Take Charge of Your Health
Heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes are the leading causes of death in Kansas. These health problems are the most common, the most costly, and the most preventable.
The benefits of practicing healthy habits are far-reaching. Getting more exercise and eating right can lift your spirit and reduce your risk of disease. Preventable illnesses cause suffering, cost money and strain our health care system. Staying healthy is a win–win situation for everyone: you feel better, you save money and the health care system can work more efficiently.
Take the time to learn about what you can do to stay healthy. What’s in it for you? Better health, staying out of the doctor’s office and saving money on healthcare. Not a bad deal.
Wellness Resources for Kansans has tips about simple lifestyle changes that can make a big impact on your health. You’ll find a variety of information here on nutrition, physical activity, disease prevention, and stress management.
Changing old habits can be challenging. If you need help, there are groups and organizations to help you stay on course. These resources will get you started on a healthy lifestyle. Check back - there’s much more to come!
Healthy Eating
Smart Nutrition 101 A great starting place to learn about healthy eating.
Watch Your Weight
Interactive Tools An excellent collection of interactive tools to help you watch your weight.
Quit Smoking
Quit Smoking Medline Plus offers information to help you quit.
Get Moving
How to get started with exercise from FamilyDoctor.org
Prevention is still the Best Medicine
Stay safe at home
Health Tools
Health Trackers, calculators, dictionaries and more Health Tools from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Relax
Don’t Stress Excellent resources from Medline Plus to help you recognize when stress becomes unhealthy.
Healthy Kids
Before many vaccines were available, thousands of children became infected with diseases that resulted in lifelong disabilities or death. The American Academy of Pediatrics provides reliable information for parents to help clear up the confusion about immunizations.
2008 Immunization Schedule NEW!
Childhood Schedule[PDF]
Adolescent Schedule[PDF]
Catch-up Schedule [PDF]
Kan-Be-Healthy is a Medicaid program to help Kansas kids stay healthy.
Kan Be Healthy Screening Tool (download)
