Rural Health
Resources by State: Kansas
Examining Rurality and Social Determinants of Health among Women with GDM: A 15-Year Comprehensive Population Analysis
Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Kansas Marketplace Enrollment Reached Record High for Third Consecutive Year
Provides a data overview of the Kansas 2024 open enrollment period (OEP) for health insurance plans. Includes health insurance information and county-level maps showing percentage of population selecting a plan and the number of insurers available per region.
Author(s): Cynthia Snyder, Viktoria Sterkhova, Kaci Cink, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Provides a data overview of the Kansas 2024 open enrollment period (OEP) for health insurance plans. Includes health insurance information and county-level maps showing percentage of population selecting a plan and the number of insurers available per region.
Author(s): Cynthia Snyder, Viktoria Sterkhova, Kaci Cink, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Community Paramedicine in Kansas: Policy Considerations for an Emerging Model of Care
Provides an overview of community paramedicine in Kansas, focusing on policies and practices that influence their sustainability. Includes examples of community paramedicine programs in other states and their impact on healthcare access in rural communities.
Author(s): Wyatt J. Beckman, Valentina Blanchard, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Provides an overview of community paramedicine in Kansas, focusing on policies and practices that influence their sustainability. Includes examples of community paramedicine programs in other states and their impact on healthcare access in rural communities.
Author(s): Wyatt J. Beckman, Valentina Blanchard, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Community-Driven Strategies to Address Persistent Poverty in Rural Areas
Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, home ownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, home ownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Information Hub: Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas
An insurance coverage dashboard that provides county-level information on health insurance coverage in Kansas, including sources of health insurance coverage and characteristics of the uninsured population. Includes definitions to explain data descriptors presented in the dashboard.
Author(s): Angela S Wu, Kaci Cink, Alex Ferguson, Wen-Chieh Lin
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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An insurance coverage dashboard that provides county-level information on health insurance coverage in Kansas, including sources of health insurance coverage and characteristics of the uninsured population. Includes definitions to explain data descriptors presented in the dashboard.
Author(s): Angela S Wu, Kaci Cink, Alex Ferguson, Wen-Chieh Lin
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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2024 Health Insurance Marketplace Standalone Dental Plan Enrollment by County - Kansas
Kansas map of population enrolled in a marketplace standalone dental insurance plan by county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Kansas map of population enrolled in a marketplace standalone dental insurance plan by county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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2024 Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment by Zip Code - Kansas
Kansas map of population enrolled in a health insurance marketplace plan by ZIP code.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Kansas map of population enrolled in a health insurance marketplace plan by ZIP code.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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2024 Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment by County - Kansas
Kansas map of population enrolled in a health insurance marketplace plan by county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Kansas map of population enrolled in a health insurance marketplace plan by county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Beyond Borders: Benefits and Challenges of Leading a Multi-County Health Department
Discusses the impact of consolidating small jurisdictions of local health departments to create multi-county health departments that serve at least 50,000 people, in effort to build economies of scale and better improve population health. Includes an interview with Becky Johnson, administrator of the SEK Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) in southeast Kansas, that provides insight on the benefits of multi-county health departments and strategies to overcome obstacles and sustain services.
Author(s): Kevin Kovach
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Discusses the impact of consolidating small jurisdictions of local health departments to create multi-county health departments that serve at least 50,000 people, in effort to build economies of scale and better improve population health. Includes an interview with Becky Johnson, administrator of the SEK Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) in southeast Kansas, that provides insight on the benefits of multi-county health departments and strategies to overcome obstacles and sustain services.
Author(s): Kevin Kovach
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Preliminary Birth Report Kansas, 2023
Provides 2023 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides 2023 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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