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How One Kansas County Fought the Pandemic by Trusting Science, Listening to At-Risk People and Investing in Public Health

How one Kansas County fought the pandemic by trusting science, listening to at-risk people and investing in Public health By Kansas Reflector, C.J. Janovy While Wyandotte County is the lowest in state health rankings, the residents of Wyandotte used their strengths to rally against COVID-19. The county’s health department prepared and adapted for the challenges […]

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Shawnee County Health Department Racial Equity Impact Analysis Group

Shawnee County Health Department Racial Equity Impact Analysis Group By Olivia Borland and Edith Gaines Many issues come to mind when asking Edith Gaines, Shawnee County Health Department Finance Officer and PHAB Accreditation Coordinator, why her health department decided to do a Racial Equity Impact Analysis. When conversations began, individuals took a step back and

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A Pandemic, Exhaustion, and Threats: Why Dozens Of Kansas Public Health Officials Are Quitting

A Pandemic, Exhaustion, and Threats: Why Dozens of Kansas Public Health Officials are Quitting By Jim McLean, KCUR The pandemic and the politics of COVID-19 have put tremendous strain on Kansas public health workers. The pressure of navigating a pandemic and harassment is leading to frustration, fear, and fatigue for health workers throughout Kansas and

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KDHE partnering with communities to help pregnant women with COVID-19

KDHE partnering with communities to help pregnant women with COVID-19 Originally written by Amy Gaier, Public Health Specialist, KDHE Local Public Health for the October Edition of Public Health Connections Being pregnant during the pandemic can be scary – being told you have COVID-19 is even scarier. From a provider’s standpoint, a COVID-19 diagnosis carries

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Lessons Learned from Lansing Assist With Corrections Response Statewide

Lessons Learned from Lansing Assist with Corrections Response Statewide Originally written by Lisa Horn, Public Health Nurse Specialist, KDHE Local Public Health for the August Edition of Public Health Connections. Correctional facility conditions have the potential for a “perfect storm” for COVID-19 – close living arrangements, staff and offenders moving in and out of the

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Local Health Departments in Kansas Struggled to Get the Tools for the Frontline Coronavirus Fight

Local Health Departments in Kansas Struggled to get the Tools for the Frontline Coronavirus Fight The coronavirus pandemic shut down non-essential businesses in Kansas for more than a month. Photo courtesy of Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service Originally written by Celia Llopis-Jepsen for the Kansas News Service TOPEKA, Kansas — County health departments in Kansas lacked the

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