Browse our news stories for mentions of Health Equity Works or the For the Sake of All project in national print, television, and radio news outlets.
Health Equity Works research was featured extensively this past year in the national publication Vice News. Don’t miss:
When Racism Anchors Your Health
Racial Discrimination Can Take 18 Years Off Someone’s Life
2019
October 9, 2019: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Affordable housing trust fund introduced in St. Louis County
October 2, 2019: Medium
CDA Beginnings, Middles, and Bends: A developing story on Child Development Accounts in STL
August 7, 2019: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Racial disparities in income and poverty remain stark, and in some cases, are getting worse
April 28, 2019: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis housing advocates look to new ‘greenlining’ fund to help fix broken housing market
April 14, 2019: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New mortgage product aims to address appraisal gap in distressed areas
February 19, 2019: Shelterforce
Injecting Racial Equity into an Election Cycle in St. Louis
January 29, 2019: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Is the Better Together effort elitist, or not elitist enough?
January 14, 2019: America’s Promise Alliance
St. Louis: A hub for building healthier schools for learning
2018
December, 2018: Affordable Housing Commission: Report to the Community 2018
Mayor’s Remarks
December, 2018: We Live Here, St. Louis Public Radio
How could you address segregation in St. Louis: Let’s count the ways…
December 12, 2018: St. Louis on the Air, St. Louis Public Radio
Embracing a different approach: How some St. Louis school districts are connecting health, education
December 4, 2018: Vice News, Tonic
When Racism Anchors Your Health
November 21, 2018: FloValley News
Hazelwood District Partners With Health Agencies For School Health Center
November 14, 2018: St. Louis County Community News
Reading, writing, Health care
November 8, 2018: St. Louis American
Hazelwood East, Riverview Gardens open clinics with Christian Hospital Foundation, CareSTL
November 2, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
New community health clinics bring services to where kids are – inside schools
October 29, 2018: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Two health clinics open in north St. Louis County high schools
October 29, 2018: St. Louis Patch
Riverview Gardens High Opens New School-Based Health Center
October 20, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
Riverview Gardens High School opening a clinic after 2 years of planning
September 21, 2018: Jefferson City News Tribune
Panel: Missouri has failed the poor
September 6, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: It’s time for tenant organizing in St. Louis
August 24, 2018: Next City
St. Louis Still Needs to Turn Racial Equity Conversations into Action
July 26, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Bel-Nor should be an inclusive leader in its quest to stabilize homes
July 19, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Crime-free nuisance ordinances are a public menace
July 12, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Prohibit and enforce bans on income discrimination
July 5, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: It’s time to dismantle TIFs as a tool of segregation
June 6, 2018: Alive
An Introduction to the Segregation in St. Louis Report
June 28, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Segregation in St. Louis hurts whites too
June 28, 2018: Brown School, Washington University
For the Sake of All Expands Mission as Health Equity Works
June 22, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: St. Louis needs a Greenlining Fund to undo damage done by redlining
June 21, 2018: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Task force formed to develop St. Louis County affordable housing fund plan
June 20, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis County lays foundation for affordable housing trust fund
June 20, 2018: St. Louis Business Journal
Stenger weighs creating affordable housing trust fund
June 12, 2018: Vice News, Tonic
Racial Discrimination Can Take 18 Years Off Someone’s Life
June 7, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: County should criminalize discrimination against Section 8 vouchers
June 2018: STL Nonprofit News
Dismantling the Divide: Jason Purnell and Will Jordan on Collaborations
May 24, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Preventing evictions and protecting tenants
May 23, 2018: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
U. City has a chance to be an innovator on TIF development
May 17, 2018: St. Louis American
