Caitlin McMurtry

Analyst

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Caitlin McMurtry, Analyst, conducts and analyzes research related to public and community health issues. Her research includes community-based participatory research, adolescent risk behaviors, childhood immunization and social capital. Prior to joining KHI, McMurtry earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology from Carleton College, where she wrote her senior thesis on adolescent mental health, social cohesion and risk behaviors in economically stressed urban environments. While in college, McMurtry conducted field work in Mobile as part of a research study of poverty and public health.

Work by Caitlin

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Healthy Communities Wyandotte: Recommendations for a Better Future

Healthy Communities Wyandotte is a countywide initiative to involve local leaders and residents in improving the health of people in the community.

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Webinar and video: Putting the 2011 County Health Rankings into Action

The Kansas Health Institute collaborated with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to create the “Putting County Health Rankings into Action” webinar. The webinar featured approaches that Kansas communities are using to mobilize community health improvement efforts in response the County Health Rankings.

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Kansas County Health Rankings: Understanding the Health of Atchison County

The Kansas Health Institute delivered this presentation to a meeting of Atchison Hospital’s Healthcare Resource for a Healthy Community Committee. The presentation describes the purpose and methodology of the Kansas County Health Rankings, and how the report and its subsequent efforts relate specifically to the health of Atchison County.

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