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12-31-03 = State Agencies Work Together to Prepare Livestock Producers for - Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak
12-29-03 = KDHE Receives Additional Flu Vaccine from Dept. of Corrections - State Redistributes Hundreds of Doses of Influenza Vaccine
12-22-03 = Kansas to Receive Approximately 5,000 More Doses of Flu Vaccine for Adults and Children
12-18-03 = Keep Children Safe at Grandparents House
12-17-03 = KDHE Investigation of Sunflower Lane Site in Salina
12-15-03 = Kansas to Receive Additional Flu Vaccine from CDC
12-15-03 = Supervision Equals Safety This Winter Season
12-12-03 = Work to Proceed on Vent Well
12-12-03 = Trust for America's Health Issues Report on State Bioterrorism Programs
12-10-03 = State Health Agency Recommending Targeted Use of Remaining Flu Vaccine
12-05-03 = Increase in Flu Vaccinations Leads to Smaller National Vaccine Supply - KDHE Working to Redistribute Vaccine Where Need Remains
12-04-03 = Influenza Activity Increases in Kansas - Children and Other High Risk Individuals Strongly Encouraged to Get Vaccinated
12-02-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations
12-02-03 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Presents 2003 Awards
12-01-03 = Limited Edition Calendars Available To Encourage Recycling
12-01-03 = World AIDS Day is December 1
11-25-03 = Cook Up Something Safe This Holiday Season
11-25-03 = Serving a Safe Thanksgiving Meal
11-24-03 = KDHE releases Annual Summary of Vital Statistics - Kansas suicide rates increase, teen pregnancy rates decrease
11-24-03 = Diabetes Remains a Leading Killer in the U.S. - U.S. Surgeon General in Wichita to Launch New Pilot Project
11-20-03 = Decorate with Care for "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
11-19-03 = Kansas Tobacco Users Have New Resource For 27th Annual Great American Smokeout - New Quitline Receives More Than 300 Calls in First Week
11-18-03 = Give the Gift of Safety This Holiday Season
11-13-03 = KDHE Launches Kansas Tobacco Quitline - Quitline Available for Quitters Seeking Help on Great American Smokeout
11-12-03 = First Influenza-Related Death of Season Confirmed
11-10-03 = KDHE to Launch Program to Help Kansans Stop Smoking - News Conference, Thursday, November 13 at State Capitol
11-07-03 = Update on West Nile Virus in Kansas - 90 KDHE confirmed cases, 731 presumptive positive commercial lab cases
11-04-03 = State and Local Officials Call ‘Oktoberfest’ Exercises a Big Success
10-31-03 = Update on West Nile Virus in Kansas - 90 KDHE confirmed cases, 723 presumptive positive commercial lab cases
10-24-03 = Update on West Nile Virus in Kansas - 88 KDHE confirmed cases, 719 presumptive positive commercial lab cases
10-22-03 = KDHE Receives $50,000 Oral Health Grant
10-20-03 = Fewer Teens are Smoking in Kansas
10-20-03 = Two Additional Deaths Attributed to West Nile Virus in Kansas - Cases with Meningitis /Encephalitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis Total 82
10-18-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 10-18-03
10-18-03 = Weekly Update on West Nile Virus in Kansas - 80 KDHE confirmed cases, 545 presumptive positive commercial lab cases
10-14-03 = Make Safety One Of Your Treats this Halloween
10-14-03 = State Officials Encourage Influenza Vaccinations
10-13-03 = Safety Tips for School Bus Safety Week - School Bus Safety Week is October 19-25
10-10-03 = West Nile Virus Update on Confirmed and Unverified Presumptive Cases - One Presumptive Death from WNV Now Confirmed
10-09-03 = KDHE Receives Nearly $3 Million Lead Hazard Control Grant for Wyandotte County
10-09-03 = Update on Confirmed Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Kansas - Cases with Meningitis /Encephalitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis Total 76
10-09-03 = Plugging to Proceed on Abandoned Brine Wells in Hutchinson
10-08-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 141 - Three New Riley County Cases Are First There Since 2000
10-07-03 = KDHE Reports State’s Second West Nile Virus Death - Five Additional Meningitis /Encephalitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases Also Confirmed
10-03-03 = Eight Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus - Meningitis /Encephalitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis
10-03-03 = Kansas SAFE KIDS reminds all Kansans: 'When Fire Strikes: Get Out! Stay Out!' - Fire Prevention Week is October 5-11, 2003
10-03-03 = KDHE To Expand West Nile Virus Surveillance and Reporting in Kansas
