2008

2007 Press Releases

Missouri Evaluation Connection Workshop Addresses Health Literacy in Tobacco Cessation 

Local Agencies Encouraged to Apply for Mental Health Grants

HCF Announces 2007 Healthy Lifestyles Grant Awards 

Area Females May Now Call United Way 211 for Information on FREE HPV Vaccines

HPV Vaccine Now Available for Kansas City Area Females

HCF Sponsors Clinical Conference on War Zone Trauma, October 16, 2007

Missouri Health Policy Summit Features Discussions on MO HealthNet and Missouri's Mental Health Crisis, October 10, 2007

Health Care Foundation Awards $410,630 in Applicant Defined Grants, August 20, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Awards Over $5.7 Million in Safety Net Awards, July 19, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Awards $859,262 in Applicant Defined Grants, July 19, 2007 

Local Agencies Encourage to Apply for Healthy Lifestyles Grant, July 12, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Seeks Applicants for 2008 Board of Directors, July 10, 2007 

HCF's Largest Grant Ensures Females Receive Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer, May 22, 2007

Health Care Foundation Awards $413,375 in Applicant Defined Grants, May 17, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Awards Over $7 Million in Mental Health Grants, May 17, 2007

Uninsured Diabetic Patients Suffer Serious Health and Financial Consequences, March 30, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Honors Hal Ferraro, March 29, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Honors Wendell Olson, March 29, 2007 

Cass County Agency Offers Needed Women's Health Services to Rural Population Thanks to HCF Grant, March 27, 2007 

Health Care Foundation Awards Over $550,000 in Applicant Defined Grants, March 22, 2007 

HCF Funds Help Riverview Health Services Access More Than $1 Million in Free Prescriptions, March 19, 2007 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces PE4Life Helps KCMO Kids Get Fit! January 29, 2007 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces New Appointments to its Community Advisory Committee, January 24, 2007 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Awards Over $370,000 in Applicant Defined Grants, January 23, 2007 

Health Care Foundation, Maternal and Child Health Coalition Help Kids to "Eat Small!", January 5, 2007 

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency and the Health Care Foundation Address Smoking and Obesity, January 5, 2007 

2006 Press Releases

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Healthy Lifestyles Grant Awards, November 16, 2006 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Safety Net Health Care Grant Awards, July 20, 2006 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Mental Health Grant Awards, March 16, 2006 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Election of New Chair and Board Members, January 19, 2006 

2005 Press Releases

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Healthy Lifestyles Health Care Grant Awards, October 20, 2005 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Safety Net Health Care Grant Awards, June 16, 2005 

National Institute of Mental Health, Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth, June 6, 2005 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Healthy Lifestyles Request for Proposals, May 19, 2005 

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Announces Funding Priorities, February 17, 2005 

2004 Press Releases

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Appoints President/CEO, October 18, 2004