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8 | Page March 7 I ssueKey stakeholders from across Kansas gathered in Salina for an in-depth conversation on hunger and food insecurity as part of the Kansas Health Foundation's FuseKS event, which took place from Feb. 24%u201326, 2025.A Data Walk held during the event featured eight posters that provided in-depth information on hunger and poverty in Kansas. As they viewed the posters, participants were encouraged to discuss and interpret the data with their peers and identify possible policy actions that could lead to improved health in KansasSome of the Kansas data discussed included:%u2022 1 in 7 adults with children sometimes or often do not have enough to eat.%u2022 1 in 5 children were food insecure in 2022, returning to pre-pandemic levels.%u2022 In 42 of 105 counties, more than 20 percent of children experience food insecurity.%u2022 1 in 5 people who identify as Black or African American experience poverty, a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group.Funding and support for the FuseKS event was provided by the Kansas Health Foundation. The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) provided the analysis and design of the Data Walk posters. This is the sixth Data Walk that KHI has contributed to in Kansas.LEARN MORE