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Change Kansas Health Foundation Releases State Demographic Report STEVE COEN Kansas Health Foundation, President and CEO Steve Coen has worked to improve the health of all Kansans in his 30-plus years at the Kansas Health Foundation. He has held his current position as president and CEO since August 2008. Steve is a native of St. John, KS, and graduated from Emporia State University and Washburn University School of Law. Imagine a small, rural Kansas town in the 1960s — children playing, families spending time together and streets lined with storefronts. Neighbors are helping each other in moments of need and everyone is working to create a community that feels more like a family. In all, it was just an easier, slower-paced life when things didn’t seem as complicated. Parents had more time to be intimately involved in their kids’ lives and children could walk or ride their bikes almost anywhere without supervision. It was a time when almost every town had a drug store, grocery store and movie theater, and the community was vibrant with activity on any given night. In the past 60 years, times seem to have changed. Smaller towns are closing local storefronts and shuttering windows as residents take their business elsewhere, oftentimes driving to nearby larger towns or shopping online. As we think about this phenomenon, what do we really know about how the state has changed? What will the next 20 to 50 years look like in Kansas? And, how will these changes affect the health of our residents? This is something we kept asking at the Kansas Health Foundation, because we know that without a roadmap we’ll never be able to reach our desired destination: a culture in which every Kansan can make healthy choices where they live, work and play. We believe for our statewide organization, and many others, the ability to make sound decisions is dependent on having data detailing where we’ve been and where we’re going. And only from there can we perform effective, purposeful grantmaking and communication work. With this in mind, we partnered with the Kansas Health Institute — a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization that delivers objective information, conducts credible research, and supports civic dialogue enabling policymakers to make informed health policy decisions — to author and produce a report showing population patterns in both Kansas and the United States. The report also features population projections by race and ethnicity from recent research conducted by the Wichita State University Center for Economic Development and Business Research. “A Changing Kansas: Implications for Health and Communities” highlights the reality that the Kansas population is changing, and these changes have important implications for the health of our state and communities – no matter their size. Shifting demographics also impact how communities will function in the future and provide essential services for residents. Continued on page 6 4 Kansas Child A Publication of Child Care Aware ® of Kansas
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