Local Health - Mission Statement

MISSION 

The Kansas Department of Health & Environment, Office of Local & Rural Health provides assistance to Kansas communities in establishing or modifying health care delivery systems. The Mission of the office is to assist communities to provide public health, primary care, and prevention services for all Kansans. A comprehensive approach using policy development and resource coordination is used to fulfill this mission. Cooperation with local health departments, community based primary care clinics, the primary care association and other non-profit voluntary organizations is essential.

This comprehensive approach involves the achievement of the following three goals:

1. Kansas achieve the highest standards of health through delivery models that focus on core public health functions and philosophy.
2. Public policy for health care is consumer and community driven.
3. Kansas communities succeed in the health care marketplace through consumer-oriented integrated systems of care.

The Office of Local & Rural Health is composed of four sections: Local Health,  Rural Health, Primary Care, and Trauma Systems.