New Health Board Chair Michael Williams during the May regular meeting recognized 2019-20 Board Chair Stephen Fawcett for leading the board during the past year as well as outgoing Board Member Shannon Oury. Additional Info...
In April we were pleased to welcome newly appointed members to the Lawrence-Douglas County Board of Health — Erica Hill and Hugh Carter. Additional Info...
Douglas County’s Unified Command structure that has led the comprehensive COVID-19 pandemic response since March will transition next week to an expanded COVID-19 Recovery Coordination Team to help manage the community’s long-term recovery. Additional Info...
During a hectic time in mid-March, as the Douglas County was seeing some of its first cases of COVID-19, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health nurses donned personal protective equipment, met approaching vehicles in the parking lot and swabbed patients. Additional Info...
"I really wanted to know what the community is about and who is in the community. As a nurse, I also wanted to be able to treat the community and be part of that community.” RN Zac Nehring said. “When I found this job, I thought ‘this is it.’” Additional Info...
A Douglas County Unified Command Reopening task force will make decisions about moving into phases guided by the metrics outlined in the Community Scorecard. Check out the metrics on the site. Additional Info...
Douglas County’s Unified Command leadership has agreed to adopt Gov. Laura Kelly’s current Phase 2 in a local health order to keep continuity in the local Smart and Safe: Reopening Douglas County plan. Additional Info...
The testing site at 1941 Haskell Ave. is available by appointment through an order by a physician. Anyone without a primary care provider can call the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Coronavirus hotline, 785-856-4343, to speak with a nurse. Additional Info...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is releasing preliminary data on the COVID-19 testing rates by race and ethnicity, though we also encourage providers to include race and ethnicity on lab orders in the future to help track this data. Additional Info...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has reopened most clinic services by appointment. Clients are asked to wear a mask during the visit and practice social distancing protocols. Additional Info...
