National Report: Kansas Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco States Challenged to Join Florida in Reducing Youth Smoking to Record Low Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2014) – Kansas ranks 41st in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released by a coalition of public health organizations. The

December 10, 2014 (WICHITA) – The annual America’s Health Rankings report today ranked Kansas the 27th healthiest state in the nation, falling from our peak at 8th healthiest in 1991. Kansas’ ranking dropped in 19 of the total 30 measures in the report and experienced a double-digit drop in rankings (falling behind 10+ states) in measures such as cancer deaths,