The Office of Health Assessment (OHA) helps provide a comprehensive picture of the health of Kansas citizens and looks for ways to improve their quality of life by combining and interpreting health information from various data sources. Under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth W. Saadi, OHA researches and analyzes health data and vital statistics, and generates information for State agencies, policy makers and the public on crucial health issues.  OHA generates periodical reports such as Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, and Kansas Health Statistics Report. The office is comprised of two sections: Health Care Data Analysis, and Vital Statistics Data Analysis.

To assist those needing information on a specific topic, available on a 24/7 basis, the Kansas Information for Communities or KIC is a system where the user creates a query on vital events, such as births, deaths, hospital discharges, population, pregenancies and cancer incidence.  An aggregate summary is prepared in either a table or map format.  This allows data users to perform special analyses by county, sex, race, age group and in many instances Hispanic origin.

The Office of Health Assessment also has archived copies of the annual reports produced by the Health Care Data Governing Board.  Click here to go to these archived reports. The menu bar on the left contains links to OHA reports and other information. If you have questions that can't be answered by browsing the site, email Kansas.Health.Statistics@kdheks.gov