Healthy Kansans 2010
Progress Summary
December 16, 2005
HK2010 Process
Process
Management
Committee:
General Process
Oversight
Goal: Markedly Improve HP2010 10 Leading Health Indicators…
Steering Committee listened to experts in each of 23 focus areas
Steering Committee identified themes to impact multiple Leading Health Indicators and selected
three workgroups around top-priority themes:
• Reducing/Eliminating Health and Disease Disparities
• System Interventions to Address Social Determinants of Health
• Early Disease Prevention, Risk Identification, and Intervention for Women, Children, &
Adolescents
Workgroups recommend specific strategies to make major impact on Leading Health Indicators
Steering Committee accepts recommendations from Workgroup members indicated which their
organization is most interested in pursuing.
Steering Committee requests specific policy and program recommendations
Three Action Groups formed
Action Group recommendations presented to the Steering Committee
Steering Committee sets short-term policy agenda to markedly improve 10 Leading Health Indicators
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10 Leading Health Indicators
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Physical activity
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Mental health
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Overweight and
obesity
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Injury and
violence
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Tobacco use
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Substance abuse
Environmental
quality
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Responsible
sexual behavior
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Immunization
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Access to health
care
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Review of September 6, 2005
Steering Committee Meeting
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Workgroup recommendations, strategies,
and action steps presented
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Key workgroup recommendations
prioritized/narrowed to list of possible action
steps
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Steering Committee Members committed
their organizations’ resources and/or
leadership for up to 5 action steps each
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Other Steering Committee
Recommendations from 9/6/05 Meeting
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Timely dissemination of final information in
concise, user-friendly, actionable format
Opportunity to remain informed and
connected as a group; specifically, meet
again in December to draft more complete
policy agenda
Opportunity for workgroup members to
continue to be informed and actively
involved in implementing policy agenda
Timely briefing of Governor on Healthy
Kansans 2010 recommendations
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Other Steering Committee
Recommendations from 9/6/05 Meeting
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Concerted effort to collaborate on
implementation of policy agenda so all
organizations are “singing from the same
sheet of music”
Maintenance of website or other efficient,
effective means of disseminating
information, soliciting feedback and
involvement, and monitoring progress
throughout 2010
Opportunity to present results to legislature
in special session as early as possible in this
year’s legislative session
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Review of September 6, 2005
Steering Committee Meeting
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After 9/6 meeting…
 Contacted Steering Committee
members not present for follow-up
 Though more commitments were
added, “top 3” action steps did not
change
 Contacted Steering Committee
members committing resources or
leadership to action steps for more
information, input on next steps
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Action Steps Receiving 4 or More
Steering Committee Commitments
1. Cultural Competency
2. Comprehensive Tobacco
Prevention and Control
3. Disparities Data Collection,
Analysis, and
Dissemination
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Increase awareness of social
determinants, health status,
and economic costs
Promote paradigm shift from
treatment to prevention
Address system barriers for
increasing insurance to
under/uninsured
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Strategies to improve participation
of small business providing health
care coverage
Develop and utilize Healthy
Community self assessments
Focus on 4 national obesity goals
Set/adopt state standards for
PE/Health Education
Nutrition/physical activity
programs targeted to specific
populations at risk
Promote health career
opportunities among underserved
youth
Address barriers to 40,000
children eligible but not enrolled
in HealthWave
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Formation of Action Groups
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Formed around “top 3” action steps
 Comprehensive Tobacco Use Prevention &
Control
 Cultural Competency
 Disparities Data
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Based on number of Steering Committee
member commitments; not necessarily
“highest priority” issues
Represented next HK2010 steps not only
HK2010 steps
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Action Group Task
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Related to each Action Group topic,
identify a more definitive program and
policy agenda for impacting the 10
leading health indicators.
Specifically,
 What are recommended policy initiatives?
Of those, which require legislative action?
 What are recommended program
initiatives? What could Steering
Committee members implement directly
within their organizations?
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Action Groups
Two meetings each in October and
November
 Steering Committee members,
Workgroup members, and
recommended experts were invited
to attend
 Members participating:
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 Comprehensive Tobacco (27)
 Cultural Competency (28)
 Disparities Data (20)
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