April 20, 2021
The Community Health Corner
According to the CDC, community health uses science-based approaches for the greatest health benefit to the greatest number of people by addressing the drivers that impact health. Changes in policies, systems and environments, settings are among the most effective ways to tackle big health issues. Being healthy is not just about individual choices, it’s also about the conditions that influence everyone’s health.
The following are community health tools that you can use for Grand Challenge for Health work:
PARTICIPATE IN: April 27 (Tuesday) 6-7:45 p.m. Energizing Others to Beat the Virus with Kansas Leadership Center (KLC). KLC, organizer of the “Kansas Beats the Virus” initiative wants to hear your voice in the conversation. Register at: KLC – A Shot for Your Right (to Party)!
ANNOUNCE and APPLY: May 3-August 31. Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) accepts applications for Impact and Capacity Grants of up to $25,000 that support impactful projects or organizational capacity-building efforts that reduce health disparities and promoting health equity. More information is at: https://kansashealth.org/grant-opportunities/icg-2021/.
SHARE WITH YOUTH: June 1-15; 7-9 p.m. CDT. Kansas Prevention Collaborative and the Kansas Dept of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is sponsoring the state’s KYC3 (Kansas Youth Community Change Conference) for middle and high school-age youth. Register at: KYC3 for free.
For more information contact Elaine Johannes at ejohanne@ksu.edu.