Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Home

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.

The state belongs to all of us - "Kansas Don't Spoil It"

Roderick L. Bremby, Secretary of KDHE

How Do I Find ... ?
The following listing offers quick links to the most frequently requested topics, services or programs at the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.
A to Z Topic Listing

KS Train Calendar

To add events to the KS Train Calendar contact Debbie Nickels.

Disaster Recovery Information
Resource and information links to assist with safeguarding your health and environment during a natural disaster.
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The flooded Verdigris River at Coffeyville.

KDHE 2008 Annual Report

KDHE's 2008 Annual Report and Agency Resource Guide provides an overview of the agency and each of the bureaus, offices and centers that work towards furthering its mission to protect the health and environment of all Kansans by promoting responsible choices. The document also includes information on many of the agency's accomplishments during 2008.
Click here for detailsfor KDHE 2008 Annual Report

January is Radon Action Month

January is Radon Action Month. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the first leading cause of lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked. KDHE encourages all Kansans to test their homes for radon gas and get them fixed if the levels are elevated. Homebuyers should have their home tested prior to purchase. To learn more about how to test for radon visit the Kansas Radon Program website: www.kansasradonprogram.org.

Get Ready for Flu Season

Don't get the flu. Don't spread the flu. Get Vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/flu

KDHE is encouraging Kansans to get immunized against the flu. The flu season in Kansas begins in early October and can last until as late as early May. In the U.S., more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 die from complications of flu every year, according to the CDC. The single best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated each fall.
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‘It Still has Value!’

Electronic waste or e-waste is obsolete, broken, or unwanted electronic equipment. Learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle these items in Kansas.
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Requesting Rabies Vaccine for
Post-exposure Prophylaxis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that Novartis has additional supplies of rabies vaccine for distribution. The company has announced that effective October 7, 2008, they are able to deliver RabAvert vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis, without supply restrictions. Sanofi Pasteur continues to have IMOVAX vaccine available for post-exposure prophylaxis. However, to obtain IMOVAX rabies vaccine you must first contact KDHE Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE) so that a risk-assessment can be conducted for the suspected exposure.
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Kansas Information for Communities (KIC)

Kansas Information for Communities (KIC) gives users the chance to prepare their own queries for vital event and other health care data, including births, cancer incidence, deaths, and hospital discharges by diagnosis and by procedure, Kansas population estimates, and pregnancies. The KIC system allows you to generate your own table for specific characteristics: year of occurrence, age, rate, sex, and county. KIC also has links to statistical reports and health professional reports.
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