COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KS 6.28.18
Wyandotte County, Kansas 165,000 people • Kansas City (93% of the • population), Bonner Springs, Edwardsville 41% white, 29% Latino, 23% • Black, 5% Asian (primarily Southeast Asian) White flight in 1960s and 1970s • Deindustrialization hit working • class community hard Median household income: • $40,757 (Kansas: $53,571) Incredibly diverse county with rich • history
A Short History of Healthy Communities Wyandotte ■ County ty H Health R lth Rankings gs released first by the Kansas Health Institute in 2009. ■ Mayo yor J Joe Re Reardon’s 2010 State of the Government established an influential, multi ti- sect ctor t task k force to address the poor community health rankings. ■ Utilized the offer of technical assistance from the Kansa sas H s Health I Inst stitute to develop strategies. ■ Health D lth Departm tment D t Director J Joe Connor became heavily involved, ultimately leading to establishing Healthy Communities Division.
Latino Health for All Coalition • initiated in 2008 Focused on healthy eating, active • living, and access to health services as a means of addressing health disparities experienced by Latinos Healthy C Communities W Wyandotte • and L Latino o Health h for Al or All m l main intain consi sistent go good pa partnership
THE Q E QUE UESTION YOU U MUST T ANSWER: ER: HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE TO SAY “YES”?
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