In 2026, we gathered with other leaders in our industry for our second ELEVATE conference – Stronger Together: Supporting Rural Families & Transforming Care. This one-day-only event provided a rare opportunity to engage in cross-sector dialogue among organizations representing 13 Missouri counties plus Southern Illinois and Northern Arkansas.
Highlights:
- Keynote Speaker: Brookshield Laurent, DO, osteopathic family medicine physician and the Associate Dean of Population and Public Health at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University
- Substance Use Disorder Panel discussion, where women who have experienced the challenges of overcoming substance use while parenting shared their inspiring insights
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