Box 2
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Archie Griffin (1948-2013): Transcript (23 pp.). Griffin was president and CEO of the Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Center in St. Louis. He explained the history of the health center; challenges to healthcare in north St. Louis; projects funded by the Foundation; and collaborative efforts with other providers in the region. Interview and consent signed., 2010 May 27
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2010 May 27
George Gruendel, Ph.D. (1932- ): Biographical Information and Family History, Resume, Transcript (21 pp.). Gruendel was a current board member of the Foundation at the time of the interview, selected in 2007. He described his professional experience; condition of health care in Dent County, Missouri, in his position as executive director of the Dent County Health Communities; duties involved with the Foundation’s program and grants, policy, and strategic planning committees; current relationship with the CAC; and Foundation challenges and new initiatives. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Aug 19
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Aug 19
Gayla Hoffman: Transcript (20 pp.). Hoffman became a public relations consultant for the Foundation around 2001. In addition to PR responsibilities, she also performed duties much like an executive assistant. Initially, Hoffman and Alberta Slavin worked part-time in the Foundation’s one-room office in St. Louis. She even recorded minutes for some Foundation meetings, taking over from Assistant Attorney General Paul Wilson. Hoffman discussed Slavin’s leadership style and tensions and challenges for the first board. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Sept 11
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Sept 11
Sylvia Jackson: TWSH Materials; Transcript DVD 1 (21 pp.), Transcript DVD 2 (10 pp.). Jackson was the executive director of The Women’s Safe House (TWSH) in St. Louis. She explained the history of her agency; how it sought to provide a safe residence and support for victims of domestic violence; and how the Foundation used information from the Safe House for its initiative on domestic violence. Jackson explained grants received by the Foundation; the impact upon the Safe House, and additional value in information made available by the Foundation. Interview and consent signed., 2010 Apr 14
File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2010 Apr 14
K. Beth Johnson: Biographical Data & Research, Interview Guide, Transcript (28 pp.). Johnson was a current Foundation board member and treasurer at the time of the interview, selected in 2006. She explained her professional experience; how she came to St. Louis as an investment counselor with Hammond Associates; contacts that led her to the Foundation’s board; her interest in the Foundation and its work; the investment work overseen by the board; and plans to review strategic planning. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Sept 24
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Sept 24
Sammie Earl Jones (1949- ): Annual Award Luncheon of the Black Leadership Roundtable (2009), Biography, Index, Transcript (22 pp.). Pastor Jones was appointed to the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) by Gov. Mel Carnahan in 2000. He discussed the creation of the Foundation and the CAC’s role; the importance of African American representation on the board; and the process of selecting the first board members to achieve a fair representation of the various communities in the Foundation’s area of operation. Interview and consent signed., 2009 June 3
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 June 3
James R. Kimmey, M.D. (1935 - ): Transcript (24 pp.) (interview #1 of 3). Dr. Kimmey was the first president and CEO of the Foundation, a position he held at the time of the interviews (retired in 2011). In this first of three interviews, Kimmey described his family history and his extensive professional background in public health; creating the School of Public Health at St. Louis University and other positions there; job description and being hired by the Foundation; and hiring staff and the democratic openness of the Foundation. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Oct 23
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Oct 23
James R. Kimmey, M.D. (1935 - ): Transcript (22 pp.) (interview #2 of 3). Kimmey discussed the early days of the Foundation including a staffing plan and the budget. He and Alberta Slavin disagreed on fundamentals such as size of staff and budget management. Kimmey explained the Foundation’s fast startup, awarding grants only 9 months after being hired; changing criteria for grants and the investment in focus grants which include health policy activities; the urban-rural balance; ideal role of a board chairperson; rifts between board members; the role of the CAC in the Foundation and discord around the slotting of nominations; and changes in the CAC over time. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Oct 28
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Oct 28
James R. Kimmey, M.D. (1935 - ): Transcript DVD 1 (24 pp.), Transcript DVD 2 (12 pp.) (interview #3 of 3). Kimmey discussed political matters: a meeting with Attorney General Jay Nixon in April 2006 in which the Foundation expressed its hope to be independent of state government; Foundation criticism by Republican blogger Missouri Pulse regarding ties to Nixon; and Gov. Matt Blunt’s request that the Foundation fund state health programs for 10 years and arguments surrounding the request. Kimmey explained Foundation grants to advocacy groups; advantages of open meetings and open records; workshops outside St. Louis to engage communities and raise awareness of the Foundation; evolution of grant-making with Basic Support Program and initiatives, like tobacco; the work of Health Literacy Missouri; and leadership qualities relating to disparate educational and cultural backgrounds in staff. Interview and consent signed., 2009 Dec 4
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009 Dec 4
Peggy Kirkpatrick: Transcript (20 pp.). Kirkpatrick was the executive director of the Food Bank for Central and Northeastern Missouri. She explained the history of the Food Bank, definitions of hunger and poverty, how hunger manifests in rural areas, and rural food deserts. She described grants received from Wal-Mart and the Foundation (Food for Kids, Buddy Pack); the partnership with Rural Health Network on the mobile food pantry; and how the Food Bank used the mobile pantry as a catalyst for developing community brick and mortar food pantries and then evolved into a source for fresh and frozen food. Interview and consent signed., 2010 May 15
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2010 May 15