Health Equity and Health Disparities

CCO's mission is to organize communities for racial justice and social change. Fill out form at bottom of pages to get involved.

Community Resource Guide updated semimonthly.
Click the blue block "Street Sheet" or "Hojas de Calle". You can also sign up for weekly updates.

The Mid-America Regional Council maintains many datasets and maps describing boundaries, resources and features in the Kansas City region.

The Metropolitan Council of Community Mental Health Centers represents the public mental health system in the Kansas City area. They provide a full array of comprehensive services to help people live a full and independent life. Their services are available to all members of the community, regardless of ability to pay.

In 1990 with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment conducted the first phone-based Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. Since that time, the survey has been helping inform health policy in our state.

A population-based database of all Kansans diagnosed with cancer intended as a resource for a better understanding of the incidence of cancer in Kansas.

A query system for datasets covering births, cancer incidence, deaths, hospital discharges by diagnosis, hospital discharges by procedure, Kansas population estimates, and pregnancies.

KHI identifies and examines health disparities that emerge through social, economic and environmental factors. KHI engage with communities across Kansas to provide services and tools that support their health equity initiatives and policymaking.

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R) brings actionable data, evidence, guidance, and stories to diverse leaders and residents so people and communities can be healthier. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute created CHR&R for communities across the nation, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This report will highlight how access to opportunity and economic security is both tied to residents' health and variable depending on their location within your state.

Data on children in Kansas by ethnicity, demographics, county, school district, etc.

The Kansas Health Matters website brings community health-related statistical data, local resources and a wealth of information to one, accessible, user-friendly location.