30-Year Decline in Kansas Health Can Be Reversed with Leadership, Report Finds

30-year decline in Kansas health can be reversed with leadership, report finds

Kansas has fallen from being ranked as one of the healthiest states in the nation 30 years ago, to one of the least, according to data included in a report from the Kansas Health Institute. (Photo by Wichayada Suwanachun/Getty Images)TOPEKA — Kansas’ health ranking had one of the steepest declines in the nation in the past 30 years, according to a study that sought to identify potential reasons and fixes for the state’s downward slide. One hundr…

Kansas health ranking declines sharply - The Iola Register

Kansas’ overall health has plummeted from eighth in the nation to 28th over the past three decades, a new report finds. TOPEKA — Kansas’ health ranking had one of the steepest declines in the nation in the past 30 years, according to a study that sought to identify potential reasons and fixes for the state’s downward slide. One hundred experts determined that Kansas’ lack of a coherent policy agenda, income disparities and fragile, underfunded h…