Research and Data
National Statistics
Regional and Local Data
Missouri
Lafayette County
Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County
Cass County
Kansas
Johnson County
Nursing
Health Access
Safety Net
Healthy Lifestyles
HPV
Social Determinents
Oral Health
Health Information Technology
Mental Health
National Statistics
Regional and Local Data
Missouri
- Missouri Senior Report 2006
http://www.missouriseniorreport.org/
- Minority Health Disparities in Missouri. Data Book 1: African Americans, Missouri Foundation for Health
http://www.kcresearch.org (pdf)
- Minority Health Disparities in Missouri. Data Book 2: Hispanics, Missouri Foundation for Health
http://www.kcresearch.org (pdf)
- The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Assessment of Jackson, Lafayette and Cass Counties. Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
HCF Assesment-Jackson, Lafayette,Cass (pdf)
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.
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/CommunityDataProfiles/index.html- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
The YRBS monitors specific behavior among high school students that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Overview of MO Data can be found at: http://dese.mo.gov (pdf)
Or one can create unique data tables for a particular topic and geographic area at: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/YRBSSMICA/
- Trust for America's Health: The State of Your Health: Missouri
http://healthyamericans.org
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Conducted by the 50 state health departments as well as those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with support from the CDC, BRFSS provides state-specific information about issues such as asthma, diabetes, health care access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use, and more.
http://www.dhss.mo.gov
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Lafayette County
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Kansas City, Missouri
- Regional Health Initiative - Finding Conclustions and Recommendations
Mid-America Regional Council, February 2010
- Safety Net Capacity Report
Mid-America Regional Council, July 2009
- Kansas City Metropolitan Health Access Policy Assessment, Final Report, HMA
HMA_Final_Report.pdf
- Community Health Assessment 2005, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City Health Department
CHA_2005as.pdf
- Tobacco Free KC 2004 Report, City of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department
tobacco_control_2004.pdf
- The Status of Greater Kansas City’s Children and Youth: 2005 Report Card and Data Briefing Book, Partnership for Children
2005RC.pdf
- 2006 Kansas City, Missouri Social Behavior Survey Findings Report, ETC Institute
KCMOSmokingSurveyReport.pdf
- Detras Del Debate: An Examination of the economic, social, political and cultural context of Latino immigrants in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. El Centro
Detr%E1s%20del%20Debate--El%20Centro%20Survey%20Report%202006.pdf
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Jackson County
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Cass County
- Substance Abuse Prevention Needs in Missouri Counties: Prevention Needs Assessment for Cass County, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
cass%20county.pdf
- Missouri Senior Report 2006: Cass County Indicators. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/mosenior/profile_reports06/29037.html
- Health and Preventive Practices Status Report from Missouri County-level Study for Jackson County, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
cass.pdf
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Kansas
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Johnson County
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Nursing
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Health Access
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Safety Net
Healthy Lifestyles
- Tobacco Coverage in Print Media
Tobacco Control, December 2009
- Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2010 Benchmarking Report
Alliance for Biking and Walking, January 2010
- United State 100% Smoke Free Laws Maps
American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation
- Community Health Improvement Resources
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Focus on: Built Environment
National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments
Prepared by the Prevention Institute
- Secondhand Smoke Exopsure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of Evidence
Institute of Medicine, October 2009
- Healthy Food for All: Building Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems in Detroit and Oakland
Policy Link, July 2009
- Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
CDC, July 2009
- Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Leadership for Healthy Communities: An Action Strategies Toolkit for local and state leaders to creatve healthy communities and prevent childhoold obesity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Reduced Cardiovascular Hopsitalizations After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinanc - City of Pueblo, Colorado
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5751a1.htm
- White Paper Examing Tobacco in Kansas and Missouri: Policy Options to Reduce the Burden
Prepared by Jessica Hembree, HCF Program Officer
- Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition, Activity and Nutrition Tool Kit for assessing and treating weight issues in children and adolescents http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Obesity/Publications.html
- Trust for America's Health, Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities (PDF)
- Federal Toolkit Aims to Help African-American Community Leaders Stem Diabetes Prevalence
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/features/digest.jsp?c=EMC-ND141&pid=1141&id=7209
- School-Based Programs: Lessons Learned from CATCH, Planet Health and Not-On-Tobacco, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
06_0105.pdf
- KC Healthy Kids
http://www.kchealthykids.org/
- Kansas City Community Gardens
http://www.kccg.org/
- Tobacco Prevention
http://www.tobaccopreventionnetworks.org/
- Kansas State Extension Service
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/
- University of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu
- State & Local Food Policy Councils
www.statefoodpolicy.org
- Farm to School
www.farmtoschool.org
- Childhood Obesity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/programarea.jsp?pid=1138
- Missouri’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan 2005
www.dhss.mo.gov (pdf)
- Obesity Report Executive Summary
www.dhss.mo.gov (pdf)
- Missouri Obesity Burden Report 2002
www.dhss.mo.gov (pdf)
- Creating Neighborhood Environments That Support Healthy Eating & Physical Activity: Strategies For Change. The report is a guide to investments and projects in low-income neighborhoods.
