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Deadline Nears for Missouri Foundation for Health Board Applicants

St. Louis, Mo., July 17 -The deadline is nearing for individuals who want to be considered for the Missouri Foundation for Health's (MFH) Board of Directors. Applications will be accepted through August 22, 2008. Five MFH board positions are available each year. Directors govern MFH's efforts to provide funding to nonprofit organizations that help improve the health of the state's uninsured, underinsured and underserved residents.

MFH is the largest non-governmental funder of community health activities in the state and is the second largest health care conversion foundation in the United States. Its 15-member board manages $1.3 billion in assets and distributes $60 million in grants annually. MFH's service region covers 84 Missouri counties plus the city of St. Louis.

Board members serve without pay for three-year terms and must live within the MFH service region. MFH is committed to a board that represents Missouri's gender, racial, cultural, geographic and ethnic diversity.
Applications must be postmarked by August 22, 2008. The applications are then reviewed by MFH's Community Advisory Committee and narrowed to a list of 15-25 candidates, from which the Board will select five to fill the available positions.

To receive a Board application or to review eligibility guidelines, interested persons have several choices: visit the MFH website (www.mffh.org); call MFH at 314.345.5500 or toll-free at 800.655.5560; or send a letter requesting information to: Community Advisory Committee, Missouri Foundation for Health, 1000 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 400, St. Louis, MO, 63103.

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