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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued several public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae....

Public Health Advisories for Kansas Lakes Due to Blue-Green Algae

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries French Polynesia and Guadeloupe. The country of Grenada has been added to the travel quarantine list. An unvaccinated individual should quarantine if they meet the following...

KDHE Amends Travel & Exposure Related Quarantine List

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With the increased presence of the Delta variant in Kansas, local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics. The emergence of the Delta variant poses a dangerous risk to communities across Kansas. On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Vaccine and Testing Clinics Continue Statewide

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) releases data and resources to support local communities and organizations as part of Suicide Prevention Month. Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation designating September as Suicide Prevention Month in the State of Kansas. This declaration seeks to raise awareness on...

KDHE Releases Data and Resources to Support Kansas Suicide Prevention Efforts

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Chetopa water supply system located in Labette County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.

Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Chetopa, Labette County

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was notified that three individuals, all children under 10 years of age, were infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) after swimming in Eureka City Lake on Labor Day weekend. The area received over four inches of flooding on Sept. 4 that likely contributed to an...

KDHE Urges Kansans to Remember Importance of Water Safety

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On Friday, Sept. 17, the first step was completed in COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. However, there are three steps that still need to happen before certain Kansans can receive a booster shot. What has been approved:...

Reminder: COVID-19 Booster Doses Not Yet Approved

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Healthy Kansans 2030 Steering Committee are promoting a 10-minute Community Health Perceptions Survey to better understand the most serious health issues affecting people in our state. https://bit.

Community Health Perceptions Survey

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued several public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae....

Public Health Advisories for Kansas Lakes Due to Blue-Green Algae

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Vaccine and Testing events will continue to be held in several counties across the state over the coming weeks following FDA approval of Pfizer vaccination.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Vaccine and Testing Clinics Continue Statewide

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