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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department clinic and office, located at 200 Maine Street, will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Friday, Feb. 26, while our staff manages two COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week. Read on...

New public health order expands mass gathering limit to 25, expands hours of operation for restaurants and bars to midnight Read on...

Douglas County has expanding, free COVID-19 testing opportunities. Starting on Feb. 2, testing will be available in Lawrence in the Walmart parking lot located at 3300 Iowa St., from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mondays – Saturdays. Read on...

The Unified Command leadership has approved a plan to begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines among groups identified in Phase 2. Read on...

The Lawrence-Douglas County Board of Health Monday declared racism a public health crisis and directed Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to add a fifth issue area to the Community Health Plan plan focused on Health Equity. Read on...

Charlie Bryan and Dee Vernberg are both celebrating work anniversaries at LDCPH and share their favorite memories. Read on...

The Lawrence Douglas County Public Health Department is happy to announce Healthy Dads Coordinator Jery Márquez is the 2020 recipient of this award. Read on...

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