Posted on: June 2, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County. The advisory was issued due to low pressure in the distribution system.
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Posted on: June 1, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Konza Valley Water Benefit District public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was self-issued by the public water supply system on Ma...
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Posted on: June 1, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Portis public water supply system located in Osborne County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: June 1, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: June 1, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for the Kansas River near Lawrence, Kansas, issued on May 31, 2023. Recent rains have elevated the streamflow in the river such that the volume of wastewater bypassed h...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 1, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for the Marais des Cygnes River near Osawatomie, Kansas, issued on May 31, 2023. Recent rains have elevated the streamflow in the river such that the volume of wastewat...
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Posted on: May 31, 2023
Residents and animals should not enter the water at this time
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for the Kansas River near Lawrence, K...
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Posted on: May 31, 2023
Residents and animals should not enter the water at this time
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for the Marais des Cygnes River near Osawatomie, Kansas.
The stream advisory is a result of operation...
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Posted on: May 23, 2023
The Kansas Farmers Market Nutrition program provides low-income seniors coupons to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced that the Kansas Senior Far...
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Posted on: May 18, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory update due to blue-green algae.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint float...
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Posted on: May 15, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Kingman public water supply system located in Kingman County. The advisory was issued because of untreated water from an unauthorized connection pot...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 12, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Kingman public water supply system located in Kingman County. The area affected is south of W Kansas Avenue and north of W Copeland Ave. a...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 11, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory update for Lake Melvern, Osage County, due to blue-green algae. There have been no additional health advisor...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2023
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed May 12 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) joins organizations across the state in recognizing the over 4,500 licensed child care providers and 23,00...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Unified Government Public Health Department (UGPHD) have identified a small number of confirmed cases, fewer than 10 patients at this time, of Active Tuberculosis (TB) in Wyandotte County, Kan...
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Posted on: May 8, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today that Jena Sims, Wichita, a 3rd grade teacher at Wichita Collegiate School, Eli Schoeman and Leanne Stewart, Lenexa, 5th grade teachers at Canyon Creek Elementary and Lesley Riddell-Koc...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 8, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Towanda public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued due to a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the dist...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Clearwater public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued by the water system because of line break that ca...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announced the results of the health study conducted on the 29th and Grove environmental site in Wichita.
“Today’s announcement is the fulfillment of a commitment mad...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
Governor Laura Kelly today proclaimed May 5, 2023, as Kansas Kids Fitness Day. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Governor’s Council on Fitness (GCOF) and the Kansas Association for Health Physical Education, Recreation ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued the state’s first public health advisory in 2023 for Melvern Lake in Osage County, Kansas due to blue-green algae. ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Towanda public water supply system located in Butler County. The area affected is west of 6th Street ...
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Posted on: April 27, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Buffalo public water supply system located in Wilson County. The advisory was issued because of scheduled maintenance activities that may c...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 27, 2023
The Kansas Tobacco Quitline, a program of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, celebrates 20 years of helping Kansans achieve a tobacco-free life.
Since 2003, the Kansas Tobacco Quitline has provided free, one-on-one coaching for Kansans ready ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 26, 2023
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed April 26 as Drug Endangered Children’s Day in Kansas. The Kansas Department for Health and Environment (KDHE) joins Governor Kelly and the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children in highlighting the ris...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 25, 2023
Safe Kids Kansas and the Topeka Zoo are partnering to host a fun family safety day on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Safe Kids Day at the Zoo is an annual event that helps teach children and their grown-ups how to be safe and healthy throughout th...
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Posted on: April 24, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Buffalo public water supply system located in Wilson County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: April 24, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) encourages Kansans enrolled in Working Healthy and Work Opportunities Reward Kansans (WORK) to make timely payments on monthly premiums. Working Healthy/WORK enrollees have not been penalized for deli...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 21, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for an unnamed tributary East of Mill Creek located South of 95th Street and Renner Blvd near I-435 in Lenexa, Kansas. The stream advisory is a result of a spill of unknow...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 19, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Conway Springs water supply system located in Sumner County. The advisory was issued ...
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Posted on: April 15, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Conway Springs public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until...
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Posted on: April 14, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Elk City public water supply system located in Montgomery County. The advisory was is...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 14, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Latham public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued because of ...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 12, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded an air quality advisory for parts of the Flint Hill region, through Manhattan toward Nebraska due to seasonal burning that was issued on April 7, 2023.