09-30-03 = Oct. 8 is Kansas SAFE KIDS Walk Your Child To School Day
09-29-03 = Protect Your Child From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
09-29-03 = Four Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 53 in Kansas
09-26-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 110 - One new case in Johnson County
09-26-03 = Eight Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 49 in Kansas
09-25-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 109 - One new case in Shawnee County
09-24-03 = More Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 41 in Kansas
09-24-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 108
09-23-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 105
09-22-03 = Three Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 38 in Kansas
09-22-03 = Confirmed Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas Total 102
09-19-03 = Plugging to Proceed on Vent Well In Hutchinson
09-19-03 = KDHE Increases Surveillance for Cryptosporidiosis Cases in Northeast Kansas - Total of 99 Cryptosporidiosis Cases in NE Kansas
09-19-03 = Nine Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 35 in Kansas
09-17-03 = Three Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases total 26 in Kansas
09-15-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 09-15-03
09-12-03 = Five Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Meningitis or Encephalitis - Total confirmed WNV meningitis or encephalitis cases 23 in Kansas
09-12-03 = KDHE Statement Regarding West Nile Virus Testing and Reporting in Kansas
09-09-03 = Additional Human Case of West Nile Virus Brings Kansas Total to 18 Presence of WNV in 69 Kansas Counties
09-05-03 = KDHE invites Kansas State Fair Visitors to enter the - “Great Hunt for your Health and Environment”
09-02-03 = Celebrate Baby Safety Month by Childproofing Your Home
08-28-03 = Three Additional Human West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed in Kansas - Total now at 17 for 2003
08-28-03 = Kansas Safe Kids Reminds Parents to Take Proper Safety Precautionjs During Heavy Labor Day Travel Weekend
08-26-03 = Four Additional Human West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed in Kansas - Total now at 14 for 2003
08-22-03 = Tenth Case of Human West Nile Virus Confirmed in Kansas
08-21-03 = KDHE Reports State’s First West Nile Virus Death
08-20-03 = Three Additional Cases of Human West Nile Virus Confirmed in Kansas - Total of 8 Human Cases
08-18-03 = Fifth Case of Human West Nile Virus Confirmed in Kansas
08-13-04 = Two Additional Human West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed in Kansas for 2003
08-12-03 = KDHE Confirms Second Human West Nile Virus Case in Kansas for 2003
08-11-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 08-11-03
08-08-03 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Rush Co. Rural Water District # 1
08-08-03 = Weekly Update of West Nile Virus Cases in Kansas - Positive Cases (Horses, Birds, Mosquitos) in 43 Counties
08-01-03 = KDHE Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Case in Kansas for 2003
08-01-03 = Weekly Update of West Nile Virus Cases in Kansas - Positive Cases in 25 Counties
07-31-03 = Governor Sebelius Announces Solid Waste Grants
07-25-03 = Boil Water Advisory Issued For Rush County Rural Water District No. 1
07-25-03 = Weekly Update of West Nile Virus Cases in Kansas - Positive WNV Cases Now in 16 Counties
07-18-03 = Weekly Update of West Nile Virus Cases in Kansas - Positive Birds in 7 Additional Counties
07-15-03 = Summer Heat Brings Potential Health Risks
07-15-03 = KDHE to Suspend Review of Harper County Landfill Application - Judge’s Ruling Makes Application Invalid
07-10-03 = KDHE Partnership with Rice County Meth Task Force - Informs 14,000 about Meth
07-09-03 = Third Case of West Nile Virus in Kansas - Positive Horse in Wichita County
07-03-03 = Second Case of West Nile Virus in Kansas - Positive Bird in Shawnee County
07-02-03 = Kansas Vital Records Fees Change
07-02-03 = E-coli Case in Kansas Tied to USDA Recall
06-30-03 = State Prohibits Alterra Sterling House of Fairdale from Admitting New Residents
06-30-03 = Grand Court II Fined $2,500
06-27-03 = Taking a Camping Trip This Summer? - Don't Forget Your Safety Common Sense
06-27-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 06-27-03
06-27-03 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider
06-26-03 = West Nile Virus Reappears in Kansas - First 2003 Case Confirmed in Mosquito Pool
