Policy


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


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

                    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.