Member Update
 November 3, 2014 

Information Sharing

 

New Connections Resource Site Page - "Communication and Webinars"

The "Communication and Webinars" page is now available for Connections members on kamuonline.org. This NEW page contains listings of communication sent to Connections members and Connections-hosted webinars. Links to past Member Updates, Webinar Invitations, Connections Webinar slides, and Connections Webinar recordings are available on this page. The link for the Communication and Webinars page can be found in the sidebar under Tools and Resources.

 

A userid and password are required to access Connections Member Only pages. Contact Susan Wood at swood@kspca.org to request access.

 

Data for Health Initiative

On October 16, 2014, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the launch of Data for Health, an initiative that will explore how health information can be better harnessed to improve people's lives. The initiative is led by a high-profile advisory committee, co-chaired by David Ross, ScD, of the Public Health Informatics Institute, and Ivor Horn, MD, M.PH, of the Children's National Medical Center. Data for Health will be hosting a series of events in five cities across the country with participation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Committee members will hear from local leaders, consumers, and professionals from a wide range of sectors on what data is important to them, and how they might use it to help people lead healthier lives. The advisory committee will issue a report and recommendations in early 2015. Find out more by clicking here.

 

Announced by Community Health Partners for Sustainability.

 

2013 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Now Available

The 2013 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is now available. County and public health preparedness region level data is now available on KDHE's interactive website.

 

As shown here, if you click on the paper icon next to your county or public health preparedness region, you can download the data with various subpopulation estimates in pdf format.

 

Announced by the KDHE Bureau of Health Promotion.

 

Questions?

Contact any member of the KAMU HCCN Grant Project Team below.

 

Susan Woodswood@kspca.org785-233-8483
Cayla Lewisclewis@kspca.org785-233-8483

Terri Kennedy

terri.kennedy@synovim.org 

785-271-4180

 
Health Center Connections is a health center controlled network organized and supported by KAMU. Current funding for Connections is through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HCCN Funding Opportunity HRSA-13-237.