Kansas Health Institute | Work by Cheng-Chung Huang, M.P.H.

Memo to House Health and Human Services Committee on secondhand smoke impacts

The House Health and Human Services Committee requested additional information from the Kansas Health Institute on the impacts of secondhand smoke on three areas.

Health Insurance and the Uninsured in Kansas

Updates from the March 2008 Current Population Survey

This annual publication of the Kansas Health Institute provides a snapshot of the insurance status of Kansans in various categories, including age, gender and work status. It also describes how the insurance status of Kansans is changing over time.

Health Insurance and the Uninsured in Kansas

About 89 percent of Kansans have health insurance. That"s better than many states. Still, more than 300,000 Kansans are uninsured. This report provides an overview of important trends in health insurance coverage as well as a profile of the uninsured.

Using the School Meals Enrollment Form to Identify and Enroll Children in Medicaid and SCHIP

Enrollment in the free and reduced price school meals program could help identify children who are eligible for public health insurance.

Kansas Public School Health: Nutrition, Physical Education and Physical Activity Policies and Practices

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.

Uninsured Children in Kansas: Who Are They and How Can They Be Reached?

The Kansas Health Institute analyzed data from a survey of 8,000 Kansas households to describe uninsured children and to identify groups of children that might be targeted for policy interventions.

Do Children Enrolling in Public Health Insurance Have Other Options?

This brief is part of a series that summarized findings from a comprehensive evaluation of the State Children's Insurance Program. It describes prior health insurance coverage of children entering SCHIP, as well as current coverage within their families.

Who Are the Children Enrolling in SCHIP and Medicaid?

This is the first in a series of Research Briefs by the Kansas Health Institute summarizing findings from a comprehensive evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. This brief describes characteristics of children entering SCHIP and Medicaid, as well as characteristics of their families.