06-26-03 = National HIV Testing Day is June 27
06-25-03 = Playing it Safe During the Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer
06-23-03 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Reminds You to Spark Safely this Fourth of July
06-20-03 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Kids Warns Parents and Caregivers That a Hot, Parked Car is NO Place for a Child
06-17-03 = Preliminary Tests Confirm Monkeypox Case in Kansas - Specimens to be Sent to CDC for Further Tests
06-16-03 = Suspect Monkeypox Case in Kansas - News Conference 3:30 p.m. Today
06-12-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas SAFE KIDS Progress Report & 10-Year Celebration
06-12-03 = Despite Dramatic 24% Decrease in Death Rate Unintentional Injury Still the #1 Killer of Kansas Kids
06-12-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas SAFE KIDS Progress Report & 10-Year Celebration
06-12-03 = Despite Dramatic 24% Decrease in Death Rate - Unintentional Injury still the #1 Killer of Kansas Kids
06-11-03 = Kansans Cautioned to Avoid Prairie Dogs - Federal and State Agencies Prohibit Transport and Sale of Prairie Dogs
06-11-03 = Blue-Green Algae Bloom Forces Restrictions At Marion Reservoir - Public Water Supplies Use Alternate Water Sources
06-09-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas SAFE KIDS Progress Report & 10-Year Celebrationfor MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas SAFE KIDS Progress Report & 10-Year Celebration
06-06-03 = KDHE to Conduct Public Meetings on Hantavirus in SW Kansas
06-06-03 = Kansas Chosen to Participate in Fight Against Chronic Disease at Policy Academy
06-06-03 = State Fines Kenwood Plaza An Additional $10,000
06-05-03 = State Prohibits The Grand Court II from Admitting New Residents
06-03-03 = Kansas Prepares for Tougher Fight with West Nile Virus - Surveillance Underway and Reporting Hotlines Open
06-03-03 = State Prohibits Gina’s Retirement from Admitting New Residents
06-03-03 = Proposed Regulations for Underground Hydrocarbon and Natural Gas Storage in Salt Caverns
06-02-03 = KDHE Issues Notice of Intent to Revoke Facility License
05-30-03 = Two Hantavirus Cases In Southwest Kansas, One Deadly
05-29-03 = State Recognizes Aberdeen Village in Olathe For Exemplary Care
05-29-03 = State Recognizes Hutchinson Hospital For Exemplary Care
05-29-03 = State Fines Lakeside Home Care $2,500.00
05-27-03 = Protecting Your Kids When They're Home Alone
05-22-03 = SAFE KIDS Cycle Smart
05-22-03 = Swim Safe this Summer
05-20-03 = KDHE Accepting Comments on Greenwood County C&D Landfill Modification
05-20-03 = State Prohibits Twilight Years I, from Admitting New Residents
05-16-03 = National Women’s Health Week: KDHE Secretary Calls Attention to Women & Smoking
05-15-03 = State Offers Free Replacement of Birth and Marriage Records - Lost In Tornadoes May 8th
05-15-03 = Grants Available For Tire Recycling Efforts
05-14-03 = State Prohibits Twilight Years III from Admitting New Residents
05-13-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 05-13-03
05-09-03 = State Offers Assistance To Counties Affected By Tornadoes
05-08-03 = Kansas Students Honored By Governor
05-07-03 = Kenwood Plaza, Inc Fined $10,000 - State Prohibits St. John Facility From Admitting New Residents
05-07-03 = State Prohibits Crow’s Residence from Admitting New Residents
04-29-03 = Third Suspect Case of SARS in Kansas
04-24-03 = 1st Step Recycling in Great Bend Earns Statewide Recognition at Solid Waste Conference
04-24-03 = Thomas County Conservation District Earns Statewide Recognition
04-24-03 = Johnson County Hazardous Materials Program Recognized at Conference
04-24-03 = City of Winfield Earns Statewide Recognition at Conference
04-24-03 = SARS Currently Under Control In Kansas
04-21-03 = Recycling Group Recognizes Kansas Youth
04-17-03 = State Discourages Chicks and Ducklings as Easter Gifts for Kids
04-15-03 = KDHE Accepting Comments on Rice County C&D Landfill Modification
04-15-03 = KDHE Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Landfill in Harper County
04-15-03 = Second Suspect Case of SARS in Kansas
04-14-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 04-14-03
04-14-03 = State Recognizes The Forum of Overland Park for Exemplary Care
04-14-03 = State Recognizes Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor for Exemplary Care
04-14-03 = State Recognizes Enterprise Estates Nursing Center for Exemplary Care
04-09-03 = Kansas Joins National Settlement With Archer Daniels Midland
04-07-03 = KDHE Appoints Acting Director of Health