Conditions have i...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2023
?The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system located in Montgomery County. The area affected is from SE 140t...
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Posted on: April 11, 2023
?The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Latham public water supply system located in Butler County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: ...
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Posted on: April 7, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is issuing an air quality advisory for the Flint Hill region, through Manhattan toward Nebraska.
KDHE activated the Kansas smoke modeling tool on March 1, prior to widespread burning in the F...
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Posted on: April 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Elk City public water supply system located in Montgomery County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: April 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issued&nbs...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 4, 2023
Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recognizes Fred the Preparedness Dog’s retirement and honors him with the title of emeritus effective June 30, 2023.
In 2013, “Fred, a German shepherd, had just joined our fa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 4, 2023
?The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further noti...
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Posted on: March 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County.
Customers should observe the following precaution...
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Posted on: March 28, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) encourages Kansas households with a Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollee to make timely payments on monthly premiums. This is especially important as the State resumes normal ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 27, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will kick off its annual Governor’s Public Health Conference on March 29 in Manhattan, KS. This year’s event will bring in a record number of attendees, with more than 500 public health professionals ...
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Posted on: March 21, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has announced the recipients of waste tire product grants.
“These grants will help handle the costs of proper disposal of many materials scrap tires and assist many important local efforts to...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a proclamation to kick off National Poison Prevention Week. The Poison Center at the University of Kansas Health System and Safe Kids Kansas want to remind Kansans that Poison Centers are ready 24/7 with fast, free advic...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 14, 2023
For the first time in the twenty-year history of the Kansas Tobacco Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, (KDHE) is offering all phone coaching enrollees eight weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy...
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Posted on: March 13, 2023
oday, Governor Laura Kelly announced the release of the largest, most comprehensive cancer prevention and control plan in Kansas history. The plan outlines how the State will allocate resources over the next five years to prevent cancer and reduce
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Posted on: March 13, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reinforces the need for Kansans enrolled in the Kansas Medicaid (KanCare) program to keep their contact information updated and to be on the lookout for important information from KanCare in the mail....
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Posted on: March 7, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because of equipment failure causing low water press...
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Posted on: March 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: March 3, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Spivey public water supply system located in Kingman County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain ad...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2023
Today, members of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Resist program and the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition hosted Take Down Tobacco Day at the Capitol – a national day of activism where youth are encouraged to speak out against commercial to...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 27, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reminds Kansans that March and April are the months when large areas of the state’s rangelands are burned, especially within the Flint Hills. These burns help preserve the tallgrass prairie ecosystem,...
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Posted on: February 27, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Spivey public water supply system located in Kingman County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: February 24, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Corning public water supply system located in Nemaha County. The advisory was issued be...
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Posted on: February 22, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for the Marais des Cygnes River located near Osawatomie, Kansas, that was issued on February 13, 2022. Water samples show no health risk associated with this stream. Wa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 21, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Corning public water supply system located in Nemaha County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: February 14, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Toronto public water supply system located in Woodson County. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 14, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for Little Cow Creek to Cow Creek located South of Lyons, Kansas, that was issued on December 6, 2022. Water samples show no health risk associated with this stream. Wa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 13, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for the Marais des Cygnes River near Osawatomie, Kansas.
The stream advisory is a result of an ongoing inflow & infiltration issue near the city of Osawatomie&rsquo...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 10, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Toronto public water supply system located in Woodson County.
Customers should observe the following precautions u...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Ellsworth public water supply system located in Ellsworth County. The advisory was&am...
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Posted on: February 3, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued&...
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Posted on: February 2, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Ellsworth public water supply system located in Ellsworth County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 30, 2023
Governor Laura Kelly proclaims January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Through a partnership with Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Kansans are urged to get pap tests for cervical cancer to reduce long-term cancer risks. Free or low-...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 27, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to I Am Special Day Care, 402 S Little St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. State law allows the Secretary of KDHE to issue such an order when, in the opinion of the S...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 26, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Ozawkie public water supply system located in Jefferson County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Fa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 26, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Governor’s Council on Fitness (GCOF) presented the 2023 Kansas Health Champion Awards during the Community Health Promotion Summit today, Thursday, January 26.
The Health Champion Award was dev...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 26, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2023. The advisories identify types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten in limited ...
