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DHSS UPDATES
Workforce invoices due: The Workforce contract ended 6/30/2025. Invoices must be submitted to DHSS by the end of July in order to be paid.
All In Meeting: The agenda for the July 30-31 All In meeting in Jefferson City includes a communications update. What are you most interested in hearing about? What communications challenges are you facing? What resources would be helpful? Please share your thoughts in this one-question poll.
Available Vector-Borne Disease Resources:
These digital story maps were developed to provide detailed information on the vectors, diseases, disease frequency, and prevention measures in a single, easy to use story map format.
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Social media videos focusing on avoiding tick bites to prevent tickborne illnesses including Alpha-Gal Syndrome featuring Missouri State Representative Matthew Overcast and his daughter Lyla.
DHSS continues to promote awareness of the CDC-developed training materials and continuing education opportunities to healthcare providers and other public health partners in Missouri. These training opportunities include CDC’s Tickborne Disease Trainings, a new training for medical providers on Understanding and Managing Alpha-Gal Syndrome, West Nile Virus Clinician Training, and Dengue Clinical Management Course, all of which are available at no cost.
Annual Public Health Conference: Registration is open for the 2025 Annual Public Health Conference in Columbia, Sept 23 - 25, hosted by MPHA, MOCPHE, MICH and DHSS. Register and view the agenda
Spokespeople still needed: DHSS’ multimedia, PR and influencer campaign “The Big Risk,” is back in market and continuing through November 2025. This campaign encourages Missourians to understand how healthy habits can add years to your life and decrease risk of chronic disease. In addition to paid multimedia, we have a public relations component which gains us access to prime broadcast opportunities to talk about healthy lifestyle choices, often tied to awareness days, weeks, months. View example with DHSS Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Heidi Miller.
We are hoping to expand our list of spokespeople so we can reach more corners of the state with this messaging. Would you or a colleague be interested in being called upon for these opportunities? Talking points would be provided by DHSS and our vendor in advance. Topics could be anything from sun/skin protection to limiting sugary drinks to smoking cessation (and much more). You don’t have to be comfortable with ALL topics. We are looking for people willing to be on camera (or on radio) in the markets of Springfield/Branson, Joplin, Jefferson City/Columbia, Kirksville/NE MO, Cape/SE MO, Kansas City and St. Louis. If you have any interest in this opportunity and have a topic(s) you are passionate about, please email Lisa Cox.
NEWS
News items are posted for your situational awareness only and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of either DHSS or OPHI. News stories behind pay walls will not be included in order to ensure fair access to all.
7/24/25: State Medicaid programs face 'big, beautiful' time crunch (link)
7/23/25: The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows (link)
7/21/25: 1 in 3 U.S. adolescents now have this concerning health condition, CDC data shows (link)
7/21/2025: Covid-19 cases are rising in these states amid summer wave (link)
7/17/25: FDA reverses course on Juul (link)
WEBINARS/TRAINING/CONFERENCES
July 28 – 31, Missouri EMS Conference & Expo and 5th Annual Mobile Integrated Healthcare Summit, hosted by Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association (MEMSA), the Missouri Ambulance Association (MAA), and the Missouri Association of Air Medical Services (MOAAMS). The event will be held at the KCI Convention and Expo Center in Kansas City, Missouri. View the agenda and register.
July 29 – 31, New and Seasoned Administrators Meetings, hosted by DHSS. New Administrator Orientation will be held at DHSS, 930 Wildwood in Jefferson City on July 29th and 30th and halfway through the day on the 30th. DHSS will open this training up to all administrators thru later afternoon July 31st.
August 28, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Providing Mental Health Tips, hosted by DHSS Office of Minority Health and Health Equity in partnership with the University of Missouri’s Department of Psychiatry. Learn mental health tips to address disparities. Register
Sept 16 – 17, Missouri Rural Health Conference, Camdenton, MO. Learn more and register
Oct 29 – 30, TEEX: Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response, Springfield, MO. Hosted by the Region D LPHA administrators. Learn how to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to a large-scale public health incident in order to meet CDC’s 48-hour standard. There is no cost to attend, but class size is limited to 35 participants. Register
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