School Health
What's Going Around - Upcoming Events - Disease Reporting
What's Coming and Going Around?
Mobile Clinics
If there is a large number of students at your school in need of vaccinations, the Sedgwick County Health Department is available to host a mobile clinic. For more information about mobile clinics, click here or call 660-7430.
Flu Shots Available
Flu shots are available at the Sedgwick County Health Department, 2716 W. Central.
- $12.50 for persons age 9 and older
- $10 for persons age 8 and younger
Click here for information about mobile flu shot clinics throughout Sedgwick County.
Health and Wellness Education and Events
School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
The CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health recently released a report on the obesity epidemic among children ages 6 - 19 years. The report describes the multiple chronic disease risk factors among these children, and how schools have a responsibility to help prevent obesity and promote physical activity and healthy eating through policies, practices, and supportive environments. Click here to read the complete article.
The Sedgwick County Health Department specializes in community education and its representatives are available to make wellness presentations on everything from hand washing to dental hygiene. For more information or to schedule a presentation please contact Becky Tuttle at 660-7251 or email her at btuttle@sedgwick.gov
Disease Reporting
The following links will take you to the disease reporting pages. To report school absentee data, please remember to enter the password. If you need assistance please e-mail diseasereport@sedgwick.gov or call 316.660.5555.
Click on the following links to report diseases or school absenteeism:
- Notifiable Disease Reporting Form
- Kansas Notifiable Disease Form (pdf) – to be completed and faxed to SCHD and KDHE
- School Absenteeism Reporting Form – requires password
If you need immediate assistance please call our 24-hour Disease Reporting Hotline at 660-5555 or email us at diseasereport@sedgwick.gov.
School Absenteeism Tracking
Sedgwick County Health Department’s epidemiology section is tracking school absenteeism for health related conditions. During the 2010-11 school year, approximately 10 schools participated as sentinel schools providing consistent weekly reports on students and staff members who were absent due to specific illnesses, such as influenza, gastrointestinal illnesses, etc. This information is helpful for early identification and mitigation of communicable diseases like Norovirus or Pertussis. If you’d like to participate in the program or to get more information, please e-mail Diseasereport@sedgwick.gov or call 316.660.5555.
Feedback
Tell us about what’s going on in your school or just drop us a quick note to let us know how we’re doing…
Contact: Deborah Fromer, Sedgwick County Office of Epidemiology
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