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Posted on: January 23, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Ozawkie public water supply system located in Jefferson County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 23, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for Slate Creek and the confluence of Sand Creek located near Newton, Kansas, that was issued on January 9, 2023. Water samples show no health risk associated with the ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 17, 2023
Governor Laura Kelly today proclaimed January as Radon Action month in Kansas. Through a partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Kansans are urged to protect their families by testing their homes, schools and work sites fo...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 14, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for Mill Creek from 21st Road to Little Blue River near Washington, Kansas, that was issued on December 9, 2022. Water samples show no health risk associated with the c...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 12, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Saline County Rural Water District 1 public water supply system located in Saline County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distr...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 12, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Sharon public water supply system located in Barber County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pres...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Pretty Prairie public water supply system located in Reno County. The advisory was issued because of a water main break causing low water pressure i...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today that results from recent water testing on Mill Creek show a decrease in the concentration of contaminants over time and a downward trend in contaminants on Little Blue River. KDHE has ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Saline County Rural Water District 1 public water supply system located in Saline County.
Customers should observe the following precau...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 10, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Sharon public water supply system located in Barber County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 9, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Pretty Prairie public water supply system located in Reno County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: January 9, 2022
Residents and animals should not enter the water at this time
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for Slate Creek and the confluence of Sand Creek located near Newton, Kansas.
The stream advisory results from ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Sharon public water supply system located in Barber County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pres...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Leon public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressu...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 5, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Sharon public water supply system located in Barber County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Caney public water supply system located in Montgomery County. The advisory was issued because of low water pressure in the distribution system. &am...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 4, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Norwich public water supply system located Kingman County. The advisory was issued because of a line break leading to low water pressure in the dist...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 2, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 2, 2023
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Norwich public water supply system located in Kingman County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Jefferson County Rural Water District 10 public water supply system located in Jefferson County. The advisory was&nbs...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 30, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Colwich public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because a line break leading to low water pressure in the dis...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 29, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will receive nearly $3 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to better identify and support children exposed to drugs, increase public safety, and reduc...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Colwich public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 26, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is issuing this notice for the City of Caney in Montgomery County. The city has drinking water and non-potable water available to its customers while the water system is out of service.
Both bottled wa...
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Posted on: December 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Caney public water supply system located in Montgomery County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further noti...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 21, 2022
Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has released the Kansas 2021 Annual Summary of Vital Statistics.
“The Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics report contains information on births, deaths, marriages, divorces and m...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 20, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Garden City public water supply system located in Finney County. The advisory was issued because of a waterline break resulting in a loss of pressur...
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued ...
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Posted on: December 19, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Garden City public water supply system located in Finney County. The portion affected includes the following areas:
The south sid...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 17, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: December 15, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Lakeside Village Improvement District public water supply system located in Jefferson County. The advisory was issued because of a waterline break resulting...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for Mill Creek from 18th Road to Little Blue River located Northeast of Washington, Kansas.
The stream advisory is a result of a discharge of crude oil ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Smith Center public water supply system located in Smith County. The advisory was issued becau...
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Posted on: December 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued bec...
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Posted on: December 6, 2022
Residents and animals should not enter the water at this time
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for Little Cow Creek to Cow Creek, South of Lyons, Kansas.
The stream advisory is a result of operation problem...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 6, 2022
Safe Kids Kansas will present its Annual Awards today, December 6, at 1:30 p.m. The awards recognize outstanding contributions by individuals, coalitions, organizations and businesses toward reducing unintentional injury to Kansas children. The awards wil...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 6, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system due to a...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 5, 2022
Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and program sponsor State Farm announce an opportunity for Kansas high schoolers to share their knowledge on safe driving and passenger practices. The Take It from a Teen video challenge is...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 3, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Posted on: December 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Smith Center public water supply system located in Smith County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of Butler County Rural Water District 6 located in Butler County. The portion affected is along 160th Street and south.
Customers shoul...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 19, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Alexander public water supply system located in Rush County. The advisory was issued because of a failure to maintain required chlorine residual lev...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a stream advisory for an unnamed tributary of Neosho River near Humboldt, Kansas, that was issued on November 12. Water samples show no health risk associated with the river. Water conta...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 16, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 18 as National Injury Prevention Day in Kansas. This third annual observance shines a light on the need for injury and violence prevention.
