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07-03-08 = Kansas Cancer Registry Receives Gold Standard Certification
07-02-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: IKK Steering Committee to Release Strategies for Improving; Sustaining Immunization Rates in Kansas
07-02-08 = Expanded Newborn Screening Begins: Number of Tests Increase from 5 to 29
07-02-08 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Food or Lodging Regulatory Violationsfor June
06-30-08 = KDHE Identifies 19 Cases Linked to Harvey County Salmonella Outbreak
06-27-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Day Care Home In Olathe
06-27-08 = KDHE Names John Mitchell as Director of Environment
06-26-08 = National HIV Testing Day is June 27
06-26-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Safe Kids Kansas Offers Fourth of July Safety Tips
06-24-08 = State Embargoes Wheat as Precautionary Measure
06-23-08 = Primary Care Clinic Grants Awarded to Communities
06-23-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Play It Safe on the Playground
06-20-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Amusement Park Safety: 'Parents need to use their own judgment'
06-20-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Anderson Co. RWD #5 Customers
06-18-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Anderson Co. RWD #5 Customers
06-17-08 = Stream Advisory for Smoky Hill River to Expire at Midnight
06-17-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas Identifies Eight Cases Linked to Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak
06-17-08 = KDHE Announces Free Replacement Vital Records for Residents Affected by June 11 Tornado
06-14-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Chapman
06-13-08 = KDHE Recommends Precautions for Removing Debris that May Contain Asbestos
06-13-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Hits Major Milestone - One Million Seats Checked for Proper Installation
06-12-08 = KDHE Issues Health and Safety Tips for Persons Affected by Storms
06-12-08 = Stream Advisory Issued for the Smoky Hill River below Chapman
06-12-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of LaCygne
06-12-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Chapman
06-10-08 = Stream Advisory Issued for Middle Emma Creek in Harvey County
06-10-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of La Cygne
06-06-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Hot Weather and Vehicles can be a Deadly Combination for Kids
06-04-08 = June is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
06-04-08 = Kansas Identifies 3 Cases Linked to Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak
06-02-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Child Drowning Deaths Increase 89 Percent in Summer
05-31-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Jewell
05-30-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Jewell
05-30-08 = Kansas Ranks High in Child Health Care, Study Finds
05-28-08 = KDHE Supports World No Tobacco Day, May 31
05-28-08 = Physical Activity Key to Decreasing Arthritis Pain
05-23-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: May is National Bike Month
05-21-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of LaCygnefor May
05-20-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of LaCygnefor May
05-19-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Capitol Midweek Market Begins May 21
05-19-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Safe Kids Kansas Reminds Kids, Parents: Wear Life Jackets Near Open Water
05-16-08 = KDHE Urges Precautions Against Recreational Water Illnesses
05-16-08 = KDHE Implements Boiler Sheltered Initiative
05-16-08 = Cleanup Begins at Former Avery Hydraulic Jack Site in Wichita on May 19
05-15-08 = KDHE Releases Report on Kansas Tobacco Use
05-09-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Day Care Home In Topeka
05-09-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Day Care Home In Salina
05-08-08 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Food or Lodging Regulatory Violationsfor May
05-05-08 = May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
05-05-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Hosts 5th Annual Employee Health & Environmental Fair
05-02-08 = 18th Annual Kansas Kids Fitness & Safety Day Held May 2 "Gear Up for Safety"
05-01-08 = Bremby Honored with Public Administrator of the Year Award
04-30-08 = Stream Advisory Rescinded for Hog Creek in Leavenworth County
04-29-08 = Governor Sebelius, Hunter’s Hope Foundation Celebrate Expanded Newborn Screening in Kansas
04-29-08 = KDHE to Hold Meeting on May 8 Regarding Proposed Expansion of Lime Sludge Monofill near De Soto
04-28-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: National Safe Kids Week 2008 - 20th Anniversary Report by Safe Kids USA says Accidental Injury Death Rate of Children 14 and Under Down by 45 Percent Since ‘87
04-28-08 = KDHE Promotes National Air Quality Awareness Week, April 28 - May 2
04-25-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas Kids Fitness & Safety Day 2008
04-24-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor Sebelius; Hunter’s Hope Foundation Celebrate Expanded Newborn Screening in Kansas
04-24-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Day Care Home In Hutchinson
