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MO Model for Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Healthcare
The Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Healthcare, ensures trauma-responsive policies, practices, and care environments across health systems.
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Activating communities to be well
At the Community Health Commission of Missouri (CHCM), we work to ensure that equitable, trauma-informed healthcare is not a privilege—but a right for all Missourians. Whether it’s protecting Medicaid access, improving health outcomes, or addressing chronic pain, we’re breaking down barriers and advocating for access to care that heals and empowers.
Our work supports individual well-being, strengthens community systems, and drives lasting health equity across the state.
Programs
Explore how we’re transforming systems and advancing health justice across Missouri. From protecting Medicaid to implementing equity-centered, trauma-informed care, each program represents a bold step toward healing, equity, and empowered communities.
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Access to Care
We are reimagining how we understand and communicate about access. Instead of relying solely on charts and statistics, we’re embracing storytelling and experiential data.
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City of St. Louis Department of Health: Health Equity Plan
The City of St. Louis Department of Health (DOH) partnered with CHCM to develop and implement a refreshed health equity plan – a strategic initiative designed to address systemic health disparities and improve health outcomes for all city residents.
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Protecting Access to Medicaid
Access to Medicaid coverage is a powerful tool for advancing health equity. Through policy tracking, advocacy, and community partnerships, we work to protect and expand this critical program so more Missourians can receive the care they need.
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Chronic Pain Initiative
Chronic pain is a public health crisis. Our goal is to decrease the progression of acute pain to chronic pain and improve the treatment of chronic pain in our region.
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