ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgements

The development of this report would not have been possible without the help of KDHE SOPC/RH staff,

WSU CEI staff, and design team representatives from the following organizations: Community Care

Network of Kansas (CCNK), Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation (KHERF now known as

Healthworks), Kansas University Medical Center Education Services Recruitment and Retention Center

(RHES), KDHE Preparedness Program, KDHE Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program, Kansas Rural

Health Association (KsRHA), Oral Health Kansas, and Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP).

Design team members met and exceeded the following expectations:

• Assisting in determining assessment questions and definitions; • Attending bi-monthly meetings in addition to ‘kick-off’ and ‘wrap-up’ events; • Promoting assessment participation to organizations and colleagues identified as potential partners; • Participating in discussions regarding data findings and identification of possible solutions; • Assisting in the selection of content to present in the final assessment report; and • Commenting on how assessment results can affect and inform future Primary Care Office (PCO) rational service area plans.