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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= SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Amusement Park Safety: 'Parents need to use their own judgment' 06-20-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Anderson Co. RWD #5 Customers 06-18-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Anderson Co. RWD #5 Customers 06-17-08 = Stream Advisory for Smoky Hill River to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KDHE Announces Free Replacement Vital Records for Residents Affected by June 11 Tornado 06-14-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Chapman 06-13-08 = KDHE Recommends Precautions for Removing Debris that May Contain Asbestos 06-13-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Hits Major Milestone -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by Storms 06-12-08 = Stream Advisory Issued for the Smoky Hill River below Chapman 06-12-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of LaCygne 06-12-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Chapman 06-10-08 = Stream Advisory Issued for Middle Emma Creek in Harvey County 06-10-08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06-02-08 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Child Drowning Deaths Increase 89 Percent in Summer 05-31-08 = Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Jewell 05-30-08 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Jewell 05-30-08 = Kansas Ranks High in Child Health Care, Study Finds 05-28-08 = KDHE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