During a Lawrence City Commission Candidate forum on Sept. 12 co-sponsored by the Health Department and LMH Health, candidates discussed their views on the city's role in health policies. Read on...
All members of the public are welcome to attend the next Douglas County Community Foundation conversation on Behavioral Health at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23, at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Read on...
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 are four reports of possible Kansas cases. 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 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...
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...
Lawrence parents have an opportunity in coming weeks to help a group of community partners identify ways to improve walking and biking routes to school for elementary and middle school students. 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...
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...
