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12-22-05 = FDA & KDHE Warn Consumers About Raw Milk
12-21-05 = KDHE Urges Families to Get Whooping Cough Vaccine as Kansas Cases Climb to 535
12-21-05 = KDHE Reports First Confirmed Flu Case in Kansas
12-20-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Celebrate Safely this New Years Eve
12-19-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Parents: Teach Grandparents Latest Safety Guidelines
12-16-05 = KDHE Seeks Public Comment on Great Bend Site
12-15-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Wellington
12-15-05 = KDHE Provides 8,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine to Local Health Departments and State Entities
12-14-05 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Health Officials to Discuss Rise in Whooping Cough Cases
12-14-05 = Remediation Work Ongoing at Tri-State/Harcros Site In Wichita
12-13-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
12-09-05 = KDHE Releases Annual Summary of Vital Statistics
12-09-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for City of Pomona
12-08-05 = KDHE Announces West Nile Virus Cases Reported HUMAN CASES REACH 22 AS 2005 SEASON ENDS
12-08-05 = KDHE, Riley County-Manhattan Health Department to Conduct Public Forum on Pandemic Influenza and Avian Flu December 13
12-08-05 = KDHE Issues Boil Water Advisory for City of Pomona in Franklin County
12-06-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Presents 2005 Awards
12-06-05 = National Report Assesses State Preparedness Level
12-05-05 = KDHE Presents Live Webcast on Pandemic Influenza and Avian Flu
12-01-05 = Riley County Health Department Awarded Grant from State of Kansas (KDHE)
12-01-05 = World AIDS Day is December 1
12-01-05 = KDHE Investigates Norovirus Outbreak in Pottawatomie County
11-30-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Leonardville in Riley County
11-30-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: For Toy Safety, Follow Manufacturer's Instructions
11-29-05 = Food Service and Lodging License Renewals Are Due January 1
11-28-05 = 2006 Kansas Don't Spoil It! Limited Edition Calendars Available To Encourage Recycling
11-28-05 = KDHE Lifts Health Advisory for Portions of Kansas River Following Accidental Release of Partially Treated Wastewater
11-28-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Remember Kitchen Safety for the Holiday Season
11-28-05 = Safe Kids Kansas Cautions: Decorate Safely for the Holidays
11-23-05 = Partially Treated Wastewater Accidentally Released from Oakland Treatment Plant in Topeka
11-22-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Concordia
11-22-05 = KDHE Recommends Getting Flu Shot Before Holidays and Peak Flu Season
11-21-05 = KDHE Kicks Off 'Get Caught Recycling' Campaign
11-18-05 = Safe Kids Kansas Cautions: Native American children bear disproportionate risk of injury
11-17-05 = Media Advisory - KDHE Kicks Off 'Get Caught Recycling' Campaign
11-14-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Carbon Monoxide: Invisible Winter Hazard
11-14-05 = Cold Turkey on the Corner
11-10-05 = Kansans Join the 29th Annual Great American Smokeout
11-10-05 = KDHE Lifts Boil Water Order for City of Hartford in Lyon County
11-09-05 = Kansas to Participate in Ninth Annual National Recycling Campaign
11-03-05 = KDHE to Conduct Public Forums on Pandemic Influenza And Avian Flu
11-03-05 = Plugging to Proceed on Vent Wells in Hutchinson
10-27-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Great Bend
10-27-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
10-25-05 = KDHE Accepts Public Comments on Proposed Expansion of Seward County Landfill
10-25-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Halloween: Don't Let Cars and Kids Go Bump in the Night
10-17-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: School Bus Passengers at Greatest Risk Boarding and Exiting
10-14-05 = KDHE Announces State's First West Nile Virus Death in 2005
10-14-05 = KDHE Issues Boil Water Order for City of Hartford in Lyon County
10-14-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Kinsley
10-14-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Chanute
10-13-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Atchison County RWD#5C
10-13-05 = KDHE Urges Kansas Women to be Screened for Breast Cancer
10-11-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Kids with Special Medical Needs Present Special Considerations on the Road
10-10-05 = Governor, KDHE Urges Kansans to get a Flu Shot Soon - Kansas Releases State Pandemic Influenza Plan
10-07-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Jefferson County RWD # 12 in Jefferson and Leavenworth Counties
10-07-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for City of Easton
10-07-05 = KDHE to Hold Public Availability Session October 12 on Delphi Battery Plant Closure and Environmental Cleanup in Olathe
10-07-05 = KDHE Suspends Radioactive Materials License for Beta Chem Laboratory
