Tag: Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department

In the event of another pandemic or other public health emergency, our county commissioners are to have sole discretion on how to respond, according to new legislation approved by the Kansas Senate on Thursday.  The…

Khloe Utley didn’t have a lot of support during her pregnancy. She signed up for WIC, a supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, infants and young children.  That’s when she met Brittany Frishman, a breastfeeding…

The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available at the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments. The vaccine is now in stock at offices in each of the four counties – Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson. The…

The newest COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to arrive at the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department and other clinics in the next few weeks.  The FDA approved an updated mRNA vaccine to better protect against…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) are in the preliminary stages of investigating individuals ill with campylobacteriosis possibly associated with Trade Winds Bar…

Local health departments didn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic keep them from doing the important work of taking care of families, Becky Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department told county commissioners on Tuesday.…

Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-Agency Health Departments, is concerned about a decline in childhood vaccination rates.  That’s been the case for years, even before COVID-19 appeared, she said. It seems to have…

The shift from summer to fall is a good time to start thinking about how to protect yourself against illnesses that tend to thrive during cooler months.  Vaccinations are particularly important this year as a…

A mobile testing site for COVID-19 infections will be available in Humboldt through the rest of this week and perhaps for the next two weeks. The testing trailer is set up near the downtown park…

Two years ago, Rebecca Johnson was still learning the ropes of becoming the new director for the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. The health crisis made for a steep learning…