Every day, 20 children die from preventable injuries, r...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 16, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed Nov. 18-24 as Use Antibiotics Wisely Week in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is asking health care providers and Kansans to use antibiotics wisely to help protect them from the growing threat ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 14, 2022
Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) published the Healthy Kansans 2030 State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), marking the conclusion of an 18-month-long initiative to move the health of Kansans in...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for a portion of Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system located in Butler County. The portion ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 13, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Maize public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system due to electrical i...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 12, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Maize public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 12, 2022
Residents and animals should not enter the water at this time
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for an unnamed tributary of Neosho River and the Neosho River near Humboldt, Kansas.
The stream advisory is a resul...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 10, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT), is providing a second round of free at-home COVID-19 tests
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 8, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until fur...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 8, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of Butler County Rural Water District 6 located in Butler County. The portion affected is the following areas:
- Area bounded by SE 130t...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 8, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Alexander public water supply system located in Rush County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 4, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Jefferson County Rural Water District 10 public water supply system located in Jefferson County. The advisory was...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 1, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Lakeside Village Improvement District public water supply system located in Jefferson County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further n...
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Press Releases
Posted on: November 1, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Jefferson County Rural Water District 10 public water supply system located in Jefferson County.
Customers should observe the follow...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Fowler public water supply system located in Meade County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system due to syste...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. &...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the the Konza Valley Water Benefit District public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the sys...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 27, 2022
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.
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 27, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The area affected is all homes north of Windsor Street in Galena.
Customers s...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 27, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Fowler public water supply system located in Meade County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:&...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 26, 2022
On Halloween, ghosts and ghouls may make your blood run cold but real dangers, like pedestrian accidents, falls, burns and poisonings are a scary reality. Safe Kids Kansas, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Kansas Highway Patrol remind families...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Horton public water supply system located in Brown County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system.? Failure to...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today that it is collaborating with GoGetDoc to simplify your access to COVID-19 antiviral prescriptions.
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 24, 2022
Influenza season is here in Kansas. While activity remains low, influenza cases have already been seen in Kansas.
The flu vaccine remains the best way to prevent flu illness and serious flu complications, including those that can result in hospitalization ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Midwives Alliance, is pleased to present the third annual recognition program for hospitals, facilities and midwives who provide new...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, s...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of LaCrosse public water supply system located in Rush County.
Customers should observe the following precautions unt...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Whiting public water supply system located in Jackson County. The system issued the advisory because of a line break which caused a loss of...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) joined Governor Laura Kelly on October 18, 2022, in proclaiming the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act in Kansas. The signing recognizes the state’s investments in restoring and maintain chemical...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Franklin County Rural Water District 1 public water supply systems located in Franklin County. The advisory was issued because of a line break which caused a lo...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 12, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County. The advisory was issued because of a line break which caused a loss of pressure in the ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 10, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Franklin County Rural Water District 1 public water supply system located in Franklin County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until fur...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 11, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has released the results from the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS).
"The BRFSS provides Kansas-specific data on the health status and health-related behaviors of Kansas adul...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 10, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is holding a series of virtual and in-person public meetings to allow KanCare participants and stakeholders to discuss and provide comments on the program. KanCare beneficiaries and the public are enc...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 6, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, s...
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Press Releases
Posted on: October 1, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Belle Plaine public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 29, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 26, 2022
Update: The issue has been resolved and the phone lines are restored. Individuals can call 785-296-1400 to contact the Office of Vital Statistics.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces that its Vital Statistics...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 23, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Neosho County Rural Water District 12 public water supply system located in Neosho County. The advisory was issu...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the Neosho County Rural Water District 12 public water supply system located in Neosho County. The area affected includes households north of Hwy 39 a...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 19, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is holding public meetings to help communities and public water supply systems learn about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Under the LC...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 17, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Public Wholesale Water District No. 26 Chase County Rural Water District No. 1, City of Cottonwood Falls & City of Strong City, Chase County public water su...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 17, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for City of Belle Plaine public water supply system located in Sumner County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system. Failure...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 16, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Belle Plaine public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 16, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital, and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT), is now offering free at-home COVID-19 tests to households in al...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 15, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 15, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Belle Plaine public water supply system located in Sumner County. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Belle Plaine public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
• &am...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is extending the public comment period regarding a plan to address contamination at the 29th and Grove Site in Wichita to October 16, 2022. The draft Corrective Action Decision details the proposed re...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 13, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Girard public water supply system located in Crawford County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system.? Failure to maint...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 12, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Girard public water supply system located in Crawford County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 11, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Nemaha County Rural Water District No. 3 public water supply system located in Nemaha County. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a los...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Seneca public water supply system located in Nemaha County. The advisory was issued because of a line break result...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Fredonia public water supply system located in Wilson County. The advisory was issued ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Olsburg public water supply system located in Pottawatomie County. The advisory was issued bec...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 8, 2022
The Governor’s Council on Fitness is now accepting nominations for its annual Kansas Health Champion Awards. Awards are given to one outstanding individual and two outstanding organization, that make an exceptional effort to model, encourage and...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Seneca public water supply system located in Nemaha County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued for a portion of the water supply system b...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 2, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 1, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Elgin public water supply system located in Chautauqua County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: September 1, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Fredonia public water supply system located in Wilson County. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of Butler County Rural Water District 6 public water supply system, located in Butler County.
