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The Kansas City/Western Missouri Region is proud to have 36 dedicated staff to help serve you. In our region, we are lucky to serve counties both in Kansas and Missouri. The following counties are:
Kansas Counties:
Atchison, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte
Missouri Counties:
Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Maries, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Nodaway, Osage, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Sullivan, and Worth.
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The Health Initiatives staff served 4,497 patients in 2006-2007, and served 5,100 patients in 2007-2008. These patients are served through health systems that work with our staff. The patients served are unduplicated.
The Income Development staff partners work with local volunteers to develop fundraisers to raise money for our research, education, advocacy, programs and services. In 2006-2007, our region raised $4,492,000, and in 2007-2008 we raised $4,709,000! Be sure to review the local events page for more information on how you can attend or volunteer:
- 62 Relay For Life events
- 1 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
- 2 Specialty Events
- 5 Golf Tournaments
- 2 Coaches vs. Cancer
- 21 Daffodil Days
- 1 Cattle Baron’s Ball
Our Government Relations Department is consistently working with our legislators to improve our lives and the way we treat and take preventative measures against cancer. If one person can battle cancer, a nation can rise up to defeat it. Public policy decisions affect lives, and the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates and grassroots volunteers give cancer a voice and a face by promoting effective cancer policies and legislation at the federal, state and local levels. Current priorities include creating a smoke-free nation, advocating for increased federal investments in cancer research, prevention, early detection and treatment, and ensuring access to preventative cancer screening for all Americans. For additional information or to become involved in the fight against cancer please visit acscan.org or email ryann.summmerford@cancer.org.
