Kansas Health Institute

What Kansas Health Institute does

Kansas Health Institute (KHI) is a Topeka-based nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization founded in 1995 that supports health policy decision-making through research, technical assistance, and engagement programs. Its core activities are public health policy research, data analysis, evidence-based policy development, program evaluation, and educational content creation — delivered through toolkits, reports, ECHO virtual learning sessions, podcasts, and conference presentations rather than commercial software products.

KHI operates three documented revenue streams: long-duration foundation grants led by its original funder the Kansas Health Foundation; federal pass-through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (OE22-2203); and fee-for-service technical assistance and facilitation contracts with public health agencies and government entities. It functions as a regional technical assistance center for HHS Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) under the National Network of Public Health Institutes, and also manages the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Center for Sharing Public Health Services.

The customer base is concentrated in four groups: Kansas state government and legislators, county and local public health departments across Kansas and Region 7, nonprofit organizations working in health and social services, and regional public health partners in HHS Region 7. Notable named customers and partners include the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, multiple multi-county health department coalitions in Kansas, and academic partners (Kansas State University, University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita State University). Headcount sits at 11–50 employees based in a single Topeka headquarters.

Name

Kansas Health Institute

Legal name

Kansas Health Institute

Website

https://khi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kansas Health Institute is a Topeka-based nonprofit that delivers nonpartisan health policy research, technical assistance, and education to Kansas and HHS Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) public health agencies. It functions as a CDC-funded regional technical assistance center operated under the National Network of Public Health Institutes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Policy Research and Technical Assistance

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Equity, SDOH & Disparities Measurement (HLAJANAJ), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• Public health technical assistance
• Nonprofit policy analysis
• Workforce development training
• Cross-jurisdictional sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Grant Funding: KHI was established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. The organization receives funding from foundations and government grants to support its research and educational mission.
2. Government Contracts: Work supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through public health infrastructure grants, including the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) and OE22-2203 Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant.
3. Technical Assistance Services: Fee-for-service technical assistance and education provided to public health agencies and government entities, including Region 7 Public Health Innovation Hub services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kansas Health Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization that provides health policy research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and educational services to state and local public health agencies, government entities, and policymakers. Core services include health policy research and evaluation, technical assistance and education, process facilitation, and operation of ECHO virtual learning hubs serving Kansas and HHS Region 7.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Assistance and Education Structured technical assistance and educational services delivered to public health agencies, government entities, and policymakers covering health policy capacity building, workforce development, and program support.
• Research and Evaluation Health services research and program evaluation services for public health agencies, government entities, and nonprofit organizations, including data analysis, evidence-based policy development, and program evaluation frameworks.
• Policy Analysis Nonpartisan health policy analysis services for Kansas state legislators, policymakers, and government agencies, including legislative monitoring, policy briefs, and objective analysis of health legislation impacts.
• Process Facilitation Facilitation services to support collaborative processes among public health stakeholders, including multi-stakeholder convenings, cross-jurisdictional collaboration processes, and group decision-making support.
• Ad Astra ECHO Hub Project ECHO virtual learning hub delivering interactive training sessions for public health professionals in Kansas, including continuing education and capacity-building programs such as the Region 7 Maternal Health ECHO series.
• Health in All Policies Technical Assistance Hub Technical assistance services for implementing Health in All Policies approaches for Kansas government clients, supporting cross-sector policy integration that incorporates health considerations.
• Region 7 Public Health Innovation Hub Dedicated CDC-funded technical assistance center providing specialized support to Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) recipients across Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, funded under the OE22-2203 Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant.
• Speakers Bureau Keynote speakers and presentation services for conferences and events on Kansas health policy topics, drawing on KHI's analysts and subject matter experts.
• Meeting Space Physical meeting and event space at KHI's Topeka headquarters available to public health professionals, government clients, and partner organizations for convenings and trainings.
• Center for Sharing Public Health Services National resource center on cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) for public health agencies, building evidence and producing tools to assist public health agencies in CJS approaches; supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• Region 7 Maternal Health ECHO Series Virtual maternal health ECHO series for HHS Region 7 covering regional collaboration, community-clinical approaches, maternal mental health, and forward-looking maternal health strategies; continuing education credits available.
• Creating and Communicating a Winning Value Proposition for Public Health Toolkit Practical toolkit for public health professionals to communicate the value of their work to stakeholders, including a strategic framework, interactive tools for mapping programs to stakeholder priorities, and messaging examples.
• Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide Roadmap and assessment tools for public health organizations to enhance employee well-being and organizational resilience, with strategies for addressing workforce well-being challenges.
• Strategic Partnership Development: Achieving Collaborative Advantage in Public Health Toolkit Toolkit developed to help public health leaders overcome barriers to strategic partnerships and maximize collaborative advantage among public health organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Region 7 coverage for PHIG technical assistance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Kansas State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2025KHI collaborated with authors from Kansas State University to develop the Strategic Partnership Development toolkit for public health leaders. The partnership combines academic expertise with KHI's practical policy experience to provide tools for maximizing collaborative advantage among public health organizations.
• University of Kansas Medical Center - Department of Population HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2025Collaborative partnership with the University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Population Health to develop the Strategic Partnership Development toolkit, combining clinical and population health expertise with policy research capabilities.
• National Network of Public Health InstitutescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKHI works under the leadership of the National Network of Public Health Institutes as one of nine regional technical assistance centers serving PHIG recipients in HHS Region 7.
• Wichita State University - Community Engagement InstitutesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Wichita State University's Community Engagement Institute on the Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide, combining academic research capabilities with KHI's public health expertise.
• Missouri Department of Mental HealthsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Missouri Department of Mental Health on the Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide, bringing state agency perspective to workforce well-being research.
• PHIG PartnerssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network of partners working on the Public Health Employee Well-Being Assessment Guide, supporting organizational resilience across the public health system.
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with KDHE on public health initiatives including cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements, disaster recovery planning, and health in all policies technical assistance.
• Kansas Public Health AssociationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partnership for annual conferences and collaborative round table discussions on public health transformation in Kansas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Network of Public Health Institutes: The national umbrella organization under which KHI operates as a regional technical assistance center. NNPHI convenes and coordinates the very network of public health institutes that KHI belongs to, making it both a parent/convener and a structural peer in mission and funding model.
• Colorado Health Institute: An independent, nonpartisan nonprofit that produces health policy research and analysis for Colorado, directly comparable to KHI’s Kansas-focused policy research, data analysis, and convening role at the state level.
• Public Health Institute: A large national nonprofit dedicated to public health research, policy, and program delivery. Like KHI, PHI operates as a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) producing research, toolkits, and technical assistance for public health agencies, making it the closest structural analog to KHI at national scale.

