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    The article discusses the poor health outcomes in Cowley County, Kansas compared to other counties and national averages. Rates of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, childhood poverty, and those without health insurance are higher. This puts economic strain on the community. A new investigation using an $80,000 federal grant will identify specific health needs to guide actions like a potential safety net clinic. Improving health and access to care for all residents is seen as good for both individuals and the local economy.

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    Winffeld (Kan.) Daily Courier, Fri., Nov.

    25, 2011

    0]
    COURIER VIEWS
    Good health is good business
    It is time for us in Cowley County people's unmet health needs. Institute has ranked us 83rd of A study by the Kansas Health 105 counties Our rates of diabetes than the national norm. of uninsured poverty children than most to do something about our in terms of health outcomes. and heart disease are a good deal higher

    Our rates of cancer are also higher. We have a higher percentage other Kansas counties. We have a higher rate of childhood Kansas counties. Unfortunately, to these conditions. If we ourselves We cannot We cannot have health insurance be satisfied. health needs to and access to good health care. we let ourselves in our population. afford any longer to ignore our responsibility meet those needs . . Plainly. there is motive to meet such needs among fessionals. A number department, of them have joined Cowley County with the city/county health United Way and Legacy to steer health prowe, like too many Americans. have gotten used than most other

    afford any longer to deny the unmet

    work on an $80,000 are in terms of health Hopefully our people.

    federal grant to find out exactly where we needs and outcomes. will point us toward actions we

    that investigation

    can take to reach a higher level of health and health care for all A safety net clinic might be one of those actions. make a difference The however keeping We should in this entire area. at the grassroots. in health care, of and that the business It could

    key to this effort is attitude


    laudable. are not enough; healthy

    all realize that past achievements

    our population

    is good for all of us.

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