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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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Dr. Ahmed and Her Epis are Trying to Save You, Kansas

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Dr. Ahmed and Her Epis are Trying to Save You, Kansas Originally published on Kansas Reflector. Written by C.J. Janovy. Looking ahead to a long weekend celebrating workers, let’s pay respects to one category of laborer most of us probably never thought about until the last few months: the epidemiologists of Kansas. Until a few

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness and COVID-19

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The purpose of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) is to ready our state and counties for a host of public health emergencies. The good news is a lot of preliminary work the counties have been doing via the PHEP program has paid dividends when it comes to the COVID-19 response.

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Counties Navigate Next Steps in COVID-19 Response

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Counties Navigate Next Steps in COVID-19 Response Written by Lisa Horn, Public Health Nurse Specialist, Local Public Health for Public Health ConnectionsPhoto courtesy of Johnson County Department of Health and Environment. As Kansas re-emerges from statewide COVID-19 orders, a veto last week by Governor Laura Kelly has returned authority to counties to set health, business

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A Call for “Kindness”

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A Call for “Kindness” Written by Vanessa Lohf for ACES Connection. As I’m writing this, Kansas has confirmed its 15th case of the novel coronavirus and our teams have switched to telecommuting for the foreseeable future. At the same time, our public health and healthcare partners are working tirelessly to protect our families, friends, and neighbors

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

Dr. Ahmed and Her Epis are Trying to Save You, Kansas

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and COVID-19

Counties Navigate Next Steps in COVID-19 Response

A Call for “Kindness”

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