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Health on the Plains: Episode 4, The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Health Priorities with Tribal Council Chairman Zeke Rupnick

38 Min Read

Dec 05, 2023

Photo of Wyatt Beckman and Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Tribal Council Chairman Zeke Rupnick

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Participation in Kansas Marketplace has Continued to Rise in Recent Years

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Nov 21, 2023

Infographic, Kansas Marketplace Enrollment, 2023

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Health on the Plains: Episode 3, Building Partnerships for Better Health with Dan Duling

40 Min Read

Nov 02, 2023

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Health on the Plains: Episode 2, Thriving in Rural Kansas with Lisse Regehr

60 Min Read

Oct 13, 2023

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KHI Selected to Support Age-Friendly Public Health System

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Oct 03, 2023

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Health on the Plains: Episode 1, Exploring Rural Identity with Matt Perrier

39 Min Read

Sep 26, 2023

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KHI Launches Podcast, Health on the Plains

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Sep 26, 2023

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Kansas Uninsured Rate Improves, but Remains Higher than U.S. Rate

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Sep 14, 2023

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Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore Promoted to Senior Analyst

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Aug 07, 2023

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Kansas Health Institute Announces Role as a Hub Partner of the National Network of Public Health Institutes

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Jul 06, 2023

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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May 12, 2023

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KHI Celebrates Public Health Week

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Apr 03, 2023

In the News

Blue Valley Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide Into Hope

Shawnee Mission Post (Diana Reese)

Nov. 8, 2023 — Blue Valley Schools are entering the third year of zero suicides with help from grieving parents. A KHI report is cited in the article. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

Wichita’s Early Edition: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

KMUW Wichita (Beth Golay)

Nov. 3, 2023 — This podcast discusses, among other items, a Kansas Health Institute convening that focused on ways to improve health care services for older Kansans in rural areas.

Health Experts Discuss How to Make Aging Services More Accessible for Rural Kansans

WIBW Topeka (Callie Holthaus)

Nov. 2, 2023 — A discussion on helping senior Kansans in rural areas age at home comfortably brought together health care experts and policymakers Thursday morning. They convened for a panel discussion at the Kansas Health Institute.

Board Hears Update on Anti-Vaping Efforts — Nov. 24, 2023 — Derby Informer (Kelly Breckunitch) Related: Vaping ECHO for Education Pilot Initiative in Kansas

Blue Valley Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide Into Hope — Nov. 8, 2023 — Shawnee Mission Post (Diana Reese)

Wichita’s Early Edition: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 — Nov. 3, 2023 — KMUW Wichita (Beth Golay)

Health Experts Discuss How to Make Aging Services More Accessible for Rural Kansans — Nov. 2, 2023 — WIBW Topeka (Callie Holthaus)

Kelly’s Medicaid Tour Highlights Need to Deepen Reach of Kansas’ Mental Health Services — Oct. 31, 2023 — Kansas Reflector (Tim Carpenter)

Medicaid Expansion is Laura Kelly’s Top Priority. Can her Sixth Try Pass the Legislature? — Sept. 26, 2023, Topeka Capital-Journal (Jason Alatidd)

Roger Marshall Wants to Aid Kansas Farmers’ Mental Health, but Not by Expanding Medicaid — Sept. 21, 2023, Topeka Capital Journal (Jason Alatidd)

Rate of Uninsured Kansans Surpasses National Rate — Sept. 21, 2023, Fort Scott Biz

Kansas Gun Safety Advocates Urge Stronger Firearm Laws, More Safe Storage Measures — Sept. 18, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Rachel Mipro)

Kansas Uninsured Rate Improves — Sept. 15, 2023, Insurance Newsnet

Kansas Health Care Coverage Lags Behind National Average for Second Year — Sept. 14, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Rachel Mipro)

As School Vaccination Rates Trend Down, KDHE Doesn’t See Requiring COVID Shot Anytime Soon — Sept. 14, 2023, Topeka Capital-Journal (Rafael Garcia)

