August 5, 2010
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City has opened the region's first collection point for donated breast milk. Bags of donated milk wait in a freezer to be shipped to a milk bank in Denver. Since opening in June, the hospital has collected about 15 gallons from four donors.
By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas officials announced Wednesday that five companies have submitted bids for three contracts to manage Medicaid, but skeptics ...
Companies also among those vying for Kansas Medicaid business Centene and Coventry, two of the five major managed care companies seeking a contract with the ...
High Tunnels, or “hoop houses,” are simple, cost-effective, unheated greenhouses that typically utilize passive ventilation for air exchange and cooling and an irrigation system for ...
Jeremy Farmer, executive director of Just Food, will be available March 1 to discuss food insecurity in Douglas County. He will be participating in an ...
The state of Kansas announced this afternoon that it has received five proposals from companies to coordinate care of Kansans receiving Medicaid services. Three will ...
Well, the party's over, come and get me. Gone are the days when I'd drop five, six, seven pounds in a week. Now, I'm lucky ...
Since its inception in July 2009, the state’s Unused Medication Repository program has provided more than $6 million worth of unused drugs for free to ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department Director Dan Partridge discussed the department's role in community health. The department is gathering information from the public about its health concerns through focus groups, an online survey and one-on-one interviews so it can do a better job of providing services. Partridge has spent nearly 20 years in public health and became the director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department in 2007. He previously served as director of administrative services for the Reno County Health Department in Hutchinson, where he also served as director of environmental health and as an environmental health sanitarian.
Q: I’m starting to hear people talk about SoFAS? What are they? A: No, we’re not talking about that piece of furniture that is commonly ...
Guardianship Workshop: A workshop for families of young adults who may need support in legal decision making. Thursday, March 29 7:00-8:30 pm Community Health Care ...
The 12th Annual Community Resource Expo will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Free State High School, 4700 Overland ...
If you are looking for funding for a health-related project, check out the Kansas Health Foundation Recognition Grant Program. The next deadline for applications is ...
Independence, Inc. is now offering basic computer repair for those with disabilites. We will perform basic computer maintain that can speed up your computer and ...
State hospitals for the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled have not replaced many employees who’ve quit or accepted Gov. Sam Brownback’s invitation to take ...
Black Spanish radishes have long been a late winter staple in European countries, often making their appearance on the market table during that sullenly barren ...
The Kansas Rural Center and K-State Research and Extension are sponsoring two High Tunnel workshops in Douglas county this March. High tunnels, or hoop houses, ...
On Friday, the Watkins Community Museum of History will open an exhibition that celebrates Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s garden project. The exhibition will kick ...
Douglas County Bank is having a fundraiser and diaper drive through the end of March to benefit tiny-k Early Intervention, which provides supports and services ...
Kansas University professor Steve Ilardi will offer strategies to help alleviate depression during a program at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 ...
“How can I help a friend that is in an abusive relationship?” This is the most frequently asked question of staff and advocates at The ...
Calling on men! The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department needs you to fill out its community concerns survey. The department's goal is to have at least ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department provided an influenza vaccination report during Monday evening's board meeting. It dispensed 2,727 flu shots this season, up 25 percent ...
On February 22, 2012, The Bert Nash Center will participate in a revolutionary eight-day global giving campaign spanning more than 60 countries around the world. ...
Brownback administration, state's top insurer see potential savings in patient-centered model. Larry Rahn had never heard of a "patient-centered medical home," though his doctor's practice ...
We all know we are supposed to eat five fruits and vegetables a day. My girls are young and, with a family history of hypoglycemia ...
Health Care Access has a new Social Worker/ Navigator starting today! We welcome her to our clinic and are excited to have the opportunity to ...
You can see a live eagle website, and watch as she or he sits on the egg and eventually hatches it. This should be very ...
While watching T.V.- do something physically active during commercials. Some examples are: -10 push-ups -Jogging in place -20 crunches -Lunges -Squats Check back every Monday ...
Talk to the wellness interns about the following health care services: Patients at Health Care Access Clinic can make an appoinment to meet with the ...
BY EMILY MULLIGAN Kansas University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which offers courses and special events to people over 50, has a new director and plans ...
By Sarah Henning Dorian Logan, physical therapist DPT at Lawrence and Baldwin Therapy Services, suggests a simple at-home test to see how you’re doing on ...
By Sarah Henning Some mature health concerns are obvious: osteoporosis, heart problems, loss of hearing, diminished eye sight and weight gain. One problem that doesn’t ...
As the Kansas University Cancer Center prepared for a site review visit from a National Cancer Institute team, the Hall Family Foundation announced Monday a ...
Kansas Mission of Mercy provided free dental care to 2,144 in Kansas City, Kansas, this weekend. Bryan Thompson from our news partner Kansas Public Radio ...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger will give a presentation about the economic risks associated with aging and how to prepare for them. The program "Insurance: ...
Kansas University Hospital is starting a new Clinical Pastoral Education residency program. Just as a doctor goes through residency training, its new graduate-level program will ...
It turns out I'm the heartless one in the family. I'm the one who laughs and wants to get the camera when my has his ...
I was driving — yes, driving — somewhere the other day, and I crested a hill on a lightly traveled road, with a commercial parking ...
Relay For Life of Douglas County Team Captains and anyone interested in forming a team for the June 8 - 9th event are encouraged to ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment launched its newly-designed website today. The new website — www.kdheks.gov — was developed by the agency’s in-house webmaster. ...
The River City Cosmo Club is a great group of Lawrencians out there doing their darndest to be on the winning side in the fight ...
Tarpon Springs, FL, once known for harboring the nation’s largest sponge-harvesting industry, today boasts a new designation: it may be the first city in the ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is offering walk-in assessments for all new patients — not just those in crisis. Chief Operating Officer Pat Roach ...
Kansas City, Mo. (AP) - The federal government has directed about $3.1 billion in incentive payments since 2009 for improvements in health care information technology ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department director Dan Partridge will be available Wednesday, Feb. 22, to discuss the department’s services and role in community health. He will ...
When Kansas City's public television station, KCPT, determined it was time to promote suicide prevention, who did they call? Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence. Since ...
Advocates for people with developmental disabilities raised concerns about the state’s plan to privatize the Medicaid system during a two-hour town hall meeting Thursday evening ...
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