http://www.rwjf.org
- Food Insecurity and the Federal Child Nutrition Programs: Understanding the Linkages: An analysis of the dual impacts of food insecurity and obesity on low-income individuals, households, and communities, and the current and future positive role federal child nutrition programs can play in the prevention of these two public health problems.
http://www.rwjf.org
- Take a Stand for Healthy Students: The Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Guidelines for Competitive Foods and Beverages
www.HealthierGeneration.org/Beverages
www.HealthierGeneration.org/Snacks
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HPV
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Oral Health
- The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children
The PEW Center on the States, February 2010
- Oral Health Policy in Kansas and Missouri, HCF White Paper
- State Strategies to Improve Dental Complicane in Missouri's Medicaid Population, Sept 2008
Missouri Foundation for Health and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Dental Compliance.pdf
- Oral Health Profile of Individuals Seeking Services at a Midtown Assistance Center for the Homeless, Branson, Bonnie G. Center for the City, UMKC
BransonURSpaper.pdf
- An extensive catalog of surveys related to oral health. NIDCR/CDC Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center
http://drc.hhs.gov/dqs.htm)
- Data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/oralhealth/state.htm
- A virtual guide to the Maternal and Child Health Library, which includes links to national and state organizations’ electronic resources, oral health literature, research and program databases, and information about specific oral health aspects such as dental sealants, fluoride varnish and Head Start-based oral health interventions. Maternal and Child Health Library (Georgetown University)
http://mchlibrary.info/knowledgepaths/kp_oralhealth.html
- A collection of recent articles and studies of interest to policymakers, practitioners, program developers and parents. The Children’s Dental Health Project
www.cdhp.org
- A helpful collection of oral health research, policy and programming information, including report cards on parity-focused initiatives. Oral Health America
www.oralhealthamerica.org
- Released in 2000, this report called attention to a significant disparity between racial and socioeconomic groups in regards to oral health and ensuing overall health issues. Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/oralhealth/
- Medline Plus (Nat’l. Library of Medicine/nat’l. Institutues of Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html
- An annotated bibliography of dental health journal articles and studies reported since 1996 that focused on low income and/or homeless populations, Bureau of Primary Health Care: Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
http://bphc.hrsa.gov (pdf)
- Information resources and Success Stories targeting rural populations, Rural Assistance Center: Dental Health Resources
www.raconline.org/info_guides/dental
- CDC Oral Health Indicators, along with a link to synopses of state dental public health programs, National Oral Health Surveillance System
http://www.cdc.gov/nohss/
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Health Information Technology
Presentations from Health Information Technology and Exchange - A Regional Exchange Health
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Mental Health
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Adult Mental Illness Best Practices Literature Review
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Program Implementation Best Practices Literature Review
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Domestic Violence Best Practices Literature Review
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Co-Occuring Disorders Best Practices Literature Review
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Children's Mental Health Best Practices Literature Review
- Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research
Child Abuse Best Practices Literature Review
- Evidence Based Practices, Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), Powerpoint presentation provided by Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health
- Developments in Depression, Powerpoint presentation provided by Timothy Dellenbaugh, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Director, UMKC
- Research and Best Practices in Domestic Violence, Powerpoint presentation provided by Julie Beck, LMSW, Rose Brooks Center, Inc.
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org
- Crimes Against Children Research
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org
- Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org
- American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org
- Portland Research and Training Center
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
- SAMHSA
www.samhsa.gov
- National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
- The Behavioral Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse
- The Environmental Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse
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