END OF YEAR REPORT 2025
ABOUT KATCH:
Our Vision and Mission
KATCH is dedicated to empowering tribal communities and improving public health through a range of culturally relevant and community-driven initiatives. For eleven years, the annual Kansas Tribal Health Summit (KTHS) has provided a vital platform for health education and resource sharing for the four Kansas Tribes and their families
Vision
To partner with the four sovereign tribal nations of Northeast Kansas (NE KS) to sustain and strengthen their mental, physical, environmental, and spiritual health.
Mission
To advance community health through a respectful and culturally appropriate framework, KATCH is dedicated to empowering communities of the four sovereign tribal nations of Northeast Kansas.
ABOUT KATCH:
Kansas Alliance for Tribal Community Health
KWe are rooted in and serve the four sovereign tribal nations of Northeast Kansas and surrounding communities.
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We serve all members of the surrounding community, both Native and non-Native.
We strive to create a healthy Kansas where AI/AN populations no longer experience the greatest health disparities.
Community: COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH
KATCH COLLABORATION:
Community Outreach
Tribal community members positively impacted by KATCH
Tribal members gifted plants for gardens
Tribal community collaborators
KATCH Sponsored
TRIBAL HEALTH FAIRS AND SUMMITS
2025 Cumulative Report
Total Attendees
Repeat Attendees
Affiliations Orgs & Institutes
Attendees by Tribal Status
Attendees by Age Categories
KATCH EVENTS:
Attendee & Information Booth Overview
Tribal Women’s Health Fair
Tribal Men’s Health Fair
Sunday Funday (PBPN)
Tribal
*Total # includes vendors and volunteers.
**Elder % does not include age category “45-64”.
Tribal Women’s Health Fair*
Tribal Men’s Health Fair
Sunday
*Booth feedback surveys were not available for the Tribal Women’s Health Fair
ATTENDEE FEEDBACK:
Speakers and Breakout Sessions
SessionTitle GeneralSessions
GeneralSessions
2025KATCHBUDGET:
Sponsors & Partners SUPPORTING KATCH IN 2025
Environmental Sustainability
KATCHFinancialDonors
Bronze
Indigenous Pact
Home Depot
Silver
Kansas State University SNAP-ED
Seneca Promotions
Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas
Gold
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Platinum
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas
Heart to Heart International
Prairie Band Potawatomi Firekeepers Elder Center
Sunflower Foundation
Kansas Health Foundation
Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Services
BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas
Environmental Sustainability COMMUNITYDONORS:
KATCHResourceContributors
Buffalo Wild Wings, Topeka, KS
Earl May Garden Center, St. Joseph, MO
Early Detection Works
Einstein’s Outdoor Outfitters, Topeka, KS
Farm and Home, Hiawatha, KS
Frito-Lay Warehouse, Topeka, KS
Heart to Heart International, Kansas City, MO
Home Depot, Topeka, KS
Hy-vee, Topeka, KS
McDonald’s, Hiawatha, KS
Natural Grocers, Topeka, KS
Natural Grocers, St. Joseph, MO
Pizza Hut, Hiawatha, KS
Prairie Band Onestop
Sam's Club, Topeka, KS
Sunflower Health Plan
Walmart, Holton, KS
COMMUNITYPARTNERS: OrganizationsandInstitutions
American Heart Association
Boys and Girls Club of the Iowa Tribe in KS & NE
Boys and Girls Club of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Boys and Girls Club of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
City of Hiawatha, KS Parks and Recreation
Haskell Greenhouse
Haskell Health Center Diabetes Prevention Program
Haskell Health Center, Lawrence, KS
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS
Health Innovations Network of Kansas
Health Resources and Services Administration Region 7, Kansas City, MO
Heart to Heart International, Kansas City, MO
Hunter Health, Wichita, KS
Johnson County Health Department, Lenexa, KS
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Health Promotion
KDHE Bureau of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention
Kansas Health Foundation, Wichita, KS
Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, KS
Kansas Healthcare Collaborative
Kansas Rural Center
Kansas State University Research and Extension, Meadowlark District
Kansas State University Research and Extension, Olathe Horticulture Center
Kansas State Research Extension, SNAP Education, Tribal Food Systems
Kansas State University, Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance
Kickapoo Golden Eagle Casino, Horton, KS
Kickapoo Nation Health Center, Horton, KS
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas (KTIK) Native Connections Horton, KS
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas (KTIK) Senior Citizen’s Center, Horton, KS
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
COMMUNITYPARTNERS: OrganizationsandInstitutions
Marketing Angle, LLC
Masonic Cancer Alliance, the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Fairway, KS
Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City, MO
Midwest Aids Training & Education Center
Native Lands Restoration Collaborative
Prairie Band Casino and Resort, Mayetta, KS
Prairie Band Potawatomi Firekeeper’s Elders Center
Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center Diabetes Prevention Program
Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center, Mayetta, KS
Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center’s Wellness Connections MSPI Program
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Food Sovereignty Program
Prairie Band Potawatomi Planning and Environmental Protection
Prairie Band Potawatomi Social Services Advisory Board
Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Victim’s Services
Prairie Band Potawatomi, LLC – Prairie Band Ag
Program Development Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality
Rebound Physical Therapy
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
State of Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department
Sunflower Health Plan
Sunflower Foundation, Topeka KS
Topeka Blueprint
University of Kansas Health Systems Frontiers program, Kansas City, KS
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
University of Oklahoma’s Women in Leadership Certificate Program
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center College of Population Health
White Cloud Health Station, White Cloud, KS
Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute, Wichita, KS
Information Booths
AT KATCH EVENTS IN 2025
INFORMATIONBOOTHS: 2025KATCHEvents
American Cancer Society
American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance (AIHREA)
Citizen Band Community Health Podiatry
Community of Care Network of Kansas
Diagnostic Imaging
Early Detection Works
Eastern Kansas Health Care System (EKHCS), Veteran Affairs (VA)
Haskell Indian Health Services
Healthy Blue Kansas
Heart to Heart Institute
HyVee
Indigenous Pact
Ioway Bee Farms
KanCare Mobile Mammography
Kansas Birth Justice Society
Kansas Department of Health and Environmental Services (KDHE)
KDHE Department of Children and Families
KDHE Palliative Care
Kansas Healthy Blue
Kansas State Research Extension
Kansas State University (KSU) Family & Community Wellness
Kansas Workforce One
Kanza Mental Health and Guidance Center
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas (KTIK) Nation School
KTIK Senior Citizens Center
KTIK Tribal Victim Services
Masonic Cancer Alliance
Maximus
Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging
INFORMATIONBOOTHS: 2025KATCHEvents
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN)
PBPN Behavioral Health Program
PBPN Breastfeeding Coalition
PBPN Tribal Victim Services
PBPN Wellness Connection Services
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB)
SPTHB CHAP
SPTHB Healthy Native Babies Program (HNBP)
SPTHB Maternal Morbidity Prevention in Indian Country (MMPIC)
SPTHB Tribal Epidemiology Center (TEC) Core
Sunflower Health Plan
Sunflower Foundation
Three Rivers
Topeka Doula Project
Tribal Food Systems
United Healthcare (KanCare)
WellCare
LOOKING AHEAD:
Next Steps for 2026
KATCH will continue to:
Support the four sovereign Tribal Nations of NE Kansas in sustaining and strengthening their mental, physical, environmental, and spiritual health.
Partner with the current and future organizations and companies that demonstrate a commitment toward health equity in Kansas.
Grow through our commitment to secure an official 501c3 status and a pathway to even more funding opportunities.
