About Us
The Kansas Public Health Collaborative (KPHC) is a project of the Wichita State University Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI) that was created to expand collaboration, communication and capacity development for state and local health departments and their workforce.
We have three primary goals:
1
Connect
Our first goal we work towards is to connect the Kansas state and local public health departments and workforce.
2
Promote
We also promote the activities and accomplishments of state and local public health leaders and organizations.
3
Support
We support capacity development for public health departments in Kansas.
Collaboration
Collaboration is central to KPHC’s work. CPHI works with organizations across Kansas’s public health system to understand needs, share resources and information, and strengthen governmental public health.
THE Kansas Public Health Collaborative collborates with these organizations:
The mission of the Division of Public Health is to promote and protect health and prevent disease and injury among the people of Kansas. The Division of Public Health is organized into distinct Bureaus that provide resources and support to Kansas communities. Those Bureaus are: Community Health Systems, Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology & Public Health Informatics, Family Health, Health Promotion and Oral Health.
The Center for Public Health Initiatives believes that strategic partnerships that build capacity are needed for Kansas to maintain a high performing public health system. The center provides technical assistance, training and evaluation support for local health departments and other organizations that provide public health services. The Kansas Public Health Collaborative (KPHC) is a project of Wichita State University’s Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI) that helps strengthen governmental public health in Kansas.
The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. KHI provides training and technical assistance to community health improvement efforts in Kansas.
KALHD is a nonprofit association dedicated to strengthening local health departments for the purpose of improving and protecting the health of all Kansans. KALHD’s membership consists of 94 of the 100 local health departments in Kansas.