Obesity within the next 10 years is expected to overtake tobacco as the major cause of preventable death in the United States. The debilitating physical and social effects of obesity are seen at all ages, but they are most alarming when they strike children. KHI researchers and journalists work to describe the implications for social, financial and health care systems and to highlight the most promising means of obesity prevention.
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Legislation being considered by Congress could lead to changes in what children in Kansas and elsewhere around the nation eat at school.
0 | Mar. 02, 2010 |
A look at how well Kansans’ nutritional intake conforms to the national recommended dietary guidelines.
0 | Nov. 08, 2006 |
A new statewide survey shows that racial and ethnic minorities in Kansas, particularly blacks and Hispanics, are more likely than their white counterparts, to be overweight or obese.
0 | Nov. 01, 2006 |
The growing awareness of the social and medical impact of overweight and obesity has encouraged the development of local, state and federal initiatives. These efforts are particularly important when they target youth, because eating and activity patterns established in childhood have been shown to carry into adulthood. To better understand the health environment for Kansas youth, this study examined key policies and practices that affect public school children across the state.
0 | Oct. 18, 2006 |
Obesity is recognized as a public health problem, but has it also become a public policy problem that demands the attention of policymakers?
0 | Aug. 01, 2004 |
The epidemic of obesity is one of the greatest risks to Americans' health. Public health experts have projected that 500,000 Americans will die from diseases associated with obesity in 2005.
0 | Jul. 13, 2010 |
The Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday voted to stick to a scheduled Aug. 1 implementation of a new vending machine policy despite a request from the beverage industry for a delay.
0 | Apr. 07, 2010 |
Legislation being considered by Congress could lead to changes in what children in Kansas and elsewhere around the nation eat at school.
0 | Mar. 22, 2010 |
Free diabetes screening will be available Tuesday for legislators and state employees. According to KDHE, more than 170,000 Kansans have been diagnosed with diabetes – up 20,000 from the previous year.
0 | Mar. 18, 2010 |
It's not clear what will happen to federal health reform legislation that would require chain restaurants to label menu items, but the Kansas Legislature won't take any action on the measure this year.
0 | Mar. 17, 2010 |
Busloads of beverage workers helped fill the hearing room and the hallways of the Statehouse.
0 | Jul. 07, 2010 |
Several safety-net clinics have agreed to take part in a federal grant aimed at providing parents access to free dental care.
0 | Jul. 12, 2010 |
The Kansas Medical Society and the Kansas Hospital Association will join to create a statewide health information exchange, early phases of which are expected to be operational by year's end. The initiative also incorporates the work already done by regional exchanges in Wichita and Kansas City.
0 | Jul. 27, 2010 |
With Congress poised to take August recess, the union that represents state workers in Kansas is urging members to contact U.S. senators to push for a vote on extended federal Medicaid assistance for states.
1 | Jun. 30, 2010 |
The governor issued an executive order today creating a non-profit corporation to oversee efforts to expand the use of health information technology. The corporation will be governed by a 17-member board, most of whom will be chosen by the governor and named at a later date.
1 | May. 19, 2010 |
In a few weeks, state officials will ask the federal government for permission to raise HealthWave premiums by $40 a month.
1 | Jun. 22, 2010 |
The head of the Kansas Health Policy Authority said the agency's budget situation is "untenable," and that some services being provided now must be cut or eliminated in the months ahead. The chairman of the agency's board predicted a coming "trainwreck."
1 | Jun. 22, 2010 |
Several businesses have joined a lawsuit against the state, asserting that the statewide public smoking ban that becomes effective July 1 is unconstitutional.
1 | Jun. 15, 2010 |
Cities and businesses are preparing for the July 1 start of a statewide smoking ban.
2 | May. 03, 2010 |
Efforts to get the statewide smoking ban through the Legislature show new advocacy approach of some of the state's health foundations.