Kansas Resources
Partnering to Improve Birth Outcomes in a Rural Community: Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, KS
Highlights the Pioneer Baby program, a partnership between Kearny County Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. Discusses how funding from grants and local employers enhanced the obstetrics program. Describes how the partnership worked to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes and presents lessons learned.
Date: 02/2021
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Highlights the Pioneer Baby program, a partnership between Kearny County Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. Discusses how funding from grants and local employers enhanced the obstetrics program. Describes how the partnership worked to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes and presents lessons learned.
Date: 02/2021
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Disease Control & Prevention STI/HIV Program January - December 2021
Highlights the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis across the state of Kansas. Includes rates of infection by county.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Highlights the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis across the state of Kansas. Includes rates of infection by county.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas STI Report January to December 2021
Provides county-level data on the incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in Kansas in 2021 broken down by age, race, and sex.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Disease Control & Prevention, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides county-level data on the incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in Kansas in 2021 broken down by age, race, and sex.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Disease Control & Prevention, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas Primary Care Needs Assessment
Reports the results of a statewide needs assessment conducted in 2021 that focuses on the primary care needs of rural and underserved populations in Kansas. Includes discussion on provider shortages, access issues related to quality preventive and primary care services, telehealth services, and more. Shares maps providing county-level data on Primary Care, Dental, and Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Reports the results of a statewide needs assessment conducted in 2021 that focuses on the primary care needs of rural and underserved populations in Kansas. Includes discussion on provider shortages, access issues related to quality preventive and primary care services, telehealth services, and more. Shares maps providing county-level data on Primary Care, Dental, and Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Kearny County Hospital
Profiles the maternity program at Kearny County Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas. Describes key features of the program including mission-based recruitment and strong communication. Includes recommendations for emulating this model.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Mary Gilbertson
Date: 11/2020
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Profiles the maternity program at Kearny County Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas. Describes key features of the program including mission-based recruitment and strong communication. Includes recommendations for emulating this model.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Mary Gilbertson
Date: 11/2020
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative
Provides proposed updates to the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for performance year 2. Describes the rural health landscape in the state, programs under each of the five initiatives, milestones for each initiative, evaluation and sustainability strategies, and more.
Additional links: Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Provides proposed updates to the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for performance year 2. Describes the rural health landscape in the state, programs under each of the five initiatives, milestones for each initiative, evaluation and sustainability strategies, and more.
Additional links: Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance Events Calendar
Shares events hosted by the Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance partnership, focusing on topics such as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), swing beds, quality improvement, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance
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Shares events hosted by the Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance partnership, focusing on topics such as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), swing beds, quality improvement, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance
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Kansas Center for Rural Research Committee Research Brief Series
Provides a spotlight on research in rural Kansas. Includes an archive of research briefs focused on issues such as population health and healthcare delivery.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Center for Rural Health
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Provides a spotlight on research in rural Kansas. Includes an archive of research briefs focused on issues such as population health and healthcare delivery.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Center for Rural Health
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Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Kansas's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Includes links to Kansas's application, approved program documents, webinar recordings, news, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Application, Kansas RHT Program Annual Report - Year 1, Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative, Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides information on Kansas's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Includes links to Kansas's application, approved program documents, webinar recordings, news, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Application, Kansas RHT Program Annual Report - Year 1, Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative, Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas Cancer Data Dashboard
Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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