04-07-03 = KDHE Plans Public Meetings on Proposed Regulations for Municipal, Commercial, and Industrial Wastewater Facilities
04-01-03 = Kansas Ends Temporary Suspension of Smallpox Vaccination Program
04-01-03 = KDHE Accepting Comments on Washington County C&D Landfill Modification
04-01-03 = KDHE Accepting Public Comments on Norton County C&D Landfill Expansion
03-31-03 = Clinic Canceled - Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Tuesday in Garden City
03-28-03 = Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Tuesday in Garden City
03-27-03 = Pheasant Acres in Hutchinson Fined $10,000.00
03-27-03 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Providerfor State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider
03-27-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 03-27-03
03-24-03 = Statewide Injury Prevention Meeting, March 26 in Topeka
03-24-03 = Public Hearing Scheduled for New Landfill in Harper County
03-24-03 = Statewide Injury Prevention Meeting, March 26 in Topekafor Statewide Injury Prevention Meeting, March 26 in Topeka
03-21-03 = State Lifts Admissions Prohibition at Angelic Care in Mulvane
03-21-03 = State Lifts Admissions Prohibition at Pheasant Acres in Hutchinson
03-20-03 = Inhalants: Russian Roulette with a Poison
03-20-03 = State Health Officer in Kansas Takes Position in Ohio
03-20-03 = Suspect Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Kansas
03-19-03 = KDHE Plans Public Hearing for Tire Monofill in Nemaha County
03-19-03 = Public Hearing Scheduled for Construction and Demolition Landfill in Riley County
03-18-03 = Winfield Hosts Ninth Annual Solid Waste Conference
03-14-03 = National Poison Prevention Week - "Children Act Fast.So Do Poisons"
03-11-03 = State Prohibits Pheasant Acres from Admitting New Residents
03-11-03 = State Prohibits Angelic Care from Admitting New Residents
03-11-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 03-11-03
03-10-03 = Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Wednesday in Great Bend
03-03-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 03-03-03
02-28-03 = Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Tuesday in Wichita
02-26-03 = Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Friday in Kansas City, Kansas
02-26-03 = Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Thursday in Parsons
02-25-03 = Kansas Smallpox Vaccination Clinics Begin Today
02-25-03 = Kansas Smallpox Vaccination Clinics To Begin - Updated to Include Additional News Conferences/Clinic Changes
02-21-03 = Kansas Smallpox Vaccination Clinics To Begin
02-20-03 = KDHE Accepts Pollution Prevention Award Applications
02-19-03 = Public Hearing for Proposed Landfill near Pittsburg
02-19-03 = Public Meeting Scheduled for Results of Blood Lead Follow-Up Study in Galena
02-17-03 = Comfort Care Homes, Inc Fined $1,400
02-17-03 = Brewster Health Center Fined $600
02-14-03 = Plugging to Proceed on Twelve Vent Wells
02-13-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 02-13-03
02-11-03 = Health Officials Concerned About Increase In Obesity In Kansas - Public Health Community Forum, February 12, 11:30-2pm, Ramada Inn
02-11-03 = Interactive Video Conference on Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Reactions
02-10-03 = Public Hearing Set for Landfill in Wichita
02-10-03 = Kansas Releases Blood Lead Follow-Up Study Results for City of Galena
02-06-03 = Safe Kids Survey Reveals Kids in Child Care May Not Be Transported Safely
02-06-03 = State Lifts Admissions Prohibition at Shadowlands
02-06-03 = Kansas To Host Livestock Facility Composting Conference - February 11 in Great Bend
02-07-03 = First Kansans Vaccinated for Smallpox Since Early 1970’s
02-05-03 = KDHE Staff to Receive First Smallpox Vaccinations in Topeka on February 7
02-03-03 = KDHE Meth Watch Program Provides Technical Assistance to TV Show "Third Watch"
01-31-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 01-31-03
01-30-03 = Kansas Rabies Cases On The Rise in 2003
01-28-03 = Kansas Prepares to Begin Voluntary Smallpox Vaccinations of Healthcare Workers
01-08-03 = Five-Year Review of Former Refinery Site Completed
01-07-03 = First Influenza Cases of Season Confirmed
01-06-03 = State Certifies Treatment Operators
01-02-03 = State Lifts Admissions Prohibition at Ottawa Retirement Plaza
01-02-03 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violationsfor MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations 01-02-03

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