New county health rankings for Kansas show vast disparities between poor and wealthier regions of the state. Health experts say areas that are hurting economically also suffer from what they call “toxic stress.” Heartland Health Monitor’s Bryan Thompson explains.
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Click HERE to learn more about the annual county health rankings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.