Customers should observe the following pr...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issue...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Mulvane public water supply system located in Sumner County. The advisory was issued because of...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Morrill public water supply system located in Brown County. The advisory was issued because of...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County.
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Mulvane public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 26, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation Wednesday designating September 22 to September 26 as Kansas Healthcare Coalition Week. The proclamation serves to honor all the work the Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) have done during the COVID-19 pandemic.&n...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 26, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Weir public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued because of...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 25, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 24, 2022
Thousands of vehicles will travel the Kansas roadways during the Labor Day weekend. Many families will head out on one last trip or getaway as the school year begins. Safe Kids Kansas, sponsored in part by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Sabetha public water supply system located in Nemaha County. The advisory was issued because of&nbs...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is holding public meetings to help communities and public water supply systems learn about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Under the LCRR, public...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 23, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Weir public water supply system located in Cherokee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions unt...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 22, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Morrill public water supply system located in Brown County.
Customers should observe the following precautions unt...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 22, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Cassoday public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued because of&nb...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 22, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Sabetha public water supply system located in Nemaha County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until furth...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 19, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Saline County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distributi...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Prairie Schooner Mobile Home Court public water supply system located in Sumner County. The advisory was issued because of a...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 18, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Saline County.
Customers should observe the following precautions unti...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 16, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will conduct a public meeting September 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St N., Wichita, Kansas, regarding a plan to address contamination at ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 15, 2022
Kansas Department of Health & Environment has rescinded a stream advisory for an unnamed tributary of Fancy Creek North Branch where it crosses under All American Road near 1st Road in Washington County to Fancy Creek North Branch in Riley Co...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 9, 2022
After continued work and dedication through the pandemic response in their local communities over the last two years, more than 300 Kansas environmental professionals will gather at the 2022 Kansas Environmental Conference on August 9-11 in Manhattan, Kan...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 8, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Prairie Schooner Mobile Home Court public water supply system located in Sumner County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 8, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), working with the Shawnee County Health Department, has identified a probable case of monkeypox in Shawnee County based on testing at the Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories and close ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 4, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Cassoday public water supply system located in Butler County.
Customers should observe the following precautions u...
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Press Releases
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Rose Hill public water supply system located in Butler County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system.
Publ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 23, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Rose Hill public water supply system located in Butler County.
Customers should observe the following pre...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 29, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Jefferson County Health Department are investigating reports of individuals who suffered eye or skin irritation after visiting Perry Bar and Grill in Perry, Kansas.
The number of affected indiv...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 28, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 26, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces financing for waterline improvements to Johnson County Rural Water District No. 7’s distribution system. The financing package from KDHE will fund construction of at least four sections of w...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 26, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has partnered with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital, and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT) to offer free at-home COVID-19 tests directly to Kansans
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Posted on: July 15, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections (WNV) for north central, south central, northeast and southeast Kansas. Northwest and southwest Kansas are at moderate risk for WNV infect...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), working with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, has identified a presumptive positive case of monkeypox in Kansas based on testing at the Kansas Health and Environment Laborator...
