April 27, 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:
READ NOW: Posted on April 23. A Kansas Twist—Following the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Kansas, Kansas Health Institute. This blog highlights the steps that have been taken, and the challenges that remain, in ensuring that COVID-19 vaccines are distributed in an equitable manner.
VIEW NOW: One-hour recording on April 22 of Demystifying the Rankings panel, Kansas Health Institute. Learn how to interpret and use the America’s Health Rankings (AHR), Mental Health in America Rankings (MHA) and County Health Rankings (CHR).
USE NOW: May is Women’s Health Month. Social media kit is available from the Kansas Maternal and Child Council, Bureau of Family Health, KDHE.
For more information contact: Elaine Johannes ejohanne@ksu.edu.