BY: AMY HIGGINS AND DIANE MORRIS Olathe, KS Community Health Assessment
POPULATION 125,225 QUADRUPLED GROWTH SINCE 1950 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $70,728 AVERAGE HOME PRICE $215,083 POVERTY RATE 7.4% MEDIAN AGE 30.8 YEARS Olathe Socio Demographics
Geographic Location
OLATHE POPULATION
93% RESIDENTS > 25 YEARS HAVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 45% OF THOSE HAVE BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER OLATHE EDUCATION STATUS
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLIC SCHOOLS 34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 9 MIDDLE SCHOOLS 4 HIGH SCHOOLS TOTAL ENROLLED SCHOOL AGE 27,999 ALSO HOME TO Kansas School for the Deaf Mid American Nazarene University OLATHE’S SCHOOLS
KANSAS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 03 KS CD 03 REP. KEVIN YODER (R) US SENATOR, KS (JR.) JERRY MORAN (R) US SENATOR, KS (SR.) PAT ROBERTS (R) Local Politics
MAJOR HEALTH CONCERNS Diabetes Hypertension Coronary Artery Disease Stroke OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT STATUS 58.3% of population 35.3% considered Overweight 23% considered Obese
OLATHE MEDICAL CENTER NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 300 BEDS 44,000 PATIENTS TREATED ANNUALLY INCLUDES SEVERAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE Accredited Chest Pain Center Kansas Cardiovascular Center Olathe Regional Oncology Center The Birth Place Kansas Joint Specialty Center HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Johnson County Health Department Health Partnership of Johnson County Well visits Immunizations Women’s Health/Family Planning TB, HIV & STD clinics Fee based on family size and income Primary care Women’s health Dental Pharmacy services Free medical and dental care for low-income & uninsured County’s only free clinic Olathe’s Public Health Clinics
Johnson County Mental Health KVC Mental Health Services Mental health Substance abuse services Part of KS public health system Fee based on ability to pay/safety net for those who can’t pay Inpatient/Outpatient child psych care Services to children in state custody Family-centered care Includes charity care Olathe’s Mental Health Services
JOHNSON COUNTY HOME HEALTH SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY AVALON HOME CARE GENTLE HOME CARE HEAVEN SENT CARE KANSAS SENIOR CARE ACT SPECTRUM HOME SERVICES HOME TEAM CARE Olathe Home Health Services
OMC HOSPITAL BASED DRUG STORE CLINICS ARBOR CREEK WALK-IN CLINIC BLACKFOOT WALK- IN CLINIC MINUTE CLINIC (cvs) TAKE CARE CLINIC (walgreens) WALK-IN CLINICS IN OLATHE
TERTIARY CARE SERVICES Cardiology 19 OB/GYN 5 Pediatrics 11 Internal Med 13 Dermatology 3 Orthopedic 11 ENT 6 GI 9 Urology 5 Neurology 2 Nephrology 5 Endocrinology 1 Pulmonology 5 Oncology 5 (numbers indicate physicians in that specialty in Olathe)
9.8% INDIVIDUALS JOHNSON COUNTY UNINSURED 10% OF KANSAS’ CHILDREN UNINSURED = 72,000 KIDS 60.07% HAVE EMPLOYMENT BASED HEALTH INSURANCE 12.8% PURCHASE OWN HEALTH COVERAGE 26.44% HAVE GOVERNMENT ISSUED HEALTH INSURANCE MACROSYSTEMS
PEDIATRICS ENDOCRINOLOGY LARGE YOUNG POPULATION OBVIOUS GAP IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE AFFORDABLE CARE FOR UNINSURED KIDS ONLY 1 ENDOCRINOLOGIST INCREASING #S OF OBESE RESIDENTS INCREASING DIABETES AND ENDOCRINE CARE GAP ANALYSIS
PEDIATRICS ENDOCRINOLOGY NP STAFFED PROGRAM TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOLS PROVIDING AFFORDABLE: WELLNESS SCREENING IMMUNIZATIONS MINOR ACUTE CARE HEALTH EDUCATION NP STAFFED DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER ADDRESS NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS OFFER NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING EXERCISE EDUCATION MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SUGGESTIONS FOR GAPS
References City of Olathe website. (2011). City-Data website. (2010). Johnson County Mental Health website. (2011). Johnson County, Kansas Health Department website. (2011). KIDS COUNT Data website. (2010). Kansas Health Policy Authority website. (2011). Minute Clinic website. (2011). Olathe Health System website. (2011). Olathe School District website. (2010). Walgreen’s Take Care Clinic website. (2011). Welcome to KVC Health Systems website. (2010).