A community health expert with Kansas State University’s Extension service says that two community-based programs are helping Kansans take charge of their health while addressing cardiovascular disease and maternal health. According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2030 program, Kansas recently received a grade of “D-minus” for cardiovascular disease indicators, and the March of Dimes gives the state a “C-minus” for pre-term births. Elaine Johannes, the Kansas Health Foundation’s Distinguished Professor of Community Health at Kansas State University, says Extension is working to improve those grades because we all need to be taking care of ourselves.
Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more.
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K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.
