The CDC is providing consultation to health departments across the country about a cluster of pulmonary illnesses linked to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use primarily among adolescents and young adults. There is one report of a possible Kansas case. Read on...
As Elena Johnson began in late June as the Health Department’s new Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, she envisioned her experience as a client and her connection to the community driving her new role. Read on...
WIC supervisor Christine Ebert has a variety of experience in helping people with nutrition, healthy habits and helping address food insecurity. Read on...
Since early this year, members of the Health Department’s Garden Committee have worked hard to establish a community garden and collaborated with Community Health Facility partner organizations. Read on...
As part of the Healthy Communities Initiative, Douglas County community members illustrate barriers they face in obtaining and maintain employment beyond a minimum wage and how it can influence their health. Read on...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has approved two new vaccines — Meningococcal and Hepatitis A — now required for school-age children for the 2019-20 school year. Read on...
The summer months mean the Environmental Health staff of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is busy inspecting nearly 100 pools in the county to ensure the public’s safety and prevent health hazards. Read on...
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that local governments could institute ordinances that ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people under 21, known as Tobacco 21 legislation. Read on...
During the summer, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department urges residents to take precautions against the heat. Children, the elderly and people with chronic conditions are usually the first to suffer from heat-related illness. Read on...
Electronic cigarettes, otherwise known as e-cigarettes or vapes, have become extremely popular among young people in recent years, and Douglas County residents came together on June 17 for a forum to discuss this public health issue. Read on...
If residents see a bat — dead or alive — inside a home or an apartment, it is important to contact the Health Department for medical guidance. The most common way for people to get rabies is through contact with a bat. Read on...
The Lawrence Douglas County Health Department offers condolences to the family of Dr. Douglas Dechairo, who passed away on May 26 after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of lung cancer. Read on...
Jordan Ott is organizing the “We Got Your Back – Suicide Awareness Walk” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., March 23, at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Teen Center, 2910 Haskell Ave. in Lawrence Read on...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is one of only 16 agencies across the country to receive the Gold Premiere Award of Excellence for its breastfeeding support to WIC families. Read on...
As part of back-to-school preparations, making sure your children are vaccinated on time is an important step toward ensuring their long-term health. Vaccination also helps protect the health of classmates, friends, relatives and others in the community. Read on...
An open house to celebrate the anniversary and thank the public for its investment in community health will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 8 on the second floor of the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine St. Read on...
Douglas County improved six spots to No. 17 in Kansas, according to the 2019 County Health Rankings report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Read on...
A new evidence-based program will help Douglas County expectant mothers quit smoking and offer healthier futures for them and their children. Read on...
Douglas County, in partnership with the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department and Kansas Department of Health and Environment, will provide for free the MyStrength app to Douglas County residents. Read on...
Several Lawrence kids and teens will spend part of their spring break this week drawing attention to the harmful effects of tobacco use and picking up cigarette butts in downtown Lawrence. Read on...
