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KDHE Announces Increase in Benefits for Individual Participants in the Kansas Senior Farmers Market

 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...

Air Quality Advisory Rescinded for Parts of the Flint Hill Region Due to Seasonal Burning

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded an air quality advisory for parts of the Flint Hill region, through Manhattan toward Nebraska due to seasonal burning that was issued on April 7, 2023.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...

Air Quality Advisory Issued for Parts of the Flint Hill Region Due to Seasonal Burning

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...

KDHE Encourages CHIP Families on the Importance of Timely Premium Payments

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 ...

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Hosts 2023 Governors Public Health Conference

KDHE Announces Steps KanCare Members Can Take to Reduce Risk of Losing Health Coverage

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....

Governor Laura Kelly Announces Actions to Assist Kansans Affected by Infant Formula Shortage

Governor Laura Kelly today announced actions her administration has taken to ease the burden on Kansas families affected by the nationwide infant formula shortage. Since February, the Kelly Administration has been working with st...