Featured Reports
| News Did You Know, Policy Did You Know, Health Insurance
While much attention has been devoted to uninsured Kansans, far less has been focused on the emerging problem of underinsurance. But recent research has begun to shed light on it.
| Community Health, Rankings-Indicators
This report, a first-of-its-kind for Kansas, ranks all 105 counties in the state according to the health and well-being of their citizens. And it demonstrates the extent to which factors other than health care influence our health.
| Child Health
There are many serious risks to a child’s health. Health risks are influenced by individual, family, neighborhood, school and community factors, as well as the physical environment. Effective economic, educational and health policies are also important to reduce children’s risk for illness and injury.
| Mar. 02, 2010 | Nutrition
A look at how well Kansans’ nutritional intake conforms to the national recommended dietary guidelines.
| Feb. 26, 2010 | Health Care Delivery
During a public health emergency, there is a need to have established plans with directions for maximizing the efficient use of available resources. KHI has drafted two reports, produced upon request from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, that outline recommendations for developing these type of plans at the state, regional and local levels. KHI and KDHE are seeking feedback from stakeholders in reviewing and providing comments about these reports.
| Feb. 11, 2010 | KHI Legislative Testimony, Tobacco
In testimony to the House Health and Human Services Committee, KHI summarizes the research about the impact of smoke-free policies.
| Feb. 10, 2010 | Health Insurance
A look at the factors associated with underinsurance and how certain insurance limitations impact Kansans.
| Feb. 09, 2010 | KHI Legislative Testimony
In testimony to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, KHI discusses how birth record data can be used to monitor the health of mothers and infants in the state.
| Dec. 23, 2009 | Immunizations
This update to a similar report from 2006 looks at the availability of private primary care clinics in Kansas that offer immunization services to children and identifies ways in which access to these services can be improved.
| Nov. 16, 2009 | Public Health Systems and Services
This report investigates how the levels of federal public health funding in Kansas compare with those in other states and identifies areas in which Kansas may have opportunities to expand funding.
| Nov. 10, 2009 | Presentations, Health Insurance
This presentation describes the need for detailed, state-level data about the adequacy of health insurance plans.
| Nov. 10, 2009 | Presentations, Public Health Systems and Services
This presentation describes Kansas' work using the concept of regional cooperation to meet potential national accreditation standards for public health departments.
| Sep. 18, 2009 | Child Health, Health Insurance
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the percentage of Kansans without health insurance didn’t change significantly in the most recent reporting period. However, the percentage of Kansas children without coverage increased.
| Sep. 16, 2009 | Presentations, Public Health Systems and Services
This presentation describes Kansas' work in the Multi-state Learning Collaborative III. The MLC-3 project marks the second year Kansas has been involved with other states exploring potential impacts of efforts to construct national accreditation standards for public health departments.
| Aug. 31, 2009 | Health Insurance
The goal of this initiative is to help policymakers better understand what it means to be underinsured and to determine the extent to which inadequate coverage is a problem in Kansas.
| Aug. 28, 2009 | Child Health
A new assessment shows that children who attend full-day kindergarten make more progress during the school year than those in half-day kindergarten.
| Jul. 17, 2009 | Presentations
Kansas has the 18th highest infant mortality rate in the nation, with more than 300 infant deaths in 2008. The rate is higher than in many developing countries, including Cuba and Croatia.
| May. 11, 2009 | Presentations
Maximizing Office Based Immunizations in Kansas (MOBI-KS) is an educational program designed to improve immunization rates at physician offices. KHI evaluated the program to assess its effectiveness and to identify processes that can be improved.