Faith and For the Sake of All Hosting Advocacy Forum on May 22
May 16, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis County communities strive to provide affordable housing development
May 15, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: Stadium money should be invested in Affordable Housing Trust Fund
May 10, 2018: Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health
WashU: Focus on Housing to Combat Segregation, Improve Public Health
May 9, 2018: St. Louis American
Imprecise medicine: The crossroads of Delmar and scientific innovation
May 7, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVIDE: St. Louis County needs an Affordable Housing Trust Fund
May 7, 2018: KTRS News and Talk Radio 550
Jason Purnell and Chris Krehmeyer discuss Segregation in St. Louis: Dismantling the Divide on “All Access with Jay Kanzler”
May 7, 2018: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Editorial: Report offers a roadmap to reverse effects of segregated housing and blight across the region
May 1, 2018: St. Louis American
DISMANTLING THE DIVDE: Towards consciously inclusive communities
May 1, 2018: St. Louis American
New report strategizes to ‘dismantle the divide’
May 1, 2018: Washington University in St. Louis
For the Sake of All, community partners unveil new report on segregation in St. Louis
April 26, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
Fair housing conference panelists focus on reducing evictions in metro St. Louis
April 26, 2018: Missouri Foundation for Health
(Re)Building a Healthy St. Louis
April 26, 2018: KMOX NewsRadio 1120
Detailed Report Highlights Inequalities in St. Louis Housing, Development
April 25, 2018: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New report offers recommendations to address housing segregation in St. Louis
April 24, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis conference ‘celebrates’ 50 years of Fair Housing Act
April 17, 2018: St. Louis Public Radio
50 years later: What kinds of improvements have been made in housing since the Fair Housing Act?
March 22, 2018: St. Louis American
exploreMOhealth.org brings the data to address disparities
March 20, 2018: St. Louis American
Researching ways to help young people, Jason Q. Purnell of For the Sake of All – through the eyes of a young person
March 13, 2018: St. Louis Business Journal
Commentary: Time to resuscitate St. Louis
2017
December 14, 2017: Rapid City Journal
Speaker urges new mindset on racial inequality
December 14, 2017: Missouri Foundation for Health
Why Isn’t Health a Greater Priority in Missouri?
October 26, 2017: CBS St. Louis
Panel Discusses Ways To Boost Racial Equity In St. Louis
September 30, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
We already have the blueprint to reform police, courts
September 29, 2017: St. Louis American
White privilege is a chronic condition
September 28, 2017: St. Louis American
Regional Governance Benefits the African American Community
September 28, 2017: St. Louis American
Racism is a sickness: St. Louis and America must overcome a form of madness to heal and be whole
September 27, 2017: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
September 23, 2017: ABC News
Missouri lands at center of racial conflict again
September 20, 2017: Missouri Foundation for Health
The Time for Courageous Leadership is Now
September 19, 2017: CNN
St. Louis protests show the sickness and the cure
September 12, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Creating healthy habits to close the education gap
September 11, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Editorial: Students can flourish in healthy environments
September 11, 2017: Huffington Post
We Are All Responsible for Curing Health Inequality In St. Louis
September 6, 2017: St. Louis American
For the Sake of All nets $1.1M grant to work in public schools
September 3, 2017: Philanthropy News Digest
RWJF Awards $1.1 Million for Healthy School Model Initiative
August 31, 2017: Sirius XM News & Issues
Joe Madison w/ Dr. Jason Purnell: ‘For the Sake of All’
August 31, 2017: Fox 2 News
Normandy High School opens healthcare facility on campus
August 31, 2017: St. Louis Business Journal
Commentary: Changing the narrative on leadership
August 29, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis researchers will use $1.1 million grant to develop a healthy school model
August 28, 2017: Washington University
For the Sake of All receives $1.1 million grant
August 23, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
School health clinics are growing in number in St. Louis region
August 20, 2017: Washington Examiner
Healthcare bills aim to remedy racial disparities in the shadow of Charlottesville
August 13, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Ferguson, Charlottesville show America’s true colors
