Be Active Safe Routes

Lawrence Safe Routes to School is a local movement to create safe opportunities for children to bike and walk to and from schools.

Communicable Disease Investigation

On any given day, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department may be working to contain an infectious disease.

Community Health Program

We seek to make Lawrence and Douglas County a healthier place by providing accurate information about factors that influence health, promoting the use of proven, effective health promotion strategies, and encouraging and supporting community-based changes in policies, systems and environment that positively impact health for all.

Public Health Preparedness

The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department works with local partners to ensure that local public health capacities are in place to address large-scale disease outbreaks, illness or bioterrorism events in Lawrence and Douglas County.

Tobacco Prevention

Tobacco use causes nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States each year.

Tools for Better Health

Fuel Good

Fuel Up 4 Summer

Summer Safety

Summer is a great time to enjoy outdoor activities; however, Douglas County residents need to be mindful of the potential dangers that come along with hot, humid temperatures: illnesses related to mosquitoes, ticks, heat and swimming.

College Resources

Learn how health equity relates to the populations of college students in Douglas County. PDF resource sheets are available for Baker University, The University of Kansas, and Haskell Indian Nations University.