Advocacy Resources

• Building and Maintaining Strong Foundations
  Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. and Communtiy Catalyst, Inc.
• Investing in Change: A Funder's Guide to Supporting Advocacy
  Alliance for Justice
• Worry-Free Lobbying for Nonprofits: How to Use the 501(h) Election to Maximize Effectiveness
  Alliance for Justice
• Being a Player: A Guide to the IRL Lobbying regulations for Advocacy Charities
  Alliance for Justice
• Making Social Change: Case Studies of Nonprofit Service Providers
  Building Movement Project

Metropolitan Kansas City

• HCF Position Statement on Question 1: KCOM Health Levy
• Impact of Health Care Reform Legislation in Kansas City, reformreality.org, August 2010.
• Safety Net Capacity Report, Mid-America Regional Council, July 2009.

National

• 2010 Census Data, United States Census Bureau.
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the worldÕs largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Currently, data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
• Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2012, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
• Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census, The New York Times.

Kansas

• 2010 Kids Count Data Book: Kansas, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Annual Insurance Update 2010 Update, Health Insurance in Kansas, July 2010.
• Kansas County Health Rankings, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2011.
• Kansas Information for Communities (KIC) - A health information portal with health data you can query and links to many other data reports and information.
• The State of Your Health – Kansas, Trust for America's Health.

Allen County

• Thrive Allen County, Thrive is a 501(c)3 corporation that provides a new model of rural revitalization that works to harness the strengths of local residents in building healthier, more vibrant communities.

Johnson County

Wyandotte County

Missouri

• INFOGRAPHIC: Medicaid Expansion in Missouri: What You Need to Know (jpeg), March 2013

  INFOGRAPHIC: Medicaid Expansion in Missouri: Economic Benefits (jpeg), March 2013

• Behind the Big Blue H: Hospitals' Impact On Missouri's Economy, Missouri Hospital Association
• 2010 Kids Count Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Issues in Missouri Health Care 2011: Issue briefs exploring the challenges facing Missourian's and their health care system. Developed by Health Management Associates and funded by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the Missouri Foundation for Health.
  • Executive Summary
  • The State of Health in Missouri: Coverage, Access, and Health Status
  • Uninsured Prescription: Policy Options for Covering Missouri’s Uninsured
  • Coverage Issues for Missourians with Chronic Health Care Conditions
  • Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange
  • Addressing Medicaid Fraud and Abuse: Facts and Policy Options
  • Meeting the Needs of Missourians Who Are Elderly or Have Disabilities: Long-Term Care
  • Treating the Whole Missourian: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
  • Basic Pharmacy Reimbursement Principles in MO HealthNet
  • Buying Value: Improving the Quality of Missourians’ Health Care
  • Real Opportunities for Ending the Addiction: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
  • Transforming Missouri Medicaid: Federal Waiver Options and Processes
  • Assuring an Adequate Health Care Workforce in Missouri’s Medically Underserved Areas
• Missouri - County Health Rankings, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2011.
• Missouri Hospital Infection Rates
• Missouri Information for Community Assessment - Community data profiles are available on various subject areas such as cause of death, chronic diseases, unintentional injuries, prenatal and others. Each community data profile table provides data on 15-30 indicators for each county/city selected. Information provided includes the number of events, county/city rate, statistical significance, quintile ranking and the state rate.
• Missouri Medicaid Basics, 2010
• Missouri Senior Report 2009
• The State of Your Health – Missouri, Trust for America's Health:

Kansas City, Missouri

• Kansas City, Missouri 2010 Community Health Assessment, Kansas City, Missouri Health Department

Cass County

• Missouri Senior Report 2006: Cass County Indicators. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis.

Jackson County

• Cultural Competency and Mental Health in the Hispanic Community of Jackson County, Missouri, Mattie Rhodes Center, June 2003.
• Missouri Senior Report 2006: Jackson County Indicators, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Social and Economic Data.

Lafayette County

• Missouri Senior Report 2006: Lafayette County Indicators, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis.