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County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report considers social rules, power

Kansas Reflector

 

April 8, 2025 — Societal rules — written and unwritten — and how power is distributed and wielded within communities are a new focus in the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The Kansas Health Institute produces individual county profiles that include a five-year comparison of CHR&R data and the “drivers,” or measures with the greatest impact, on the health grouping of each county.

 

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Douglas County is above average on many metrics in nationwide County Health Rankings; concerns about housing, income inequality remain

Lawrence Journal World

 

March 20, 2025 — This article focuses on Douglas County’s County Health Rankings and Roadmaps county profile. To support state and local health improvement efforts, the Kansas Health Institute produces individual county profiles that include a five-year comparison of County Health Rankings data and the measures with the greatest impact on the health grouping of each county.

 

KHI and partners release tool to aid AI policy for public health

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Jan. 31, 2025 — The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has prompted many sectors, including public health organizations, to explore or discuss how these tools could be used. The Kansas Health Institute, in collaboration with Health Resources in Action and the Community Engagement Institute at Wichita State University, along with state and national partners, has created Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policies for Public Health Organizations: A Template and Guidance.

 

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