Archives of KHI's newsletter

KHI published quarterly newsletters from 1997 to 2005. Listed below are the dates of the newsletters and their contents. If you would like to learn more about one of the following topics or obtain a copy of a newsletter please send an e-mail to mailbox@khi.org.

2005

Vol. 9, No. 4
» KHI committed to building on record of informing policymakers
» Interview with President/CEO Robert St. Peter, M.D.
» Presentation by nationally recognized health economist Kenneth Thorpe

Vol. 9, No. 3
» KHI plays role in study of school nutrition and physical activity
» Announcement of study to asses state of nutrition and physical activity policies in Kansas
» Interview with Marcia Nielsen, Kansas Health Policy Authority Chairwoman
» Review of Medicaid spending costs

Vol. 9, No. 2
» Cost containment, health improvement goals of law
» News about the Kansas Health Policy Authority
» KDHE announces intention to create office of minority health
» Interview with Dr. Howard Rodenberg, Director of KDHE's Division of Health

Vol 9., No. 1
» Disparities affecting the health of minorities
» Data collected to track minority health disparities
» Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino calls for national preparedness standard
» Report helps prompt creation of Child Health Advisory Committee

2004

Vol. 8, No. 4
» Study forecasts shortage of dentists, dental services
» KHI available as resource to legislators
» Study finds gaps in dental access
» Impact of smoking

Vol. 8, No. 3
» Study examines new ways to monitor links between environmental hazards and health
» Grant awarded to study rural health
» Number of uninsured Kansans remains stable
» Task force works to improve Kansas immunization rates

Vol. 8, No. 2
» Local health departments improve bioterrorism and emergency preparedness response capacity
» Regular dental care out of reach for many
» Should Kansas pass new quarantine laws?

Vol. 8, No. 1
» State legislatures consider obesity policies
» Policy forum examines Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
» Rural Health closely related to local economies

2003

Year in Review: Highlights from 2003

Vol. 7, No. 4
» Report shows hunger, food availability a concern for one in ten Kansas families
» Poll shows Kansans worry about health access

Vol. 7, No. 3
» Kansas sets goals for reducing chronic disease
» Information systems increase public health monitoring capabilities

Vol. 7, No. 2
» Survey assesses local emergency preparedness
» Leaders ask Kansas congressional delegation to support public health
» Local health departments upgrade public health software

Vol. 7, No. 1
» Legislative, executive leaders bring knowledge of Kansas health issues to their new positions
» Prevalence of obesity in Kansas increases to new levels
» Health insurance costs lead employers to look for new options

2002

Vol. 6, No. 4
» Statewide summit focuses on minority health
» Need for technology improvements affect health care costs

Vol. 6, No. 3
» Most uninsured kids in Kansas eligible for public insurance
» Is Medicaid moving toward a community-based system of long-term care?
» KHI takes on new minority health projects

Vol. 6, No. 2
» State partners continue vigilant surveillance of West Nile Virus
» National network provides partners in public health

Vol. 6, No. 1
» KALHD/KDHE propose incentives to strengthen local communicable disease programs
» Forums examine prescription drugs, health care consolidations

2001

Vol. 5, No. 3
» Long-term care forum examines critical aging issues
» Population health perspective

Vol. 5, No. 2
» The role of community in determining health
» Children's enrollment in HealthWave and Medicaid: Where do we stand?
» Kansas Forms HIPPA assessment and readiness group

Vol. 5, No. 1
» Census indicates Kansas' increasing diversity
» Kansas Integrated Public Health System (KIPHS) project update

2000

Vol. 4, No. 4
» Children's health insurance: a look behind the numbers
» Community's health linked to social determinants

Vol. 4, No. 3
» KHI moves to Hayden Office Building
» Alternatives to water fluoridation examined in Wichita/Sedgwick Co.

Vol. 4, No. 2
» Tobacco settlement monies to impact Kansas Health Policies
» Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities

Vol. 4, No. 1
» Children's Health Insurance Program: Kansas' experience
» KIPHS makes significant progress

1999

Vol. 3, No. 1
» KHI examines new data about hunger
» Kansas selected for national CHIP evaluation

1998

Vol. 2, No. 3
» Kansas Integrated Public Health Information System announced
» National Health Service Corps impact study includes Kansas

Vol. 2, No. 2
» Kansas conference on health and its determinants

Vol. 2, No. 1
» Social environments and the well-being of children

1997

Vol. 1, No. 6
» Kansans and nutrition

Vol. 1, No. 5
» Public health in Kansas: an interview

Vol. 1, No. 4
» Who holds the key to health in old age?

Vol. 1, No. 3
» Behavior, health and quality of life in Kansas

Vol. 1, No. 2
» The health of Kansas children: a prevention continuum

Vol. 1, No. 1
» Where does health come from?