04-23-08 = Water Festivals Mark Year-Round Commitment to Environmental Education
04-22-08 = Earth Day Collage Dedicated on the Ice at Landon Arena, Topeka
04-21-08 = National Infant Immunization Week is April 19-26
04-21-08 = Stream Advisory Issued for Hog Creek in Leavenworth County
04-17-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Day Care Home In Wichita
04-15-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Earth Day Collage by Stan Herd to be Dedicated in Landon Arena on Earth Day, April 22
04-10-08 = KDHE Highlights Health Impacts of Sexually Transmitted Diseases During April 2008, STD Awareness Month
04-04-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: 'Healthy Kansas Minute' PSAs Now Available - Controlling High Blood Pressure
04-04-08 = Capital City Wellness Project Launched
04-02-08 = KDHE Secretary Announces Kansas Participation in Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Standards
03-31-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: 2008 Health Disparities Conference Takes Place April 1 in Topeka
03-31-08 = Kansas Enacts New Standards of Care for Family Foster Homes
03-31-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Capital City Wellness Project News Conference Scheduled for Noon on Friday, April 4
03-27-08 = State Issues Emergency Suspension Of Two Day Care Homes Located in Lawrence and Wichita
03-24-08 = March 24 is World TB Day
03-21-08 = Former Olympian to speak on obesity at Health Disparities Conference
03-21-08 = Kansas Earns EPA Recognition for Water Permit Efforts
03-20-08 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Food or Lodging Regulatory Violationsfor March
03-18-08 = KDHE to Host Four Brownfields Funding Workshops
03-17-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: March 16-22 is National Poison Prevention Week
03-14-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: 'Healthy Kansas Minute' PSAs Now Available
03-14-08 = KDHE Provides $100,000 Grant, Recognition Award to Kiowa County for Recycling
03-05-08 = KDHE Encourages Kansans to Recycle Unused Cell Phones
03-04-08 = State Agency 'Green Teams' Focus on Recycling and Waste Reduction
02-29-08 = KDHE Issues Air Quality Permit for Project at Jeffrey Energy Center
02-29-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: 'Healthy Kansas Minute' PSAs Now Available - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
02-29-08 = March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
02-27-08 = Grants Available For Recycling Efforts
02-19-08 = Update on Flu Activity: KDHE Emphasizes Taking Precautions Against Flu Virus
02-18-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Thousands Injured in Furniture Accidents
02-15-08 = Fires Pose Challenges for People with Disabilities
02-15-08 = Kansas Air Quality Seminar Scheduled for March 5-6 at Ramada Inn Hotel and Convention Center, Topeka
02-14-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Canton
02-13-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Canton
02-13-08 = KDHE to Hold Meeting on Proposed Construction Demolition Landfill in Finney County
02-12-08 = KDHE Renews Call for Reductions of Greenhouse Gasses
02-12-08 = KDHE Issues Conditional Permit for APAC-KS, Inc. C&D Landfill in Overland Park
02-11-08 = Legislators Promote Physical Activity with 'What's Your Mile?'
02-08-08 = KDHE Advises Consumers and Food Service Workers of Expanded New Era Canning Co. Product Recall
02-08-08 = KDHE Names Interim Director of Environment
02-07-08 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Food or Lodging Regulatory Violationsfor February
02-05-08 = Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7
02-01-08 = KDHE Environment Director Announces Retirement
01-31-08 = Kansans Urged to Wear Red for Women on Feb.1
01-30-08 = Governor Proclaims January as Kansas Radon Action Month
01-30-08 = KDHE Joins Sustainable Skylines Partnership to Protect KC Area Air Quality
01-28-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Parents Cautioned: It Doesn't Take a Fire to Burn a Child
01-25-08 = KDHE Secretary Recognizes Students at McCarter Elementary for Kansas Winning Entries in National Radon Poster Contest
01-25-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE and AHA Promote National Wear Red Day
01-25-08 = Vaccine Still Available as Flu Activity Increases
01-23-08 = Food Service Workers and Consumers Urged to Check Pantries for Recalled Beans
01-22-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Over 2,000 Children Fatally Injured at Home Yearly
01-22-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Secretary to Recognize McCarter Elementary School Students for Radon Action Month Artwork
01-16-08 = Kansas Reaches 1 Million Patients in Immunization Registry
01-14-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Gear Up Properly for Safe Winter Sports
01-09-08 = Preventing Infections in Pregnancy: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
01-08-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas Reaches 1 Million Patients in Immunization Registryfor rescheduled
01-05-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Damar
01-04-08 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas Reaches 1 Million Patients in Immunization Registry
01-02-08 = January is National Radon Action Month