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Topeka – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has released its third annual report from the Kansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). The 2019 PRAMS Surveillance Report provides insight from women who were interviewed in the months following the birth of their infant, about their health and...

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Reports on Third Year of Statewide Survey of Mothers

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for McPherson County Rural Water District No. 1 public water supply system, located in McPherson County. The advisory was issued because of a water main break, resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Public water...

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for McPherson County Rural Water District No. 1, McPherson County

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Cheney State Park Marina public water supply system, located in Reno County. The advisory was issued by the system because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system caused by a water pump malfunction. Public water...

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for the Cheney State Park Marina, Reno County

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for McPherson Rural Water District No. 1, located in McPherson County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: • If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water...

Boil Water Advisory Issued for McPherson County Rural Water District No. 1, McPherson County.

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For Immediate Release April 14, 2021 KDHE Issues Air Quality Health Advisory due to Prescribed Burns TOPEKA – Prescribed burning within the Flint Hills region yesterday has contributed to elevated air pollutant levels for parts of southern Kansas, including Wichita, this morning. Additional burning today will continue to...

KDHE Issues Air Quality Health Advisory Due to Prescribed Burns

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TOPEKA – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emerging Variant known as the Brazilian or P.1 variant has been identified in an individual in Sedgwick County. A case investigation is being conducted to determine how the person became infected with this particular variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as, if others...

Brazilian Variant identified in Sedgwick County

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces that Kansas will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this morning. There are reports of six...

Kansas Pauses Johnson & Johnson Administration

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to add several states and countries – Connecticut and Pennsylvania and the countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Curacao, Poland, Serbia and Uruguay. Two countries, Czechia and Montenegro are removed. A comprehensive list of those...

KDHE amends travel quarantine list

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Bennington public water supply system located in Ottawa County. The advisory was issued by the system because of a hydrant replacement, resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Public water suppliers...

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for the City of Bennington, Ottawa County

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TOPEKA – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emerging Variant known as the South African variant has been identified in Kansas. An individual Finney County was found to have the B.1.351 variant. A case investigation is being conducted to determine how the person became infected with this particular variant of the...

South African Variant identified in Finney County

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