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By: Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector
“… while the number of infant deaths reported is the lowest on …
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“When COVID-19 hit Southwest Kansas in the spring of 2020, …
By Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
The Prairie Band Health Center, located on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation …
By John Green, Hutchinson News
“We expect those times to be harder with the holidays,” said Seth …
By High Plains Journal, Lacey Newlin
“Fear of the unknown with medicine is expected, but with a …
By Kansas Reflector, C.J. Janovy
While Wyandotte County is the lowest in state health rankings, the residents …
By Olivia Borland and Edith Gaines
Many issues come to mind when asking Edith Gaines, Shawnee County …
By Jim McLean, KCUR
The pandemic and the politics of COVID-19 have put tremendous strain on Kansas …
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 400 …
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 have …
Written by Vanessa Lohf for ACES Connection.
As I’m writing this, Kansas has confirmed its 15th case of …
Written by the CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP)
Photo Courtesy of C-Span. Kansas Department of Health …