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By High Plains Journal, Lacey Newlin “Fear of the unknown with medicine is expected, but with…
By Kansas Reflector, C.J. Janovy While Wyandotte County is the lowest in state health rankings, the…
By Olivia Borland and Edith Gaines Many issues come to mind when asking Edith Gaines, Shawnee…
By Jim McLean, KCUR The pandemic and the politics of COVID-19 have put tremendous strain on…
Originally written by Amy Gaier, Public Health Specialist, KDHE Local Public Health for the October Edition…
Originally written by Amy Gaier, Public Health Specialist, KDHE Local Public Health for the October Edition…
Originally published on Kansas Reflector. Written by C.J. Janovy. Looking ahead to a long weekend celebrating…
Originally written by Lisa Horn, Public Health Nurse Specialist, KDHE Local Public Health for the August…
The purpose of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) is to ready our state and counties for…
KDHE was notified by the Kansas Department of Administration in June 2020 that there are significant…
The coronavirus pandemic shut down non-essential businesses in Kansas for more than a month. Photo courtesy of…
Adapted from County-by-County Blog by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Our What Works for Health database has over…
Written by Lisa Horn, Public Health Nurse Specialist, Local Public Health for Public Health ConnectionsPhoto courtesy…
The global spread of Covid-19 has placed the mask at the center of American life. Volunteers…
Written by Vanessa Lohf for ACES Connection. As I’m writing this, Kansas has confirmed its 15th case…
Written by the CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Photo Courtesy of C-Span. Kansas Department of…
Even under the best of circumstances, parenting a newborn child can be a difficult and challenging…
McCarty Family Farms Looks Within to Improve Employee and Community Health REXFORD – The tall steel…
by Lisa Horn, Public Health Nurse Specialist, KDHE, Local Public HealthOriginally published in the Public Health…
Originally Published on the National Network of Public Health Institutes Cristi Cain, local public health program…