HHS Region 7
Kansas
Kansas Community Health Work Partnership
Kansas, Statewide
Cohort 10 - 2021
NLAPH
Overview
The team proposes a two-pronged project that includes:
A social marketing campaign to address the rural, metro/urban divide with resilience in order to improve opportunities and increase the rural workforce
Micro-bursts of training in communities and across sectors to increase the awareness of, acceptance of, and availability of community health workers in Kansas
Team members
Elaine Johannes
Kansas State Research & Extension
Alissa Rankin
Community Engagement Institute, Wichita State University
Diana Lady
Kansas Dept of Health and Environment
Matt Thibault
Health ITC and Kansas Business Group on Health
Barbara Wiman
B.E. Education Group
Sandra Procter
Kansas State University Research & Extension & Dept. of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health
Documents
Kickapoo Health and Wellness Team
Horton, KS
Cohort 5 - 2016
NLAPH
Overview
The team aims to promote better health among the Kickapoo tribe by increasing physical activity, healthy eating, and traffic safety. Some of their initial efforts include the procurement of food for the local school via a community garden, physical activity classes, the creation of bike lanes to improve highway safety, and “no smoking” policies.
Team members
Olivia Pewamo
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Tracy Prather
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
Paula Smith
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Fred Thomas
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Raphael Wahwassuck
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Healthy Communities Wyandotte Education Action Team
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS
Cohort 4 - 2015
NLAPH
Overview
This team’s AHLP will advance the work of the Healthy Lifestyles Imitative (HLI), a movement in which multi-sectoral partners become oriented, create their own customized work plan—called MAPPS for change—and implement it to infuse HLI core strategies within the delivery of their services. These strategies are evidence-based clinical and community approaches to effectively lower the risk for obesity and include:
“M”- Consistent use of message - 12345 Fit-Tastic!
“A”- Consistent assessment of weight status and behaviors
“P”-Customized healthy weight plan for all
“P”-Policies and environments that enable healthy eating and active living
“S”- Statistics on key measures that are collected and analyzed to track progress and support process improvement
Team members
Joanna Sabally
Wyandotte County Health Department
Irene Caudillo
El Centro, Inc.
Lisa Garcia
Kansas City Public Schools
Emily Meissen-Sebelius
Children's Mercy Hospital, Weighing In
Documents
Impacting Population Health in Kansas
Kansas, Statewide
Cohort 3 - 2014
NLAPH
Overview
The project aims to develop individual and organizational leadership skills and identify shared goals for demonstrating cross-sector collaboration by implementing community-building activities that foster collaboration and test multiple approaches to achieve these goals.
Team members
Jane Shirley
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Alice Weingartner
Shawnee County Health Agency
Tanya Honderick
Univ. of Kansas MPH Program
Cindy Samuelson
Kansas Hospital Association