Communicable Disease

The Health Department is required by law to investigate cases of reportable disease.

• A list of the reportable diseases in Kansas can be found here Kansas Notifiable Disease Form
• Laboratories and physicians contact the Health Department about any positive results for “reportable” diseases.
• Upon receipt of a case report of a reportable disease, the Health Department will investigate the case by contacting the person(s) affect and / or the healthcare provider treating the case(s). Case investigations may also require gathering information from and notifying the contacts of the case.
• Information gathered during a reportable disease investigation is reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) via a secure computer network. The Health Department is required by law to follow HIPPA privacy regulations regarding a case’s personal health information.
• Disease educators are available to provide information to individuals affected by the disease outbreak.

• The list of reportable diseases and fact sheets are available online at Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
• Kansas West Nile Virus Information

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Health Department Programs

• Child Care Licensing
• Child Passenger Seat Fitting Station
• Cities Readiness Initiative
• Communicable Disease
• Dental Fluoride Varnish
• Emergency Preparedness
• Environmental Health
• Family Planning Clinics
• Health and Wellness
• Healthy Start Home Visits
• HIV Testing/Counseling
• Immunizations
• Maternal and Infant Program
• Neighborhood Distribution Centers
• Pandemic/Avian Flu Information
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics
• Tuberculosis Control Program
• Well Child Physicals
• WIC Program
• Other Health Services