Tag: public health

  • Public Health Under Siege: A Call to Action for Our State and Nation

    CDC leaders have resigned in protest, warning that politics is overtaking science. Missouri’s rural families—and all Americans—deserve public health policy guided by evidence, not ideology.

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  • Fly‑Ash Contamination Crisis: Henry County Takes Action for Health and Safety

    Recent testing in Henry County, Missouri, uncovered toxic chemicals—hexavalent chromium, arsenic, radium, lead, cobalt—in soil and water near schools and homes. This post outlines community health concerns and proposes a clear action plan to clean up and hold polluters accountable.

    Illustration showing a worried family standing in front of a school and a coal power plant with smoke stacks, labeled “Fly Ash Contamination,” with icons for hexavalent chromium, arsenic, and radium in the soil and water.