10-06-05 = KDHE to Discuss 2005 Flu Season; Announce State Pandemic Flu Plan
10-05-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Leads Local Activities on International Walk to School Day October 5
10-05-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations 4
10-04-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Jefferson County RWD # 12 in Jefferson and Leavenworth Counties
10-03-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: October 9-15 is Fire Prevention Week
10-03-05 = Boil Water Advisories Issued for City of Easton and Portions of Atchison Co. RWD #5C
10-03-05 = KDHE Recommends Precautions If Community Impacted by Flood Waters
09-30-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Leads Local Activities on International
09-30-05 = Kansas County with Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Program has 100 Percent Compliance in Recent Check
09-29-05 = Governor Sebelius: Food Policy Council will make Kansas food supply more secure, will offer economic benefits
09-28-05 = KDHE Reminds Kansans to Get Vaccinated for Pertussis as Cases Increase
09-28-05 = State and Local Officials in Salina Thursday to Announce Formation of State Food Policy Council
09-22-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
09-22-05 = Ovarian Cancer is a "Silent Killer" With More Than 16,000 U.S. Lives Claimed Annually
09-21-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Topeka
09-18-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Abilene
09-14-05 = KDHE Urges Early Flu Vaccination for Vulnerable Individuals
09-13-05 = KDHE Announces Additional West Nile Cases in 2005
09-09-05 = Kansas Selected by CDC to Receive Injury and Violence Prevention Funding
09-08-05 = KDHE Awards Pollution Prevention Efforts Implemented in Kansas
09-07-05 = Kansans invited to participate in World Water Monitoring Day by testing water quality, reporting results from Sept. 18 - Oct. 18
09-07-05 = KDHE Invites Public to Attend Educational Training Session on Lead-Based Paint Hazards, in Salina, September 15, 7-8 p.m.
09-06-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS:September is Baby Safety Month
09-02-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Bucks Rewarded to Drivers Who Buckle Up
09-02-05 = KDHE Approves Permit For Proposed Landfill in Harper County
09-02-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Affected Portions Wilson Rural Water District #11
08-30-05 = Public Comments Solicited on Proposed New Industrial Landfill at Heartland Cement Company in Independence
08-25-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Wilson County RWD #11
08-23-05 = KDHE Announces Third Human Case of West Nile Virus in 2005
08-22-05 = KDHE Rescinds Health Advisory for Little Cedar Creek in Olathe
08-18-05 = Blue-Green Algae Bloom Prompts Public Safety Recommendations At Miami State Fishing Lake
08-18-05 = KDHE Issues Health Advisory for Little Cedar Creek in Olathe
08-17-05 = KDHE Director Lorne A. Phillips, PhD, Receives ASTHO Swearingen Award
08-16-05 = KDHE Investigates Crytosporidiosis Outbreak in Southwest Kansas
08-15-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Fall Sports Send 480,000 Kids to Emergency Rooms Yearly
08-12-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: Get Back to School Safely
08-12-05 = KDHE Rescinds Health Advisory for Chisholm Creek in Wichita
08-09-05 = Kansas Mourns Lives Lost to Tobacco
08-05-05 = Gail Hansen Named State Epidemiologists at KDHE
08-03-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS: All-Terrain Vehicles Pose Dangers for Children
08-03-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
08-01-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS offers 'home alone' safety tips
08-01-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS offers safety tips for parents hiring sitters
07-26-05 = National Report Shows Immunization Rates on the Rise in Kansas
07-24-05 = Junction City Boil Water Advisory Lifted
07-22-05 = Summer Heat Brings Health Risks
07-22-05 = Junction City Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect
07-21-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for City of Bennington
07-21-05 = KDHE Issues Boil Water Advisory for Junction City Residents West of Eisenhower Street
07-20-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for City of Bennington
07-20-05 = UPDATE: Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Plan to be Introduced in Several Public Meetings
07-18-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS offers camping safety tips
07-18-05 = KDHE to Conduct Public Meeting July 28 at the Shawnee Library
07-15-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Topeka
07-14-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Osage County RWD # 2
07-14-05 = Kansas Reports Second Human WNV Positive Case and First WNV Positive Mosquitos in 2005
07-14-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS offers backyard safety tips
