Research Category: Healthy Communities
Food for All: Improving Access to Healthy and Local Food
Kansas and Missouri are above average, but in this case, it’s nothing to be proud of. We rank 8th (Missouri) and 15th (Kansas) among the 50 states in food insecurity. In the heart of one of the richest agricultural regions in the country, more than 15% of our residents don’t...
HCFGKC 10 Year Report
As HCF completes its first decade of grantmaking, we have looked back across the health care landscape to better understand the accomplishments and obstacles surrounding care to the uninsured and underserved in the Kansas City region. Our objective is to learn from, and reflect upon, past experience, in order to...
Healthy Communities Websites
A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health website offers CME/CE credit and equips health care professionals with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve. Action for Healthy Kids: A volunteer network fighting childhood...
HCF Grant Report: Community Garden Funding 2007-2010
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) committed approximately $1 million to support nine community garden projects from 2007 to 2010. These programs provided garden plots, fresh vegetables, and nutrition training to approximately 2,244 people (1,887 children and 357 adults) in HCF’s six county service area.
New Study Shows Positive Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Academic Test Scores Among Kansas Students
During the 2011-2012 school year, 152 schools representing 40 school districts across Kansas submitted FITNESSGRAM data on more than 17,000 students. The findings of the study highlight aggregate, de-identified data from more than 13,000 students in grades 4-9.