| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| May. 07, 2009 | 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.
| May. 07, 2009 | Rural Health
The health care difficulties that rural areas face are unique from their urban counterparts. On top of limited staff sizes and finances, rural areas face the additional burden of long distances between health care providers and their constituents. This document describes how rural areas fared in the 2009 Kansas County Health Rankings.
| May. 01, 2009 | Child Health, Health Care Delivery, Immunizations
KHI evaluated the Maximizing Office Based Immunizations in Kansas program, or MOBI-KS, to assess its effectiveness and to identify processes that can be improved.
| Apr. 30, 2009 | Child Health, Health Insurance, Medicaid-CHIP, Safety Net
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.
| Mar. 16, 2009 | HIE-HIT
The potential transformation of health care in terms of quality and cost through the use of health
information technology (HIT) and health information exchange (HIE) has been, and continues to
be, a high priority at both the federal and state level.
| Mar. 01, 2009 | Health Insurance
The Kansas Health Institute hosted a convening to discuss "The Impact of Underinsurance on Kansans" on Jan. 23, 2009.