❄️✨ Season’s Greetings from KHI! ✨❄️ Warmest wishes this holiday season from all of us at the Kansas Health Institute. In the year ahead, we will be celebrating a significant milestone—our 30th anniversary. We look forward to celebrating strong partnerships in 2025 to improve health in Kansas! Please note: Our offices will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 25, until Jan. 2. Wishing you a safe and restful holiday season and a successful start to the New Year! 🎉 #SeasonsGreetings #HappyNewYear #KHI30Years
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The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka. The Kansas Health Foundation made its commitment to fund KHI's educational mission to deliver in-depth, nonpartisan information, research and insights based on the conclusion that health policy decisions often were based on fragmented, anecdotal and sometimes biased information. At the time of its founding, KHI was unique in its status as a health policy-focused educational organization that was independent, non-university based and supported primarily through philanthropy. Since then, other states such as Colorado and Ohio have established institutes with a similar model. KHI faculty and staff are drawn from diverse disciplines including medicine, public and community health, health policy and management, law, statistics, data management, anthropology, political science, sociology, health administration, communications and business. KHI continues to be supported by a core-operating grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, and also obtains funding from other regional and national foundations and state and federal agencies. Our Vision: Healthier Kansans through effective policy. Our Mission: Improve the health of Kansans through non-partisan research, education and engagement that support effective policymaking.
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http://www.khi.org
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- Topeka, Kansas
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- 1995
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Topeka, Kansas, US
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🌍 Smaller Counties, Big Impact in Public Health Since 2011, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has built a network of 42 state and 393 local health departments striving for excellence. But for smaller counties, accreditation comes with unique challenges—and significant implications for health equity. In our latest edition of Transforming Public Health for the 21st Century: Bridging Theory to Practice, Amanda Mehl of Boone County Health Department shares how her team broke barriers to become Illinois' smallest PHAB-accredited local health department. 🔍 Discover how determination can drive meaningful change in public health: https://lnkd.in/gp8KhqXN #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #PHABAccreditation
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We're #hiring a new Quantitative Research Analyst in Topeka, Kansas. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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This week, we released our Marketplace Update for 2025 - a comprehensive brief on marketplace insurance in Kansas. Seven insurers are offering 81 health insurance plans on the Kansas marketplace for plan year 2025. The average monthly premium for a benchmark silver plan for a family of four increased by 6.0%, higher than the 3% national increase. This brief covers: ➤ Plan options on the Kansas marketplace ➤ Health insurance costs ➤ Financial assistance opportunities ➤ Factors affecting enrollment Read the full brief to learn more. https://lnkd.in/g4PXazKZ #KsHealth #KsLeg #ACAMarketplace
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In the spirit of the season, KHI joined forces with SENT's Christmas Shop to bring holiday cheer to families in need. This meaningful initiative brightens the season for so many in the Topeka community! On Wednesday, the KHI team came together to gather gifts and deliver them to SENT's Southeast Topeka office—just in time for Saturday's festivities. 🎁✨ https://lnkd.in/gku8vMnU Johnathan Sublet
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KHI Senior Analyst Wyatt Beckman uses County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to improve access to and understanding of health data. Together they help Kansas counties address health disparities and make informed decisions by simplifying complex information. Read more in CHR&R's latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/gcg9WcCJ #HealthEquity #DataInnovation #KsHealth #KsLeg
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This infographic provides a high-level overview of insurance coverage for 2,898,978 Kansans in 2023. It shows that almost 1.8 million Kansans were covered by private insurance, 885,787 were covered by public insurance and 239,807 were uninsured in 2023. Based on their household income, how many uninsured adults would qualify for Medicaid, if expanded? How many qualify for subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federally facilitated marketplace? Find these answers and more in our new infographic. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g9qxQBD7 #KSLeg #KSHealth Alliance for a Healthy Kansas | Kansas Action for Children | Kansas Hospital Association | Community Care Network of Kansas | REACH Healthcare Foundation
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📢 Speakers Announced for Building Thriving Rural Communities: Inaugural Virtual Convening 📢 Join KHI's Health on the Plains podcast host, Wyatt Beckman, and hear from experts in public health, rural health policy and community development as they discuss challenges and strategies for supporting rural communities. 🌾 Plenary speaker: Chris Estes, co-executive director of the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group at The Aspen Institute Panel discussions: 🌾 Supporting Health Outside of the Hospital Speakers: Alva Ferdinand, Southwest Rural Health Research Center - Texas A&M University; Derik Flerlage, RT/MHA, Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Jennifer Bacani McKenney, KU School of Medicine 🌾 Bridging Community Development and Health Speakers: Benjamin Anderson, Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System; Erin Borla, Roundhouse Foundation; Chris Estes, Aspen Institute; Trisha Purdon, Office of Rural Prosperity - Kansas Department of Commerce Tune in Friday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom for informed perspectives, collaborative solutions and actionable insights to support health and well-being in rural Kansas. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/g6a5Zsy7 #HealthOnThePlains #RuralKansas #RuralHealth #KsHealth #KsLeg University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas Health Foundation | Sunflower Foundation | Kansas Leadership Center | Kansas Association of Counties | National Rural Health Association | Kansas Public Health Association | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas | Kansas Hospital Association | United Methodist Health Ministry Fund | Kansas Pharmacists Association
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One in 10 (12%) Kansas households lack broadband internet access. Among low-income Kansans, those living in households making less than $20,000 annually, nearly one-third (30.9%) do not have broadband. The Kansas Health Institute’s Digital Divide Dashboard offers a detailed look at broadband and computer access across the state. It highlights disparities in availability and ownership, helping communities focus efforts to close the gap. In today’s digital age, access to reliable internet and devices is critical for education, employment and health care. However, the digital divide remains a major challenge, particularly in rural areas. 🔗 Learn more and explore the dashboard: https://lnkd.in/gJw_C7TE #KSLeg #KSHealth #BroadbandAccess #DigitalDivide REACH Healthcare Foundation | United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
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At KHI, engaging with students and fostering their growth in health policy has always been a top priority. We're grateful for the opportunity to have our colleagues share their expertise as guest lecturers, helping to inspire and build the next generation of leaders in the field. #HealthInAllPolicies #HiAP #KsHealth
Director of Business Strategy and Innovation, Champion for Health in All Policies, GenAI Enthusiast
It was a joy to return to Vicki Collie-Akers classroom for a guest lecture and engage MPH students on incorporating #health into #policies and decisions. Thanks for the invite! We’re excited to see students infuse Health in All Policies (HiAP) into decision-making across sectors as they continue their journey to becoming change-makers. We guided students through the Health Impact Checklist Tool https://lnkd.in/gErHjT6e, which recently received the 2024 Best in Show PRISM Award from the PRSA Greater Kansas City Chapter https://lnkd.in/gWBeuu2q. It was an honor to co-author this tool with Wyatt Beckman, and thanks to the Kansas Health Institute communications team for designing it. #HiAP work takes many champions, and today I want to acknowledge those who have worked on #HIAs or HiAP and laid the foundation for this work in Kansas and beyond. Special thanks to Catherine Shoults, PhD MPH Caitlin McMurtry Carlie Houchen Ivan Williams Sheena Schmidt (Smith) Sarah Hartsig Shawna Lee Carroll Chapman Barbara LaClair Lisa Jones Sarah Green Sharon Homan Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore, SOPHIA and Health Impact Project. Also, thank you to Bob St. Peter for his past support and to Kari Bruffett for her continued support of this work at KHI. Let’s share this award together!
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