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Press Releases
Posted on: July 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s (KDHE) Community Health Promotion team is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR) Community Grant. In total, 19 recipients will cover&n...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announced that Kansas has adopted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) authorization for administering
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 8, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Wichita, including the City of Andover. The advisory was issued by the City of Wichita due to an increase in turbidity. High turbidity can...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Sedgwick Co. Rural Water District 1 public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The water district’s distribution system was is...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for a portion of Northeast Wichita. The area being rescinded is between Rock Road and Webb Road from 21st Street to 53rd Street. If you ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the following public water supply systems that purchase water from the City of Wichita:
Sedgwick Co RWD 1 &am...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Towns Riverview Subdivision (North and South) public water supply system located in Finney County. The advisory was issued because of an inability to mainta...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 3, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have expanded public health advisories for Kansas lakes, today, due to blue-green algae to include four new locations.
Marion Reservoir ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system cau...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system, located in Shawnee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is excited to announce the return of the downtown Capitol Midweek Farmers Market, beginning Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30 a.m..
“For the past two years, many have been asking when the fa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of McFarland public water supply system located in Wabaunsee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system d...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 26, 2022
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.
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 26, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) would like to encourage the public to exercise caution while enjoying streams, rivers and lakes over the Memorial Day weekend and through the summer. Prolonged rains in most parts of the state have co...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today that it is partnered with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT) to offer free at-home COVID-19 tests directl...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 19, 2022
Since Feb., the Kelly Administration has been working with state agencies & federal partners to address the issue. KDHE has taken a leading role in working with partners to help coordinate efforts, increase product flexibility & increase communication.
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2022
La gobernadora Laura Kelly anunció hoy las acciones que su administración ha tomado para aliviar la carga de las familias de Kansas afectadas por la escasez de fórmula infantil a nivel nacional. Desde febrero, la administr...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Columbus public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Fa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Preston public water supply system, located in Pratt County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Columbus public water supply system located in Cherokee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 17, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for portions of the Garden City public water supply system, located in Finney County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 15, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Fa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 14, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of McCracken public water supply system located in Rush County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of chlorine residual due to an equipment malf...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 13, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 12, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 11, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of McCracken public water supply system, located in Rush County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is happy to announce the continuation of the free COVID-19 testing program for summer camps for the 2022 season. COVID-19 testing is a key strategy that summer camps can utilize to identify early case...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Jefferson County Rural Water District No. 10 public water supply system, located in Jefferson County. The advisory was issued because of&nb...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system located in Sedgwick County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 6, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) joins individuals and communities across the country to celebrate National Women’s Health Week from May 8-14, 2022. This week offers an opportunity to consider the many ways we can support all women i...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Jefferson County Rural Water District No. 10 public water supply system, located in Jefferson County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until f...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Smith Center public water supply system located in Smith County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. F...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of White Cloud public water supply system located in Doniphan County. The advisory was issued by the Water System because of a loss of pressure in the ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. This Boil Water Advisory affects all customers located North of Front Street...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Smith Center public water supply system located in Smith County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Rossville public water supply system located in Shawnee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 22, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Sedgwick County Rural Water District No. 2 public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in t...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 22, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Leoti public water supply system located in Wichita County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribut...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 21, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Valley Center public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued by KDHE because a loss of pressure in the distribution ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 21, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Towns Riverview Subdivision (North and South) public water supply system located in Finney. This advisory is not related to Co...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Leoti public water supply system located in Wichita County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the fol...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 19, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Valley Center public water supply system and Sedgewick County Rural Water District No. 2, located in Sedgewick County. This advisory is not related to ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed May 6 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will join community organizations across the country to celebrate the efforts of local child care providers.
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2022
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is offering all phone coaching enrollees four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy. Participants who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco can choose a lozenge, gum, or patch that w...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 19, 2022
Safe Kids Kansas and the Topeka Zoo are partnering again to host a fun family safety day on Saturday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Safe Kids Day at the Zoo is an annual event that helps teach children and their grown-ups how to be safe and healthy t...
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Press Releases
Posted on: April 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Osage County Rural Water District 8 public water supply system located in Shawnee and Wabaunsee County. The advisory was ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 31, 2022
Governor Laura Kelly and KDHE announced efforts to shift from emergency pandemic response to endemic normalcy, which includes a COVID-19 response similar to other recurring diseases. KDHE will continue to ensure the State is prepared for future needs.
