2013 KDHE News Releases

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05-21-13 = Health and Wellness Fair May 22 on South Grounds of Kansas Statehouse
05-16-13 = Governor's Council on Fitness Calls for Health Champion Nominations
05-13-13 = KDHE Awarded Grant Funds for Environmental Remediation
05-01-13 = KDHE announces 2013-2014 Green Schools grant recipients
04-30-13 = Cleaner locomotive demonstration scheduled for May 2 at BNSF Argentine Yard
04-18-13 = Latest Kansas Health Risk Behaviors Report Published
04-16-13 = Kansas Denim Day April 24
04-02-13 = KDHE Accepting Comments on Plan to Address the Cintas Site in Wichita
03-29-13 = State health department addresses concerns with Substitute for House Bill 2183
03-29-13 = Abortions in Kansas Drop 5.4 Percent in 2012
03-27-13 = Choice Period Open Until April 4 for KanCare Members Enrolled at Start of Program
03-26-13 = William "Bill" Ridge inducted into Kansas Solid Waste Hall of Fame
03-25-13 = Annual WORKS! Conference in Manhattan, Kan., March 26-27
03-22-13 = KDHE issues $46.6M in first year of Medicaid EHR Program
03-15-13 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Moline in Elk Co.
03-15-13 = KDHE Issues Health Advisory, Safety Tips During Flint Hills Burning Season
03-14-13 = Kansas Health Matters Website Receives National Achievement Award
03-13-13 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Moline in Elk Co.
03-12-13 = Smokeless Tobacco Is Not Harmless
03-08-13 = KDHE, March of Dimes announce joint initiative to reduce the rate of pre-term birth
03-07-13 = KDHE, March of Dimes to announce joint initiative this Friday, March 8
03-07-13 = Brownfields Program Workshop Scheduled for March 21 in De Soto
03-06-13 = KanCare consumer, provider educational meetings rescheduled after weather cancellations
02-28-13 = HIV/AIDS Awareness Events Scheduled for March in Topeka, Wichita and KC Metro
02-26-13 = Public Comment Period Extended on Proposed Cleanup at Greensburg PWS #8 Site
02-26-13 = KDHE Environmental District Offices in Lawrence, Chanute Closed Feb. 26
02-25-13 = Public Comment Requested on Environmental Remediation at Former El Paso Terminal Facility Site in McPherson
02-11-13 = KDHE Seeks Public Comment on Plan to Address Contamination at Wichita Site
02-08-13 = KDHE estimates Medicaid expansion would result in $1.1B SGF increase over 10 years
02-01-13 = National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Feb. 7
01-31-13 = KDHE Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Cleanup at Greensburg PWS #8 Site
01-31-13 = Public Comments Solicited for Proposed Modification of the City of Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Permit No. 144
01-30-13 = KanCare educational meetings for members scheduled in 16 cities
01-28-13 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Day Care Home in Salina
01-18-13 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Jefferson County Rural Water District #10
01-16-13 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Rural Water District #10, Jefferson Co.
01-15-13 = Makin' Moves in 2013: Walking Program Scheduled for Saturdays in Shawnee County
01-14-13 = KDHE Certifies Water Supply System and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators
01-10-13 = Governor Proclaims January as Kansas Radon Action Month
01-09-13 = Boil Water Advisory issued for Country View Mobile Home Park in Hays
01-09-13 = Kansas experiencing widespread flu - State Health Officer: It's not too late to vaccinate
01-09-13 = KDHE, partners to host live Twitter chat on winter weather safety
01-08-13 = One Child in the U.S. Dies Every Three Weeks from a TV Tipping Over
01-08-13 = Kansas Issues Revised Fish Consumption Advisories
01-08-13 = Become Smoke-Free in 2013
01-07-13 = Kansas recognized as leader in advancing the use of health information technology
01-03-13 = New Screening Guidelines for Cervical Cancer