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The Post-Pandemic Health Care (Staffing) Crisis

Here’s What Health Workers Saw, Want and Need, and Potential Solutions

by Multiple Reporters

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curiousKC | How Do We Navigate Politics and Health?

Leaders Have a Responsibility to Keep Communities Safe, But What Happens If They Disagree on Public Health Measures?

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

Healthcare

10 Things KC Doctors Want You to Know About the Recent COVID Surge

‘This has been an ongoing marathon’

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

The Filter

The Filter | Idle Hands

Bored in the House and I'm in the House Bored

by Multiple Reporters

The Filter

The Filter | Home Alone, Parenting Edition

The COVID-19 Lesson Plan Left A Lot in the Air About Education

by Multiple Reporters

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curiousKC | Be Part of How We Report on Housing and Homelessness

This month, the Flatland show focuses on solutions for people who are unhoused

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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curiousKC | Waitlists, Closures and Access: Waning Child Care Support Burdens Working Parents

Child Care Was Already Scarce Pre-Pandemic. It Only Got Worse. So What Are City Leaders Doing to Support Working Parents?

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds Flowed to Whiter, More Affluent Areas

Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the fund. But few of those dollars flowed east of Troost.

by Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3

Housing

Can $1 Houses Help the Unhoused in Kansas City?

Here’s What Nonprofit and City Leaders Have to Say

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

For Frontline Workers, No Vaccine for Mental Health

Pandemic’s toll on health care workers reveals need to keep mental health at forefront

by Multiple Reporters

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