Broad incumbents

• Altarum: A national nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization. Altarum delivers applied research, technical assistance, and program evaluation to federal and state health agencies, overlapping with KHI's research, evaluation, and TA offerings but at significantly larger scale.
• Mathematica: A large nonpartisan policy research and data analytics firm conducting health services and public health research for federal and state clients. Mathematica is a competitor for the same federal evaluation, TA, and infrastructure research dollars that KHI pursues under PHIG.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials: The national membership association for local health departments. NACCHO is the natural counterpart to KHI's local public health department work (cross-jurisdictional sharing, workforce development) and competes for similar federal funding streams aimed at local public health capacity.
• Trust for America's Health: A national nonprofit policy organization focused on disease prevention and public health system strengthening. It overlaps with KHI on health policy research, federal funding advocacy, and public health infrastructure analysis, but operates at national scale with a broader portfolio.
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: A membership association representing state-level public health agencies. ASTHO is a key audience and policy counterparty for KHI's work with state health officials (e.g., KDHE) and provides comparable convening, policy analysis, and capacity-building services at a broader governmental level.

Others

• Kansas Health Foundation: The original founding funder of KHI (1995 multiyear grant). The Kansas Health Foundation is a major state-level philanthropic peer in mission and geography, funding health-focused research, advocacy, and community initiatives across Kansas.

Emerging players

• Center for Health Care Strategies: A nonprofit policy resource center that works with state health agencies on Medicaid, health equity, and population health programs. CHCS is comparable to KHI in its state-focused health policy consulting model and similar federal/state funder mix, though with a narrower focus on Medicaid and complex care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/KHIorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/khiorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/khiorg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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