August 10, 2017: St. Louis Public Radio
The doctor is in: Normandy High one of three districts with health clinics on site
April 20, 2017: The University News
Race, class and well-being in St. Louis
April 13, 2017: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Redraw the boundaries so that St. Louis can go all in
April 9, 2017: KSDK NewsChannel 5
An introduction to Building Bridges
April 6, 2017: Los Angeles Times
Near Ferguson, a nonprofit movie theater proves pop culture can help change a neighborhood narrative
April 3, 2017: The Takeaway on WNYC
Progress Drags in Ferguson
January 3, 2017: Institute for Public Health
Institute Awards Seed Funding to Jason Q. Purnell
2016
December 29, 2016: Washington University in St. Louis
Purnell named ‘Person of the Year’ by St. Louis American
December 29, 2016: The St. Louis American
2016 Person of the Year: Jason Q. Purnell
December 15, 2016: The St. Louis American
Jason Purnell accepts Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award
December 12, 2016: Missouri Foundation for Health
MFH Honors Dr. Jason Purnell with Fourth Annual Walentik Leadership in Health Award
December 9, 2016: The St. Louis American
Parents As Teachers discuss educating disenfranchised communities at national conferenc
December 2, 2016: BJC Today Online
BJC signs on to AHA health disparity pledge
November 11, 2016: The Huffington Post
The Blog: Closing The City’s Growing Wealth Gap
November 10, 2016: The St. Louis American
Closing the city’s growing wealth gap
October 17, 2016: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Parents as Teachers program takes on the lessons of Ferguson
October 14, 2016: U.S. News & World Report
In Ferguson, a Picture of Health Disparities
October 14, 2016: St. Louis Business Journal
Table of Experts: Developing St. Louis’ children into the next generation of leaders
October 9, 2016: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Divided nation needs Hillary Clinton to have her Kennedy moment
September 10, 2016: St. Louis Public Radio
Catholics cross ‘Delmar Divide’ to symbolize racial unity
August 12, 2016: Ferguson: America’s Arab Spring
For the Sake of All: Reformers
August 11, 2016: newsworks
Is it possible to ‘treat’ poverty for better health?
August 3, 2016: St. Louis Public Radio
Researchers find 12 year life expectancy gap in north St. Louis County
August 3, 2016: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Life expectancy in St. Louis depends greatly on geography
July 7, 2016 : St. Louis Public Radio
Better models for better health? Give more to those who need more
June 30, 2016: The St. Louis American
Inequity in our region is literally killing our children
June 22, 2016: The St. Louis American
For the Sake of All explores better models for better health
June 16, 2016 : Washington University in St. Louis
After two years, ‘For the Sake of All’ continues to push for action and outcomes
May 26, 2016: St. Louis Public Radio
‘Those aren’t just statistics, they are people’s lives:’ Wash U’s Purnell on ‘For the Sake of All’
April 5, 2016 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Pathway out of poverty for child care workers
March 31, 2016: The St. Louis American
Emotional well-being: Sake of All Community Forum
March 18, 2016: 5 On Your Side
The effects of segregation on health
March 3, 2016: The St. Louis American
Poverty: bad for your health
February 24, 2016: The St. Louis American
Help put Early Childhood Health and Education on the ballot
February 8, 2016 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Dr. Jason Purnell Named FOCUS St. Louis 2016 Leadership Award Honoree
January 14, 2016: Washington University in St. Louis
Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King
January 12, 2016: St. Louis Public Radio
A Saint Louis University professor’s solutions-oriented research on police shootings of black males
2015
December 10, 2015 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Positive change through Ferguson: We all have a role to play
December 8, 2015: Washington University in St. Louis
WashU Expert: Better health care not enough to address health disparities
December 3, 2015: The St. Louis American
Parking tickets help send kids to college
November 23, 2015 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Editorial: Babies, a Missouri budget casualty
November 17, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
New Effort urges St. Louis business community to champion investment in early childhood
November 6, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio
Breaking the link between poverty and infant death in St. Louis
September 15, 2015: The Huffington Post
Political EYE: A Comprehensive Master Plan for Addressing Racial Inequality.