Health Experts Discuss Back-to-School Immunization Requirements — Sept. 14, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Callie Holthaus)

More than 20,000 Calls Made in First Year of 988 Lifeline in Kansas — Sept. 11, 2023, KSN-TV (Zena Taher)

There’s a Spike in Youth Suicides. Easy Access to Guns is Part of the Problem — Sept. 10, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Max McCoy)

988 Lifeline Sees Momentous First Year — Sept. 7, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Callie Holthaus)

Kansas Lawmakers Say Guns Shouldn’t Be Blamed in Spiking Youth Suicide Rates — Sept. 1, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Rachel Mipro)

Kansas Child Advocates, State Officials Call for Deeper Understanding of Family Welfare — Aug. 24, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Tim Carpenter)

Mental Health Committee Hears Updates on Suicide Prevention Efforts — Aug. 24, 2023, State Affairs (Brett Stover)

Kansas Health Institute Hosts Panel on Child Welfare Legislation — Aug. 23, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Shayndel Jones)

Lawmakers Push for More Child Welfare Legislation in 2024 — Aug. 23, 2023, State Affairs (Bryan Richardson)

Local School Works to Discourage Vaping on Campus — Aug. 16, 2023, KAKE Wichita (Pilar Pedraza)

Mothers are Dying at High Rates in Kansas and Missouri. Most are Preventable, Reports Say — Aug. 14, 2023, The Kansas City Star (Katie Bernard, Kacen Bayless)

As America Becomes More Diverse, Topeka Rides the Wave of Change — July 31, 2023, Governing (Carl Smith)

Headlines for Wednesday, July 19, 2023: Premiums Increase for ACA Insurance Plans — July 19, 2023, Kansas Public Radio

Sunday Roundup: Kansas Sets Record for ACA Enrollment — July 16, 2023, Sunflower State Journal ( Brad Cooper)

Kansas Health Institute to Aid Recipients of $3.84 Billion Federal Grant — July 11, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Sarah Motter)

A Friend AsKS Youth Suicide Prevention App Offers Resource in Spanish — July 6, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Melissa Brunner and Shayndel Jones)

Wyandotte County Among Recipients of $3.6 Million Youth Suicide Prevention Grant — June 12, 2023, KCTV5 (Jenna Barackman)

Laura Kelly will be the First Democrat to Negotiate KanCare Contracts. Why Does That Matter? — June 9, 2023, The Kansas City Star (Katie Bernard)

Kansas Could Remove 125,000 People from Medicaid After Pandemic. Kelly Calls for Expansion — June 8, 2023, Kansas City Star (Jonathan Shorman)

A Federal Court Ruling Could Mean Higher Health Care Costs for Kansans and Less Preventive Care — March 31, 2023, KCUR Kansas City (Samantha Horton & Rose Conlon)

Health Care Center Estimates Changes to KanCare Could Impact Patients — March 30, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Shayndel Jones)

Kansas State University Brings Staff, Students to Topeka on Monday — Jan. 23, 2023, WIBW Topeka (Phil Anderson)

Kansas Farmers, Ranchers Plant Seeds of Change to Erode Stigma of Mental Illness — Jan. 4, 2023, Kansas Reflector (Tim Carpenter)

2022

Telehealth ‘Another /Arrow in the Quiver’ for Kansas Providers, But Barriers Remain — Dec. 20, 2022, Kansas Reflector (Sherman Smith)

KHI Hosts Panel to Discuss Growing Mental Health Needs Across Kansas — Dec. 14, 2022, WIBW Topeka (Alex Carter)

Legislators, Lobbyists Highlight Hot-Button Health Policy Issues Ahead of 2023 Session — Nov. 15, 2022, Kansas Reflector (Tim Carpenter)

How We Can All Nurture the Health Care Workforce for a Changing Kansas — Nov. 10, 2022, Kansas Reflector (David Jordan)

