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Disrupting Disparities in Kansas: A Review of Social Isolation Among Older Adults (January 2020)

Strong evidence supports the importance of social connectedness to quality of life and health status. This report, commissioned by AARP Kansas, looks at social isolation among older adults in Kansas, with an emphasis on Johnson County and Wyandotte County. It provides a summary of current research on social isolation, possible causes and the degree to which those causes differentially affect older adults based on gender, race/ethnicity and other demographic factors. Promising interventions and policies also are explored.

Event Recap – County Health Rankings in a Changing Kansas (May 2019)

On May 8, 2019, the Kansas Health Institute (KHI), in collaboration with the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA), convened 172 stakeholders from across the state to discuss how to use data from the 2019 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps to adapt to changing needs in Kansas.

Video – County Health Rankings in a Changing Kansas (May 2019)

On May 8, 2019, the Kansas Health Institute (KHI), in collaboration with the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA), convened 172 stakeholders from across the state to discuss how to use data from the 2019 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps to adapt to changing needs in Kansas.

Issue Brief—Deaths by Suicide: Disparities in the Sunflower State

Suicide deaths in Kansas have increased over the past two decades. This increase has occurred as other health outcomes have improved. This issue brief describes trends and disparities that exist in suicide deaths in Kansas.

Issue Brief—Infant Mortality: Disparities in the Sunflower State

Infant mortality is a fundamental measure of public health status for communities and nations around the world. This issue brief describes trends and disparities that exist in infant mortality in Kansas.

Issue Brief—Socioeconomic Status: Disparities in the Sunflower State

Socioeconomic status is a complex combination of factors—including income, education and occupation that can have a strong influence on a person’s daily life. This issue brief describes racial and ethnic disparities that exist in socioeconomic status in Kansas.

Chartbook: Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in a Changing Kansas

This publication describes the population of Kansas in order to identify disparities that may exist and provides data that will spark conversations about the needs of communities across the state.

Report: Food Insecurity in Kansas

Issue Brief: One in Six Kansas Households Were Food-Insecure in 2013

One in six (16.5 percent) Kansas households were food-insecure in 2013, meaning they lacked reliable and consistent access to enough food to support healthy lifestyles.

Racial and Ethnic Minority Health Disparities in Kansas

Significant health disparities exist between white Kansans and members of racial and ethnic minority groups in the state. Kansas minorities like minority populations nationwide are disproportionately affected by disease and by other health conditions caused, in part, by socioeconomic status and lack of access to quality health care. Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Kansas: A Data and Chartbook gathers for the first time available data that document the breadth of health disparities at the state and county levels. It also sheds light on underlying causes and suggests options policymakers should consider to resolve health disparities in Kansas.