From left to right: Dr. Nadim Kanafani, Derrick Melton, Ellie Harmon, Dr. Andwele Jolly, Nate Percy, Brett Morehouse Protecting access to care requires more than understanding policy. It requires coordinated action. On October 27, the St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) partnered with the Missouri Hospital Association and St. Louis Metropolitan Hospital Council to convene…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: October 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. IHN PRESIDENT & CEO ANDWELE JOLLY ADDRESSES IMMIGRANT HEALTH COVERAGE LOSSES IN ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH OP-ED…
Read MoreA Message from Andwele Jolly
Dear IHN Community, I am the son of immigrants. My mother immigrated to the United States from Jamaica, and my father from the Commonwealth of Dominica. I was born in the United States, but my understanding of home, community, and belonging was shaped across many places. As a child, I was blessed to live with…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: September 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. PREPARING FOR THE 2026–27 RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON As fall approaches, so does respiratory virus season. Influenza…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: August 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. EXPANDING ACCESS, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY: FAMILY CARE HEALTH CENTERS OPENS IN DUTCHTOWN By Sylvia Petty, Marketing &…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: July 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. HONORING ANGELA CLABON IN APPRECIATION OF HER SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP By Andrea Bibbs, Director of Operations…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: June 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. KSDK HIGHLIGHTS IHN’S COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TORNADO RECOVERY EFFORTS Last month, as St. Louis marked the…
Read MoreJuneteenth Events Happening Across the St. Louis Region
Juneteenth is observed each year on June 19 and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. For generations, communities have celebrated Juneteenth…
Read MorePride Month 2026: Celebrating Community Across St. Louis
June is Pride Month, a time to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ+ communities and their contributions to our region. Pride Month traces its roots to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969, a pivotal event that helped spark the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and inspired the first Pride marches the following year. Today, Pride Month is marked…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: May 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. ONE YEAR LATER: IHN’S TORNADO RECOVERY WORK IN ST. LOUIS One year ago, a devastating tornado…
Read MoreCommunity Pulse: April 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our digital newsletter! Your source for updates on health equity initiatives, community partnerships, and IHN programs, it’s your go-to source for collaboration, innovation, and impact in the St. Louis region & beyond. Let’s build healthier communities together. BUILDING THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED CARE: IHN’S COMMUNITY CARE HUB By Bill Winfrey, Vice President of…
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