Welcome to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Web site. Our vision is 'healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments'. To that end, we welcome your suggestions and critiques of our service delivery across the state. http://www.kdheks.gov/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:41 -0500 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:22 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.kdheks.gov/images/KDHE_color_120px.jpg http://www.kdheks.gov/ KDHE Logo 144 97 TOPEKA, Kan. - (May 24, 2012) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) samples recreational bodies of water for cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, when the agency is alerted to a potential algae bloom. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05242012.htm 9D260F44-98E4-4E55-81EC-2D0DEF258C4D Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:22 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - Wichita, Overland Park and Topeka took part today in a Spot the Tot event. Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), with support from Safe Kids Kansas, sponsored this event to remind everyone about the dangers of blind zones around vehicles, from small passenger cars and SUVs, to ambulances. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05232012a.htm D9C6CAB4-CD2E-4EB5-AE45-27B17173872B Wed, 23 May 2012 17:31:18 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - A statewide electronic health information exchange capability will "go live" on July 1. This new service offers simplified communications capabilities to health care providers who are involved in treating the same patient and thereby collaborating to improve patient care. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05232012.htm 71528E87-6176-4773-AC1E-1403E114FFF4 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:16:40 -0500 Topeka-The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Health Information Exchange, Inc. (KHIE) are scheduled to announce Wednesday details surrounding the launch of a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE). KDHE Secretary and State Health Officer Robert Moser, M.D., and KHIE Board Chairman Joe Davison, M.D., will describe what patients and providers in Kansas can expect leading up to and following the July 1 HIE implementation. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05222012.htm 1545F36E-7A55-4021-B6F9-88021A93A026 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:12:45 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - The week before Memorial Day (May 21-27) is Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week. The goal of this observance is to raise awareness about healthy and safe swimming, including ways to prevent recreational water illnesses and injuries. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05212012a.htm 43DC4810-66A7-4E6A-841A-896C88533609 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:46:14 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - On Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Capital City Wellness (CCW) is scheduled to host a community-wide health and wellness fair in downtown Topeka. The fair will be held on the south lawn of the Capitol and is open to the public. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05212012.htm 01ACE985-6C24-4E53-8282-A9A5A7CE9BAB Mon, 21 May 2012 09:34:23 -0500 TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) this week have awarded nine rural communities in Kansas each a grant to support their local community health assessment efforts. The grants are funded by the Kansas Rural Health Options Project (KRHOP), a public-private partnership of not-for-profit and government organizations including KDHE’s Bureau of Community Health Systems, KHA, Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services and Kansas Medical Society. KRHOP offers technical support, networking opportunities, funding and other resources to Critical Access Hospitals and other rural health care providers. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05182012b.htm 512D848E-FBC2-4161-88A5-7C7DD2D224AB Fri, 18 May 2012 13:33:31 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has approved the expansion of a permitted disposal area at the City of Galena construction and demolition landfill. The landfill is currently operated under a permit from KDHE and is located at 200 Bellevue Street in Galena, Kan. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05182012a.htm 5AB616F5-BF88-43E7-81A6-72842EA892DA Fri, 18 May 2012 13:32:52 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - Whether it’s during vacation or part of an ordinary summer day, boating can be fun for the entire family - as long as everyone remains safe. The U.S. Coast Guard reports an estimated 85 percent of boating-related drowning could be prevented by the use of life jackets. Nationally, of the children who drowned while boating in 2003, more than 60 percent were not wearing life jackets. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05182012.htm 22C7C059-97C0-40E1-B8BB-320193EC25B8 Fri, 18 May 2012 20:58:38 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) samples recreational bodies of water for cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, when the agency is alerted to a potential algae bloom. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05172012a.htm A34F6F8F-3A4B-41C3-8D6D-685B14398DE8 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:42:48 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces two national HIV/AIDS awareness days for the month of May. May 18 is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. KDHE would like to encourage all Kansans to get tested for HIV, regardless of how low risk you consider yourself. Knowing your HIV status now and getting proper healthcare if you are HIV-positive is much better than finding out too late. So, why not get tested for HIV today? You can find free testing at many local health departments and community-based organizations by visiting www.hivtest.org. Each year on May 18, HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, Kansas citizens and staff at community-based organizations, health departments and businesses can help raise awareness about the continued search for an HIV vaccine by wearing the red AIDS ribbon upside down so the ends of the ribbon form a ‘V’ for vaccine. You can learn more about HIV Vaccine Awareness Day by visiting http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages/default.aspx. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05172012.htm 8A97732E-C834-414D-A9EA-DDCD39F89E04 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:26 -0500 Topeka-The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has designated two Kansas hospitals as Level IV trauma centers. They are Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems in Beloit and Sabetha Community Hospital in Sabetha. Hospital administrators were presented their certificates at a meeting of the State’s Advisory Committee on Trauma in Topeka today. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05092012.htm F362BCFC-3B95-4F60-9815-19D8DCB11DE0 Wed, 9 May 2012 14:17:25 -0500 TOPEKA, Kan. - More than 15,000 third-grade students across Kansas at more than 30 sites are taking part in the 22nd Annual Kansas Kids Fitness and Safety Day. The Governor’s Council on Fitness and the nonprofit Safe Kids Kansas, with support from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), are sponsoring this statewide event to remind everyone that outdoor activities can be enjoyable and to reinforce the health benefits of noncompetitive physical activities and injury prevention. http://www.kdheks.gov/news/web_archives/2012/05042012.htm D3D1F278-5861-40A7-9B80-13262240462A Fri, 4 May 2012 12:58:21 -0500