07-14-05 = KDHE urges hospital patients, athletes, and other groups to be on
guard for Community-Associated MRSA skin infections
07-12-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Cherokee Co. RWD #1 in Cherokee County
07-12-05 = Kan Bee Done By 1' Immunization Campaign Announced KDHE Recommends DTaP Be Given Earlier
07-12-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS Recommends Tips for Staying Safe on Scooters
07-07-05 = New Partnership Between KDHE and American Cancer Society to Provide Toll-free Tobacco Quitline
07-05-05 = SAFE KIDS KANSAS is Now a Member of SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE
07-05-05 = KDHE Releases 25 Most Popular Baby Names
07-01-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Wichita
07-01-05 = KDHE and American Cancer Society to Announce New Effort to Assist Smokers in Becoming Healthier Kansans
06-30-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
06-27-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS offers thrill ride safety tips
06-25-05 = KDHE Issues Health Advisory for Chisholm Creek in Wichita
06-24-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS: Fireworks Injure 135 Kansas Kids Each Year
06-21-05 = Grants Available For Recycling Efforts
06-20-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS - Nearly 3 Million Kids Will Visit Emergency Room This Summer for Unintentional Injuries
06-17-05 = KDHE to Conduct Public Meeting for Coffeyville Demolition Landfill
06-17-05 = KDHE to Hold Public Meeting on Butler County Demolition Landfill
06-17-05 = KDHE to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Landfill in Haskell County
06-16-05 = Kansas Reports First Probable Human Case of West Nile Virus in 2005
06-11-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Jefferson RWD #13 in Jefferson County
06-11-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Chautauqua RWD #2 in Chautauqua County
06-09-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Jefferson RWD #13 in Jefferson County
06-09-05 = KDHE Solicits Public and Partner Feedback During Statewide Listening Tour, June 20-29
06-08-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Offers Guidelines for Swimming Safety
06-07-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for Chautauqua RWD #2 in Chautauqua County
05-27-05 = Johnson County Landfill Expansion Public Meetings Set for June 16
05-27-05 = Mitchell County Landfill Expansion Public Meetings Set for June 9
05-27-05 = Take Action to Prevent Tick and Mosquito Bites
05-27-05 = KDHE Recommends Precautions Against Recreational Water Illnesses
05-26-05 = KDHE Encourages Safe Memorial Day Boating Practices
05-26-05 = KDHE Seeks Pollution Prevention Award Applications
05-26-05 = KDHE Investigates Increased Number of Norovirus Outbreaks
05-24-05 = UPDATE - Monitoring Shows Improvements in Air Quality in KCK
05-24-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS - Heat Kills Kids in Parked Cars
05-23-05 = UPDATE - Monitoring Shows Continued Fluctuations in Ozone Levels and Other Pollutants in KCK Area Monday
05-23-05 = KDHE Recommends Precautions in KCK Due to High Ozone and Other Pollutants - Gasoline Spill Clean Up Effort Underway
05-20-05 = Governor Honors Student Environmental Artists
05-18-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS May 21-27 is National Safe Boating Week
05-17-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Fort Scott
05-17-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Cycle Smart - May is National Bike Month
05-17-05 = Preliminary Indications Show Immunizations Improving in Kansas - Youth Assist State in Promoting Immunizations
05-13-05 = Governor and KDHE To Address Immunizations in Kansas, Recognize Youth Role in Promoting Immunizations
05-13-05 = Kansas Activates West Nile Virus Hotline
05-13-05 = Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Plan to be Introduced in Several Public Meetings
05-10-05 = KDHE Health and Environment Fair May 12, 10 a.m., Curtis Building, Suites 530 and Crumbine, Topeka
05-10-05 = KDHE Urges Kansans to Follow the "Five a Day" Plan in 2005 for a Healthy Kansas
05-09-05 = Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Plan to be Introduced in Johnson County
05-06-05 = 15th Annual Kansas Kids Fitness & Safety Day Held May 6
05-02-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Educates Parents and Kids about the Importance of Role-Modeling Safe Behavior
05-01-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Leavenworth
04-27-05 = Kansas Prepares for Return of West Nile Virus; Enhances Surveillance
04-26-05 = MEDIA ADVISORY: Kansas Kids Fitness & Safety Day 2005
04-26-05 = Kansas Parents Urged to Immunize Infants from Birth To Two
04-19-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Lawrence
04-15-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Dodge City
04-15-05 = Public Hearing Scheduled for April 18 on Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards
