public health

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Rise In Kansas, Especially In Rural Counties

By • Sep 9, 2019

GARDEN CITY — As a nurse, Betsy Rodriquez interviews teenagers who are sexually active and often shockingly ignorant about sex.

Mumps Case Confirmed In Kansas ICE Detention Facility, 22 Others Exposed

By • Jul 3, 2019

A detainee at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Chase County, Kansas, has tested positive for mumps, and 22 other migrants may have been exposed.

ICE discovered the detainee with the mumps on June 18, then identified the others who came into contact with that person, said Shawn A. Neudauer, an ICE public affairs officer.

The 22 other detainees are not sick but have been “cohorted,” or separated from the general population, and will remain there until July 16, he said.

Kansas Requires Students To Get Vaccines, Yet 15% Of Kindergartners Are Missing Shots

By • Jul 1, 2019

COFFEYVILLE — More than one in 10 kindergartners in Kansas in the 2017-2018 school year lacked at least some of the shots that the state requires to shield students against outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and more.

The state’s most recent annual report pegged the figure at 15%.

Vaccine Opposition Isn't Why Many Thousands Of Kansans Miss Out On Shots

By • Jun 28, 2019

Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado.

The national measles outbreak — numbering more than 1,000 cases so far — hasn't hit Kansas yet, but it has crept awfully close to home.

Sedgwick County Gets Low Marks In Latest Health Ratings Report

By Audrey Korte • Mar 25, 2019
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A new report on the overall health of Kansas ranks Sedgwick County in the bottom fourth of the state.

The 2019 County Health Rankings Report helps counties understand how healthy their residents are and how long they will live by examining health data.

The report ranked 102 of the 105 counties in Kansas from healthiest to unhealthiest based on two broad categories: health factors and health outcomes.

For the 2019 Health Factors category, Sedgwick County ranked 87 of 102 for the second year in a row. In 2017, it ranked 79.

KDHE Issues Blue-Green Algae Warning for Lake Afton, Nine Other Kansas Waters

By • Jul 13, 2018
http://www.sedgwickcounty.org

Lake Afton is closed to all water contact due to a blue-green algae outbreak.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a public health warning Friday for the upcoming weekend and next week. The warning is effective immediately for the entire lake.

Sedgwick County said in a news release that prohibited water contact includes swimming and water skiing. The county said fishing is permitted but fish kept for eating should be prepared using guidelines established by KDHE.

Hunter Health Debuts New, Larger Wichita Clinic

By • Apr 23, 2018
Hunter Health

Hunter Health Clinic is getting ready to move into a new, larger space on Grove Street in Wichita.

Via Christi Expanding Services For Second Day Of Free Health Care

By • Apr 13, 2018
Via Christi Facebook

Via Christi Health is again offering a day of free health care services this weekend to anyone in need.

Bike Share ICT Looking To Expand Past Downtown Wichita

By • Mar 1, 2018
Nadya Faulx / KMUW/File photo

Almost a year old, Wichita’s bike share program has found success around the downtown area. Now, it's looking at where to go next.

Flu Season Isn't Over — There's Still Time To Get A Vaccine

By • Feb 7, 2018
cdc.gov

The Sedgwick County Department of Health is urging residents to get a flu shot if they haven’t already — because we’re not through the worst of the flu season.

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