September 15, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Why child development accounts are smart
August 25, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio
The possibility—and pitfalls—of precision medicine
August 21, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Editorial: America broke its promise to #JamylaBolden
August 17, 2015: Wamu 88.5 npr
A Conversation With Julián Castro, Secretary Of The Department Of Housing And Urban Development
August 5, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Editorial: The region is awash in black-white disparities, but good efforts are underway
August 2015: Health Affairs
Civil Unrest, Police Use Of Force, And The Public’s Health
July 22, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Promoting equal access to safe, affordable housing
July 12, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio | We Live Here: Health happens where we live; a school shows how
June 29, 2015 : St. Louis Public Radio
We Live Here: Segregation is ‘literally killing us,’ health researcher says
June 23, 2015: The St. Louis American
Hillary Clinton engages in conversation on race at Christ The King
June 16, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio
Alderman hear stark divide over increasing city minimum wage
June 8, 2015: The St. Louis American
Public Policy Research Center at UMSL releases ‘Equity Assessment’ of STL, Income disparity costing region $14B
May 5, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio
‘For the Sake of All’ project urges community action
May 2, 2015: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Arguments against Better Together, regionalism are unconvincing
May 2015: St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society
Health Disparities in St. Louis
April 30, 2015: The St. Louis American
Baltimore and Ferguson: A continuing crisis of black leadership
April 17, 2015: St. Louis Public Radio
Economic mobility important for region post-Ferguson
April 2, 2015: The St. Louis American
Wells Fargo invests $100K in ‘For the Sake of All’
March 25, 2015: Washington University in St. Louis
‘For the Sake of All’ project receives $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo
March 18, 2015: The St. Louis American
‘For the Sake of All’ tackles early education
March 5, 2015 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Wu commits cash to satisfy student demands
February 28, 2015: The St. Louis American
STL County Library partners with Wash U to promote ‘For the Sake of All’
February 26, 2015: The St. Louis American
Ferguson Commission probes the ‘geography of inequality’
February 19, 2015: The St. Louis American
We need young leaders
2014
November 28, 2014: Echoes and Evidence: Nursing History and Health Policy Blog
Ferguson: A tale of health disparities
October 30, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
It’s time to stop studying
October 23, 2014: Saint Louis University
University Hosts High School Students for Hands-On Learning
October 16, 2014: Washington University in St. Louis
‘For the Sake of All’ project kicks off community action series
September 25, 2014: Riverfront Times
St. Louis is Sixth Most Segregated City in America, But Still Better than NYC, Chicago
September 23, 2014: The St. Louis American
Celebrating 20 years of leadership giving
September 15, 2014: The St. Louis American
Deaconess Foundation responds to Ferguson unrest with $100K investment for youth organizing
September 9, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
Analysis: Ferguson Protests Are About Justice But Also About Health And Economic Disparities
August 31, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Establish nonprofit system to insure medically needy St. Louisans
August 24, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Disparities in health and hope
August 22, 2014: The Washington Post
In St. Louis, Delmar Boulevard is the line that divides a city by race and perspective
August 19, 2014: Vox-Express
Map: The racial and economic divide in the St. Louis area
August 17, 2014 : Colorlines Published | In St. Louis Area, A Short Distance Can Make A Big Difference
August 15, 2014: Bloomberg
Following the Facts About Ferguson: Monday Round-Up
August 4, 2014: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Zip code better predictor of health than genetic code
July 24, 2014 : St. Louis Post Dispatch
Editorial: If kids do count in Missouri, lawmakers must reverse trends
July 24, 2014: The St. Louis American
‘For the Sake of All’ receives new grant
June 19, 2014: The St. Louis American
Saving the community from within
June 19, 2014: Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned – For the Sake of All
June 13, 2014: Occasional Planet
Not just another study of racial inequality—this one includes real community action
June 12, 2014 : The St. Louis American
Needed: partnerships of vested self-interest
June 10, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
Discussion: Can ‘For The Sake Of All’ Report Change Policy In St. Louis?
