Residents to talk about their ideas for improving community health tonight and Friday evening

Residents to talk about their ideas for improving community health tonight and Friday evening

A community engagement event is scheduled tonight and Friday evening on how to improve community health.

Residents are being asked for their ideas on how to improve health here.

“Your Vision for Health in Wyandotte County” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, and from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Douglass Elementary School, 1310 N. 9th, Kansas City, Kan.

The event is sponsored by the Kansas Health Foundation in partnership with Communities Creating Opportunity.

The KHF has a $200 million endowment and is listening to residents’ views on health and how it can better invest grant resources in Wyandotte County and across the state.

KHF has awarded a $250,000 grant to Communities Creating Opportunity to support resident-led efforts to address health issues in Wyandotte County. Four other areas of Kansas also received $250,000 grants.

The event is open to the public.