A sizeable number of Kansans already know what it takes to live a healthy life - don't smoke, eat fruits and vegetables every day and exercise regularity. But why aren't we incorporating these simple lifestyle changes, when they're often vital to living a better life? In the first installment in a monthly series of reports titled Chronic Illness, Acute Answers, KMUW's Sam Hendren talks to several members of the health care community about improving the health of Wichita.

Listen to the story Sam Hendren, Producer
Listen to the lecture audio featuring S. Edwards Dismuke, M.D., MSPH, Dean of the KU School of Medicine, Wichita

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