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Environmental Health Surveillance & Reporting
County Profiles Tutorial Video
The county profiles tool provides demographic and environmental data for each of the 105 counties in Kansas. This data can be used for decision making and public health improvements in the form of policy development, program planning, grant applications, environmental health surveillance, community level interventions, public health research, and understanding county demographics.
About Environmental Health Data
The Kansas Environmental Public Health Tracking Program works in partnership with the CDC to track health outcomes that may be related to environmental exposures, including blood lead surveillance and reporting. The program provides a public website and data explorer that provides health outcomes and environmental exposures data to inform policy development, program planning, grant applications, environmental health surveillance, community level interventions, and public health research.
Questions?
Learn more by visiting the Environmental Health Data Explorer or by emailing the Kansas Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.
Blood Lead Surveillance & Reporting
Surveillance
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) conducts blood lead surveillance for the state of Kansas. Surveillance activities are provided through a partnership with local health departments and other entities involved in the testing, reporting, monitoring and management of blood lead. Blood lead data for Kansas is compiled and made available through the Kansas Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.
Results Reporting
The results of any blood lead draw, including capillary, venous or unknown sample type on a Kansas child or adult that produces a quantifiable result and is analyzed by a CLIA-certified facility or an approved portable device is reportable to KDHE.
Elevated blood lead test results and non-elevated blood lead test results in children and adults are reportable directly to KDHE Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics within 24 hours.
Providers can submit blood lead testing results electronically through the Blood Lead Results Reporting Web-based Portal. Results can be submitted by downloading a template to enter results into and then uploading the file back up to the application portal or by adding individuals records directly into the application. Instructions for use are provided on the main page of the portal application. Providers must set up an account with a password before using the application.
Questions & Technical Assistance
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
There is no safe blood lead level for children. Even low levels of lead poisoning have been shown to affect cognitive development and academic achievement. Early detection of lead poisoning through testing and lead exposure prevention are important ways to protect children. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at KDHE works with the CDC through a cooperative agreement to conduct childhood blood lead surveillance and support secondary prevention strategies. Learn more by visiting the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program webpage.