June 5, 2014 : The St. Louis American
Facing the St. Louis challenge
June 5, 2014: The St. Louis American
What data can do for us
June 4, 2014: CBS St. Louis
An interview with Dr. Jason Purnell.
June 3, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Editorial: Poverty is crushing African-Americans in the St. Louis region
June 2, 2014: Washington University in St. Louis
Landmark study offers solutions to inequality still afflicting St. Louis region
May 30, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
Will The ‘For The Sake Of All’ Research Stay In The Ivory Towers?
May 30, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
Report: Racial Health Disparities Affect Everyone In St. Louis, Not Just African Americans
May 30, 2014: The St. Louis American
Release of ‘For the Sake of All’ study leads to call for action
May 30, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Landmark study on health of African-Americans in St. Louis region released
March 5, 2014: The St. Louis American
Let’s make some history
March 4, 2014: Washington University in St. Louis
Community invited to give feedback on ‘For the Sake of All’ project March 18
February 17, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
Public Comment Encouraged On ‘For The Sake Of All’ Research
January 29, 2014 : The St. Louis American
A candid discussion with candid leaders
January 16, 2014: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Study calls for everyone’s help to end racial health disparities
January 13, 2014: St. Louis Public Radio
The Past Decade Shows Progress In The Battle Against Chronic Diseases, St. Louis Researchers Say
2013
December 9, 2013: St. Louis Public Radio
Report: Racial Divide Leads To Health Disparity In St. Louis
December 5, 2013: Saint Louis University
Public Health Researchers Assess Chronic Disease in the St. Louis Region
December 5, 2013: Washington University in St. Louis
Assessing chronic disease in the St. Louis region
December 5, 2013 : 5 On Your Side
Study: Chronic disease a concern for African-Americans in St. Louis
December 4, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
Many concerns — and some hope — in health data on blacks in the region
November 13, 2013 : The St. Louis American
Segregation leads to health inequities
November 6, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
Can segregation make you sick? Researchers study effects on health
November 6, 2013: Saint Louis University
Effects of Segregation Negatively Impact Health
November 5, 2013: St. Louis Public Radio
Poor Mental Health Lessens Social And Economic Opportunities For African Americans In St. Louis
October 24, 2013: The St. Louis American
Mental health impacts economic opportunity
October 16, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
Community awareness needed to encourage blacks to embrace mental health services
October 16, 2013: The St. Louis American
Health challenges and high school dropouts
October 16, 2013: Washington University in St. Louis
Mental health conditions negatively affect social and economic opportunity
September 30, 2013: St. Louis Public Radio
Health Issues Root Cause Of Many Dropouts, St. Louis Study Says
September 25, 2013: Washington University in St. Louis
Childhood health linked to high school completion
September 25, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
‘For Sake of All’: Health affects school dropout rate
September 25, 2013: St. Louis Public Radio
Wash U. Study Finds Physical, Mental Health Play ‘Surprising’ Role In High School Dropout Rates
September 18, 2013 : St. Louis Beacon
For the Sake of All: Doing the math on poverty and death
September 12, 2013: The St. Louis American
Education is a health intervention
September 9, 2013: St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Researchers Connect African-American Health Problems To Poverty, Lack Of Education
September 9, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
The B List: Four fancy-schmancy phrases translated
September 5, 2013: Riverfront Times
St. Louis’ High Black Death Rate: New Research on Poverty, Education Links, Cost of Fatalities
August 28, 2013: 5 On Your Side
Study analyzes well-being of St. Louis African Americans
August 28, 2013: Washington University in St. Louis
Study on health and well-being of African Americans in St. Louis releases first policy brief
August 27, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
Reducing poverty and increasing education save lives, money
July 17, 2013: The St. Louis American
Scholars team up to research coordinated regional response to black health
July 16, 2013: St. Louis Beacon
Scholars from WU, SLU focus on disparities among blacks in St. Louis region