Big Pandemic Spending at Kansas Hospitals Could Make Your Insurance Even More Expensive — Sept. 28, 2022, KMUW Wichita and Sept. 24, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Rose Conlon)

More Americans Getting Health Insurance – But Not Kansans — Sept. 24, 2022 , Derby Informer (Rose Conlon)

For the First Time in Decades the Uninsured Rate in Kansas is Higher Than the U.S. Average — Sept. 22, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Up to Date podcast with Steve Kraske)

Kansas Uninsured Rate Now Higher Than National Average — Sept. 19 , 2022, Kansas Reflector (Rachel Mipro)

More Americans Got Health Insurance During the Pandemic, But Not in Kansas — Sept. 16, 2022 , KMUW Wichita (Rose Conlon)

Kansas and Missouri Health Care is Saddling People of Color with Debt — July 19, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Celia Llopis-Jepsen)

Senior Care Panel Looks for Lasting Change in Kansas Workforce — July 14, 2022, Kansas Reflector (Noah Taborda)

Employers in Kansas and Elsewhere are Wrestling with the Health Care Industry — and Losing — July 03, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Celia Llopis-Jepsen)

The Public Health Accreditation Board Welcomes the Center for Sharing Public Health Services — June 29, 2022, WFMZ-TV (Allentown, PA)

Schmidt, Kelly Campaigns at Odds on Approach to Medicaid Expansion in Kansas — June 28, 2022, Kansas Reflector (Noah Taborda)

Masterson Returns to Grace the High Plains — June 12, 2022, High Plains Journal (Dave Bergmeier)

Johnson County Earns High Marks on Annual Health Report — With a Notable Exception — April 29, 2022, Shawnee Mission Post (Lucie Krisman)

1 in 6 Kansans Lives in a Food Desert. Some in Central Topeka Insist They Can Build an Oasis — March 30, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Celia Llopis-Jepsen)

New Rule Lets Low-Income People in Kansas, Missouri Keep Shopping for Health Insurance — March 10, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Celia Llopis-Jepsen)

Yes, More and More of your Paycheck Goes to Health Care in Kansas and Missouri. Here’s Why — Jan. 24, 2022, KCUR Kansas City (Celia Llopis-Jepsen)

KHI Videos

Insurance Coverage By Kansas Congressional District

Rising Cost of Care In Kansas -- Part 1: Employer Perspectives

Rising Cost of Care in Kansas -- Part 2: State Policy Options

Kari Bruffett, President & CEO, Kansas Health Institute

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Health on the Plains: Episode 4, The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Health Priorities with Tribal Council Chairman Zeke Rupnick

38 Min Read

Dec 05, 2023

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Health on the Plains: Episode 3, Building Partnerships for Better Health with Dan Duling

40 Min Read

Nov 02, 2023

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Event Recap: 2023 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Webinar

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Apr 10, 2023

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Event Recap: Marijuana and the Workplace

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Mar 02, 2023

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Event Recap: Understanding the Behavioral Health Workforce in Kansas

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Feb 27, 2023

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Event Recap: Our Aging Population — Meeting the Needs of Kansas Seniors

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Feb 23, 2023

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Event Recap: Youth Suicide Rates in Kansas

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Feb 20, 2023

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Event Recap: Who’s Covered? A Snapshot of Health Insurance and the Uninsured

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Feb 16, 2023

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Event Recap: COVID-19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity

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Dec 21, 2022

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Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Challenges & Opportunities in the Sunflower State

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Dec 20, 2022

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Public Health Resource Sharing

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Dec 19, 2022

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Health Insurance Coverage and the Kansas Experience

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Dec 02, 2022

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Wichita’s Early Edition: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Health Experts Discuss How to Make Aging Services More Accessible for Rural Kansans

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Insurance Coverage By Kansas Congressional District

Rising Cost of Care In Kansas -- Part 1: Employer Perspectives

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