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Kansas City

From food safety to immunizations, violence prevention to economic mobility, the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department (KCHD) addresses core public health needs and the root causes of diseases to increase the health, wellbeing, and longevity of everyone in the region.

 

Nationally recognized and accredited, KCHD works to promote, preserve, and protect the health of Kansas City residents, visitors, and workers through a variety of leading programs and services.

Snapshot

  • POPULATION

    509,297

  • SQUARE MILES

    319.03

  • TRANSIT SCORE

    25

  • PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME

    $38,146

Marvia Jones, PhD, MPH

Director

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  • Urban Health Agenda

    Our vision for the future of urban health looks beyond health care. Government and community organizations work together to make our wider environments safer, healthier, and more equitable.

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  • City Health Data

    Explore more than 120 health metrics for this city on our Big Cities Health Inventory data platform.

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Frontline Blog

By having the business community and foundations lead the charge, it shifted the conversation from focusing solely on the individual health aspects, to emphasizing the collective cost of employing smokers and why it makes sense from a business standpoint to ensure a healthier workforce.

Rex Archer
BCHC Alum
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