Case Study: Healthcare Data and Intervention in Kansas City, Missouri

This case study examines healthcare in Kansas City, Missouri, focusing on data sources, health outcomes, and intervention programs. It explores the local sources of data, including surveys, interviews, and governmental websites, used to understand health trends and disparities. The study discusses the strengths and limitations of different data collection methods, such as interviews and archival data. It highlights the Community Health Improvement Plan (KC-CHIP) implemented in 2011, which aimed to improve community health through care facilities, preventive care awareness, and health education. The method of data interpretation, involving the assessment of reports and community feedback, is also discussed, along with the identification of major health issues and the provision of data to policymakers. The analysis references relevant sources like KCHealthMatters and HealthyPeople, providing a comprehensive overview of healthcare challenges and initiatives in Kansas City.

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Local sources of data for Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas city, Missouri is the largest city in the state of Missouri in the United State of
America. Recent development, modern lifestyle and environmental factors has worsened the
health outcomes for people of this region and hence, health professionals are focusing on health
behaviors, environmental factors and associated aspects to understand their effect on health
outcomes (Kchealthmatters, 2019).
There are several sources of data related to health services and outcomes which are used
by healthcare professionals to understand the trend of chronic diseases, occupational care
needed, genetic disorder prevalence and injuries present in the community (kansascity, 2015).
The local municipal of Kansas City conducts surveys and interviews so that the data from local
community could be obtained. Besides that, there are local government and USA official
websites in which health disparities, demographic data, socio-economic index, healthcare needs
and other information are provided (Kchealthmatters, 2019). These websites provide accurate
statistical data both state-wise and nationally so that understanding the health issues prevalent
within the community could be identified (Healthypeople, 2016).
Strength and limitation of collecting data
The pros and cons of the data collection depend on the type of data collection method. If
the data has been collected by conducting interviews within the community (structured or semi-
structured or unstructured) it will be cost effective, rapid and will provide in-depth analysis of
the data however, it will be time consuming, will produce limited qualitative data and would
require skilled interviewers (kansascity, 2015). On the other hand, data collected from archive of
other organization or governmental data then it would be beneficial because of its accuracy,

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lower cost, and scope of comparison. However, it will lead to limitations such as out of date data
and difficulties to access them or interpret them on the local or state level. Therefore, the data
collection and interpretation are done by healthcare facilities as per their requirement and the
type of study conducted to understand the healthcare aspects (Healthypeople, 2016).
Healthcare intervention program within Kansas City
In the year 2011, the health commission of conducted meeting with public and private
sector of healthcare facilities, non-profit organizations and religious organizations and organized
a community health improvement plan (KC-CHIP) so that people within the community could be
provided with three important aspects of health improvement such as providing them with the
care facility when they are ill, providing people with preventive care related awareness and
spreading awareness regarding the health aspect within the community (Community Health
Improvement Plan, 2016). Link to the community health improvement plan is:
https://data.kcmo.org/Health/KCMO-CHIP-2011-2016/gunq-ki6v
Method of data interpretation
The method used by the public health improvement plan were collected from archive and
the four reports were assessed such as “community health assessment(2011-2016)”, “social
determinant affecting the health report”, “local public health system” and “the quality of life as
well as strength project” (Community Health Improvement Plan, 2016). From these data were
extracted and then qualitative data were formed using community feedback about the project.
Finally, depending on the data collected, major health issues affecting the community and its
populations were identified and data were provided to the policy makers so that effective actions
could be taken against these diseases (Community Health Improvement Plan, 2016).

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References
Community Health Improvement Plan. (2016). Community Health Improvement Plan 2016.
Retrieved from https://data.kcmo.org/Health/KCMO-CHIP-2011-2016/gunq-ki6v
Healthypeople. (2016). Retrieved from
https://www.healthypeople.gov/sites/default/files/Regional-Meeting-Summary-Kansas-
City.pdf
kansascity. (2015). The health of Kansas and Missouri is going downhill. Retrieved from
https://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article5387130.html
Kchealthmatters. (2019). Searchable Health Database | Kansas City Area | KCHealthMatters.
Retrieved from https://kchealthmatters.org/