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 31, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County. The advisory was issued because of unknown water quality in the distribution system...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 30, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Unified Government Public Health Department (UGPHD) have identified a small number of confirmed cases, fewer than 10 patients at this time, of active Tuberculosis (TB) in Wyandotte County, Kan...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 30, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has authorized the over 2,000 COVID-19 vaccine providers across Kansas to begin offering a second dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 50 and over
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Effingham public water supply system located in Atchison County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following precau...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2022
After working on the front lines of the pandemic response in their local communities for the last two years, more than 500 Kansas public health professionals will gather in-person or virtually at the Governor’s Public Health Conference March 29-31 in Manh...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Haven public water supply system located in Reno County. The advisory was issued by the public water supply system because a loss of pressure in the...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management has announced the recipients of waste tire product grants. These annual waste tire grants are awarded to local municipalities and public and private schools K-12 across the ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Eberly Farms, Inc. public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. The advisory was issued because of unknown water quality in the distribution syste...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Healthy Kansans 2030 (HK2030) project team are inviting photographers to submit photos to be considered for inclusion in a State Health Assessment Report being published later this spring.
“For...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 25, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Eberly Farms, Inc. public water supply system located in Sedgwick County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following preca...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 23, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Zenda public water supply system located in Kingman County. The advisory was issued because of a loss in pressure due to routine system maintenance....
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 22, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory was issued by the water system because of a loss in pressure due to...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Zenda public water supply system located in Kingman County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following precautions...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 17, 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a proclamation to kick off National Poison Prevention Week. The Poison Center at the University of Kansas Health System and Safe Kids Kansas want to remind Kansans that Poison Centers are ready 24/7 with fast, free advic...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 16, 2022
This March, for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) State Health Officer Joan Duwve, M.D., encourages men and women to learn the symptoms and risk factors of colorectal cancer and to make an appointment fo...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 15, 2022
Kauffman Museum’s traveling exhibit, Vapes: Marketing an Addiction, made a stop during its 2022 statewide tour at the Take Down Tobacco Day event on March 3 at the Kansas Capitol building.
Take Down Tobacco Day is an annual event held by the Toba...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 31, 2022
As the Omicron variant continues to spread across Kansas, local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the state. The Omicron variant poses a dangerous risk to communitie...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has made the following operational changes to COVID-19 testing sites for Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, due to inclement weather conditions.
The following COVID-19 testing sites will be op...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2022
The Senate voted, today, March 9 to confirm the appointment of Janet Stanek to serve as the Secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
“As a skilled and qualified leader in the world of health care, Secretary Stanek is ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 5, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Towns Riverview Subdivision public water supply system located in Finney County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution s...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Towns Riverview Subdivision (North and South) public water supply system located in Finney. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should obse...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded the stream advisory for the an Unnamed Tributary to Southfork of Pottawatomie Creek, located in Garnett, Kansas that was issued Dec. 10, 2021. Water samples show no health risk associate...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 28, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reminds Kansans that March and April are the months when large areas of the state’s Flint Hills rangeland are burned. These burns help preserve the tallgrass prairie, control invasive species, reduce ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 18, 2022
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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Cherokee County Rural Water District No. 3 public water supply system, located in Cherokee County. The advisory...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to add the countries of Denmark, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Netherlands, Reunion and Slovenia. The countries on the travel quarantine list will expire on March 3,...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Geneseo public water supply system, located in Rice County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system due to ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 16, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Geneseo public water supply system, located in Rice County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is pleased to announce that the Community Health Promotion (CHP) team has received the State Partnerships Improving Nutrition & Equity (SPINE) Program Grant from the National Association of Chroni...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Lakeside Village Improvement District public water supply system located in Jefferson County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the d...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 14, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Cherokee County Rural Water District No. 3 public water supply system located in Cherokee County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 10, 2022
As the Omicron variant continues to spread across Kansas, local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the state. The Omicron variant poses a dangerous risk to communitie...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 4, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the country of Aruba. The country of Faroe Islands has been added to the travel quarantine list. An unvaccinated individual who has not had COVID-19 wi...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 7, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Lakeside Village Improvement District public water supply system located in Jefferson County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 1, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Western Acres Mobile Home Court public water supply system, located in Reno County. The advisory was issued because of an inability to maintain chlorine res...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
With the confirmed detection of the Omicron variant in Kansas – along with the continued presence of the Delta variant – local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing...
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Press Releases
Posted on: February 1, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Toronto public water supply system, located in Woodson County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system due ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 24, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Acting Secretary Janet Stanek today announced Joan Duwve, M.D., MPH, as the new Acting State Health Officer. Duwve previously served as the Deputy State Health Officer.