04-14-05 = KDHE Promotes Environmental Awareness For Earth Day 2005
04-13-05 = Minority groups face significant health care disadvantages
04-11-05 = News Conference to Promote Earth Day 2005
04-08-05 = State to Release Minority Health Report - Wednesday, April 13, 11:30 a.m., at the Holidome in Lawrence
04-08-05 = KDHE Presents Awards to Kansans Involved in Cancer Treatment and Awareness Efforts
04-08-05 = April Marks 50th Anniversary of First Polio Vaccine
04-08-05 = KDHE Lifts Suspension Order for Dodge City Restaurant
04-07-05 = KDHE Orders Dodge City Restaurant to Close
04-05-05 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
03-30-05 = KDHE, KDOA, and KPHA Urge Kansans to Screen Early for Diseases and to Monitor Their Health During National Public Health Week in April
03-28-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS - April is National Youth Sports Safety Month
03-24-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Oswego
03-24-05 = State Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Reduce Cancer
03-22-05 = World Tuberculosis Day is March 24 - TB cases in Kansas decline for second year
03-21-05 = KDHE Announces Breast and Cervical Cancer Conference - April 7 - 8, Wichita Hyatt Regency
03-18-05 = KDHE'S First Minority Health Conference to be Held April 13th
03-17-05 = Tips from Kansas SAFE KIDS - Protecting Kids from Choking, Suffocation and Strangulation
03-15-05 = Kansas Recycling, Composting and Household Hazardous Waste Conference, March 29-31, 2005
03-14-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS - National Poison Prevention Week
03-14-05 = New KDHE Health Director To Address Priorities for 2005
03-09-05 = KDHE Issues Penalty Against Stoneman Cattle Company - Health Advisory Lifted for Allen Creek
03-08-05 = KDHE Revokes Certification for City of Derby Municipal Wastewater Laboratory, Assesses $12,000 Fine
03-04-05 = Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the City of Eudora in Douglas County
03-04-05 = KDHE Grants Help Cities "Clean Up" Municipal Dump Sites - Cities of Holcomb, Fort Dodge, Sedan, and Scipio benefit from nearly $300,000 in grants
03-02-05 = Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Eudora in Douglas County
03-02-05 = KDHE School Art Contest Promotes Environment - Deadline for K-12 student art submissions is March 18
03-01-05 = KDHE to Conduct Public Meeting March 8 in Hutchinson - Written Public Comments Also Requested
03-01-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS African-American children face a high risk of injury
02-28-05 = Kansas Certifies Water and Wastewater Treatment Operators
02-25-05 = KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
02-25-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider Licenses
02-21-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Receives Grant for Bicycle Safety
02-14-05 = KDHE and KHI Release 'Smiles Across Kansas 2004 Report - Report Indicates Oral Health Of Kansas Children Needs Improvement
02-14-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS Offers Car Seat Inspections - February 13-19 is Child Passenger Safety Week
02-11-05 = KDHE and KHI to Hold News Conference on New Report Assessing Children's Oral health Needs in Kansas - Monday, February 14, 10 a. m. Curtis Building, Topeka
02-10-05 = Kansans Encouraged to Compost to Help Protect the Environment - PBS Program Feb. 12 Demonstrates Process
02-08-05 = Kansas Department of Health and Environment Announces Minority Health Conference 2005 : Connecting Kansas Communities
02-04-05 = Governor Proclaims February 7 th Kansas Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Urges Disease Prevention and Testing for At-Risk Populations
02-01-05 = Kansas Reports Flu Death - Flu Activity Now at "Widespread" Level
01-28-05 = State Issues Emergency Suspension of Child Care Provider in Franklin County
01-28-05 = KDHE encourages women to take a daily multi-vitamin and curb alcohol use before conception to prevent some birth defects
01-27-05 = Public Hearings Planned for Proposed Regulations for Confined Feeding Facilities
01-27-05 = Early Detection Key to Preventing Cervical Cancer - Governor Proclaims January Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in Kansas
01-25-05 = MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Cites Facilities for Kansas Food Code Violations
01-19-05 = Kansas SAFE KIDS: Check Your Home for Hidden Hazards
01-19-05 = Public Hearing Scheduled for Landfill Expansion in Kansas City, Kansas
01-13-05 = Kansas Lifts All Restrictions on Flu Vaccine - Increasing Flu Activity Reported in Kansas
01-07-05 = Boil Water Advisories In Effect In South Central Kansas
01-07-05 = Kansas Issues New Fish Consumption Advisories - Updated Guidelines include Mercury, PCBs, Perchlorate
01-06-05 = KDHE Public Meeting Cancelled Tonight
01-04-05 = New State Health Director to Join KDHE
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