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Bert Nash panel to discuss how food, finances and physical health affect wellness
Panelists will discuss how physical health, financial well-being and food security shape overall wellness at an upcoming event hosted by Bert Nash.
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Group paves way for improved Douglas County birth outcomes through policy, data and patient care
Public and nonprofit health agencies in Douglas County will host quarterly meetings to push for better policy, data collection and patient care to improve birth outcomes and reduce stark racial disparities.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Public health event to continue discussion of racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes
The health department is inviting the Douglas County community to continue an April conversation focused on racial disparities in local birth outcomes.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
LMH Health, KU and others form Astra Health with goals of reducing costs, expanding access
LMH Health, the KU Health System and three other Kansas health systems have joined forces to form Astra Health, a collaboration aiming to improve care, reduce costs and better serve rural communities.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Free community baby shower set for expecting families in Lawrence
Expecting parents and families with young children will be able to pick up baby essentials, meet with local service providers and enter raffles during a free community baby shower in Lawrence.
Kansas sticks with ‘scientific evidence’ for vaccine schedule, despite Trump order
Kansas won’t change its vaccine schedule to match an executive order from Trump but instead will continue to “trust in scientific evidence” and follow recommendations from major health organizations, a spokesperson said.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Health department offers family planning services in Douglas County again
The Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health department has started offering expanded reproductive healthcare options again, including annual family planning exams, contraception counseling and Nexplanon placement and removal.
Cyclospora cases rise in Kansas, following report of two deaths nationally
Kansas cases of a gastrointestinal illness typically caused by an organism on produce rose to 615 as of Wednesday, up about 150 cases from last week, according to a state infectious disease dashboard.
Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’
A Kansas judge took a sledgehammer to a slate of abortion restrictions dating back to 1997, ruling the state came up short in arguing the Kansas Legislature should be able to impose waiting periods, mandate abortion reversal disclosures and require doctors to obtain patients’ reasons for seeking an abortion.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Haskell University’s new health facility will aim to improve well-being, retain Indigenous knowledge
Haskell will soon boast a new, multimillion-dollar health facility that will drastically expand educational opportunities for students and healthcare for the local Native community.
Cyclospora has Kansans shopping for locally grown produce. Is it safer?
A parasite that causes a nasty intestinal illness has sickened thousands nationwide and hundreds in Kansas and Missouri, is causing some people to consider locally grown produce options. Is that safer?
Kansas cases of illness causing explosive diarrhea jump to 289
Kansas cases of cyclosporiasis, an infection that causes gastrointestinal illness increased to 289 over the past week, and the state’s health agency said they are connected to a national outbreak.
Kansas cyclospora cases more than double this week, as illness spreads nationally
Kansas cases of a foodborne illness that causes explosive diarrhea doubled this week to 55, and a national health agency said cases exceeded 7,000 nationwide.
Annual Lawrence Community Bike Ride soon to return
Lawrence Central Rotary is set to host the 16th annual Lawrence Community Bike Ride, a free event open to cyclists of all ages and skill levels.
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Get help applying for SNAP benefits at these events, plus more summer food support
Extension Master Food Volunteers host regular sessions to help Douglas County folks apply for SNAP. Here is their July schedule, plus more summer food support.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Walgreens pharmacy at 6th and Kasold to end 24-hour service
The Walgreens pharmacy at 6th and Kasold soon will no longer be open 24 hours, meaning Lawrence will no longer have an overnight pharmacy option.
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