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Kansas Title X 2024 needs assessment
Carrillo, Patricia Zhao, Hui
Carrillo, Patricia
Zhao, Hui
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Title X is the only federal grant program dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive reproductive health and related preventive health services. For more than 50 years, Title X funded health centers have provided high-quality cost-effective reproductive health and related preventive health services to low-income, under-insured and uninsured women and men who may otherwise lack access to health care. These health centers play a critical role in ensuring access to voluntary family planning information and services for their clients regardless of their ability to pay. The Kansas Title X Program partnered with The University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (KU-CPPR) to conduct a mixed-methods Title X Needs Assessment to understand and address the reproductive health needs of Kansans. The 2024 Kansas Title X needs assessment process helps to ensure that the state’s safety net for sexual and reproductive health services continues to meet the needs of women’s and men’s reproductive health, particularly those of the most vulnerable. The comprehensive overview provided by the needs assessment, covering aspects such as population distribution, racial and ethnic diversity, socioeconomic determinants of health, and economic disparities, offers valuable insights into the unique challenges faced by different communities across the state. The findings of the assessment highlight the essential role Title X funded clinics play in addressing family health needs, particularly among underserved and vulnerable groups. The identification of gaps in service delivery, areas for improvement, and recommendations provided in the assessment lay the groundwork for enhancing the effectiveness and reach of Title X services in Kansas and improving reproductive health statewide.
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2024
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Center for Public Partnerships & Research, University of Kansas
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Reproductive health, Preventative health, Title X, Needs assessment, Health care access
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University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research. (2024). Kansas Title X 2024 needs assessment. Prepared for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Title X program.