Sedgwick County, Kansas Health Department - Healthy Communities for Healthy People

1900 E. 9th Street ▪ Wichita, KS 67214 ▪ Tel: (316) 660-7300
Claudia Blackburn, Director
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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

On Wednesday, October 15, The Sedgwick County Health Department is offering free Rapid HIV tests at the Evergreen Recreation Center, 2700 N Woodland. The testing will be done from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Results will be available within ten minutes. For more information on HIV, click here.

Health Access

Affordable health care is essential for all Sedgwick County citizens. According to the Kansas Health Insurance Survey, approximately 11.5% of Sedgwick County residents are uninsured – that’s nearly 55,000 of our neighbors, friends and family members. However, the impact of this problem does not affect only those individuals; it also affects businesses and our entire health care system. The Sedgwick County Health Department’s Center for Health Equity is one of the many organizations working to provide information about community initiatives that aim to “cover the uninsured.”

Health & Wellness Coalition Survey

The Health & Wellness Coalition of Wichita would like to know your thoughts regarding the Wichita community's support of healthy eating and physical activities. Your thoughts will determine future efforts of the Health & Wellness Coalition. If you care about living in a healthy community, please take a few minutes and fill out the survey. Just click on this link and follow the on-screen instructions. The survey will take 5 to 10 minutes. Paper copies of the survey are available in English and Spanish for groups or individuals that do not have access to the internet. Contact Mim Wilkey at 264-4066 ext. 258 or mim@wichitaymca.org to request paper copies or if you have any other questions about the survey. The survey will be open until Friday, October 10th. Thank you in advance for your valuable feedback!

Sedgwick County Data Book

The Sedgwick County Health Department announces the first Sedgwick County Health Department Data Book. The data book contains information about leading health indicators; birth and death statistics; disease rates; and demographic information. We hope this book will provide community organizations, agencies, coalitions and residents with measures of health that will support new and continued efforts to improve the health of Sedgwick County. For additional information, please contact Sonja Armbruster, 660-7335.

Strep Throat

Currently many local clinics are reporting cases of Strep Throat. Click here to learn more about this infection and how to protect yourself and your family.

Report Food Poisoning

If you or someone in your family experiences food poisoning, contact the City of Wichita Environmental Health Office at 268-8351. This office handles complaints from restaurants as well as other food borne illnesses that may occur from food bought at a store.

This Week's Healthy Recipe

Regularly the Sedgwick County Health Department will post healthy recipes for you and your family to enjoy. Visit the Health Department's nutrition page to find a recipe for Angel Hair Pasta with Scallops in Spicy Tomato Sauce. If you have an idea for a healthy recipe, email Kristina Helmer.

Mission:

To promote and protect the health of Sedgwick County residents through education, prevention, surveillance and treatment, using public health functions of assessment, assurance and policy development.

Vision:

Healthy communities for healthy people.