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Healthy Behaviors
Focus Area Description
Focus Area Description
Adopting positive behaviors is known to benefit our overall health and well-being. The Foundation’s efforts in this area focus primarily on promoting three key behaviors – ensuring proper nutrition, increasing physical activity and decreasing tobacco use. The absence of these behaviors contributes to the three leading causes of death and disability in Kansas and the nation.
Focus Area Goals
Tobacco Goal
A decrease in tobacco use and exposure among Kansans
Physical Activity Goal
An increase in the number of Kansans who engage in moderate or vigorous physical activity
Nutrition Goal
An increase in the number of Kansans who eat adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables
Grant Amount: $30,000
Duration (months): 12
To serve as the title sponsor of the 2012 Kansas Health Foundation River Run, held in conjunction with the annual Wichita River Festival.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Duration (months): 24
To provide matching funds in support of KHI's participation in the RWJF Community Health Assessment/Community Health Improvement Plan Project.
Grant Amount: $16,249
Duration (months): 3
Research, speaker fees and travel expenses for James Chung to present a session titled Kansas: It's Future is Here Today at the Kansas In Question Symposium.
Grant Amount: $12,000
Duration (months): 12
Annual membership for the Foundation Center.
Grant Amount: $7,000
Duration (months): 1
To support the Wichita-Sedgwick County Point-in-Time Homeless Countt project, which is used to collect data on the number of persons experiencing homelessness.
Grant Amount: $3,750
Duration (months): 4
To provide funding to conduct a study examining the potential economic impact of Senate Bill 1.
Grant Amount: $50,000
Duration (months): 12
To provide funds to the University of Kansas Enrichment Network for technical assistance to at least 10 after school programs to help them focus their efforts on healthy behaviors and student learning.
Grant Amount: $50,000
Duration (months): 12
To support the work of the Kansas Sampler Foundation to create a network of young professionals who will assist small rural communities across Kansas in the areas of economic and leadership development.
Grant Amount: $7,500
Duration (months): 6
To support an event held in Wichita to celebrate 150 years of Kansas statehood.
Grant Amount: $5,750
Duration (months): 12
Annual membership in Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
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