Building equity from the ground up: a community-academic model in Seward County, Kansas

Building equity from the ground up: a community-academic model in Seward County, Kansas

BackgroundAcademic-community partnerships are vital to addressing health disparities, particularly in rural and diverse communities. This case study highlights a partnership between the Liberal Area Coalition for Families (LACF) and the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) formed through the C...

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Main Authors:	Kara Knapp, Clarissa Carrillo Martinez, Sarah Foreman, Susan Lukwago, Julie Foster, Kay Burtzloff, Vicki Collie-Akers, Katherine Atcheson, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Christina M. Pacheco
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	community-academic partnership health equity rural health COVID-19 community health workers community coalitions
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1662968/full
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