All Kansas families should live in communities of opportunity, where good schools, healthy environments, safe homes, quality jobs, and access to health care, high-quality goods and services are the norm. We believe education, health care, and children being ready to learn are critical pieces for creating and supporting communities of opportunity. We also recognize that …
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Kansas Advocates for Equity, Education and Health
Community Conversations
Virtual Discussions on the Future of Rural Health in Kansas Please join the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Kansas Health Foundation and Kansas Hospital Association for one of our six regional meetings on the future of rural health in Kansas. Details are here: https://www.communityconversationsks.com/scheduled-events A strong health system is critical to thriving rural communities and …
Community Health Workers in Kansas
Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities A new research report released by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund finds that integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into care teams results in better and more appropriate access to health care services, improves health outcomes, addresses gaps and equity issues in the health care system, and delivers strong return on …
Telehealth in Kansas During COVID-19
Survey of health providers: August-September 2020 A crisis shows telehealth works; now we need to explore how to sustain services Earlier this year, in an effort to help providers and patients maintain access to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and the State of Kansas issued emergency telehealth policy changes to improve …
Thriving Congregations
Health Fund receives five-year Lilly Endowment grant to strengthen partnerships and expand programs supporting community health ministry At the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund we work hard each day to improve the health of Kansans through strategic philanthropy guided by Christian values, which is why we’re excited to announce that we received a five-year Thriving …
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund’s Commitment to Racial and Health Equity
For over thirty years the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund has worked to improve the health and wholeness of Kansas through bringing together people from communities throughout Kansas and more recently, Nebraska. We value partnerships and collaboration and speaking out for the greater good, which is why it’s critical to state that that we do …
Healthy Congregations 2020 Improvements Webinar
Drawing on conversations with team leaders, surveys of all Healthy Congregations teams last fall, and extensive collaboration between staff and program partners, we’ve been hard at work on improving and streamlining the Healthy Congregations program – and we’re excited to introduce the 2020 program changes. This webinar outlines both the program benefits which will continue, …
Healthy Congregations & COVID-19
As we work to support the needs of our communities, we realize one of our great strengths is to be able to partner with nearly 100 active United Methodist Congregations that participate in our Healthy Congregations Program. We are excited to work to provide financial and technical assistance to Healthy Congregations members as they respond …
We’re Counting on You!
Happy Census Day! While we are focused on keeping our families, friends, and communities safe during the COVID-19 crisis, I wanted to take the time to highlight how important it is to fulfill our constitutional obligation to complete the 2020 Census. The Census is a once-a-decade population and housing count of all 50 states, the …
Healthy Congregations Retreat Cancelled
April 16 update: Healthy Congregations COVID-19 Response Grants available Health Fund staff and directors have been closely monitoring the rapidly developing situation with the spread of novel coronavirus and increasing incidence of COVID-19. With protecting the health of our participants foremost in mind, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Healthy Congregations …