“Joan has served ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 27, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Toronto public water supply system located in Woodson County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following precautio...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 20, 2022
Over the past month, the highly infectious and transmittable Omicron variant of COVID-19 has significantly increased case rates and demand for testing in the United States and Kansas. KDHE continues monitoring the spread and impact of Omicron since the fi...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
With the confirmed detection of the Omicron variant in Kansas – along with the continued presence of the Delta variant – local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will participate in and offer virtual trainings from Feb. 4 to May 24 to assist farmers in fulfilling the training requirement for those farmers who want to sell food products to seniors as part of th...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the states of New York and Washington D.C. and the countries of Andorra, Isle of Man and San Marino. The country of Aruba has been added to the travel ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's COVID-19 testing site will take place at United Methodist Church West Campus, 867 US Hwy 40, Lawrence, KS, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The site will reopen at Walmart, 3300 Iowa...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announces that as of Feb. 1, 2022, COVID-19 contact outreach and monitoring, otherwise known as contact tracing, operations will be discontinued at KDHE. KDHE contact tracing staff will be reass...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 19, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Western Acres Mobile Home Court public water supply system, located in Reno County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the follo...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Lorraine public water supply system located in Ellsworth County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system du...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 18, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Trauma Program (KTP) continue to highlight the importance of blood donation amid increasingly critical blood shortages experienced across the state and nation. Blood shortages can pose ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 10, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to add the states of New York and Washington D.C. and add the countries of Isle of Man and San Marino. An unvaccinated individual or those that have not received...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 12, 2022
With the confirmed detection of the Omicron variant in Kansas – along with the continued presence of the Delta variant – local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 12, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Preston public water supply system, located in Pratt County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following precaution...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Nickerson public water supply system located in Reno County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system.
Public...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 7, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has made the following operational changes for Friday, January 7, at several COVID-19 testing sites due to the cold weather.
In Topeka, the COVID-19 testing sites located at Hummer Sports Park, 515 ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 7, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Fowler public water supply system located in Meade County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Failure...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and additional primary dose for immunocompromised children following authorization from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2022
With the confirmed detection of the Omicron variant in Kansas – along with the continued presence of the Delta variant – local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has closed the following COVID-19 testing sites on Thursday, January 6 due to adverse weather conditions.
- Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210
- Church of the Resurrectio...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 5, 2022
Governor Kelly proclaims January as Kansas Radon Action Month. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) encourages Kansans to protect their families by testing their homes for radon, an odorless and invisible gas. Unchecked radon in the home...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2022. The advisories identify types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten in limited ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 5, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Norwich public water supply system, located in Kingman County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure due to a water line break. Fail...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Fowler public water supply system located in Meade County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following pr...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) continues to highlight the importance of overdose prevention resources and education amid increased drug overdose deaths in 2021. Provisional surveillance results from the State Unintentional Drug Ove...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 30, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has updated the isolation and quarantine guidance following the recent changes by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health care workers in a hospital setting and the general pop...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 29, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Schoenchen public water supply system, located in Ellis County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure due to a water main break. Fai...
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Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Norwich public water supply system located in Kingman County. This advisory is not related to Covid-19.
Customers should observe the following...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 28, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) urge Kansans to be alert for text messages that claim to represent KDHE and KDOR. These unsolicited messages may be phishing scams, and people should delete...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 24, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Osborne County Rural Water District No. 2 public water supply system, located in Osborne County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of electrical ser...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 23, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Little River public water supply system, located in Rice County. The advisory was issued because of an inability to retain minimum chlorine residual...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 28, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Grandview Plaza public water supply system, located in Geary County. The advisory was issued because of a power outage at the Junction City Public W...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 2, 2021
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries of Barbados, Croatia, Faroe Islands and Georgia. The countries of Belgium, Czechia, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Netherlands and Slovakia have ...
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Press Releases
Posted on: December 1, 2021
With the increased presence of the Delta variant in Kansas – and the rise of the Omicron variant – local health departments, providers and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the sta...
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Press Releases
Posted on: May 9, 2022
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is happy to announce the continuation of the free COVID-19 testing program for summer camps for the 2022 season. COVID-19 testing is a key strategy that summer camps can utilize to identify early case...
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Press Releases
Posted on: March 13, 2015
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to investigate an outbr...
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Press Releases