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To empower individuals and communities to preserve and protect their health and to improve the health status of Harvey County by preventing disease and promoting health.


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Meet the Clerical Staff!

Trisha Markus has worked at the health department since November of 1999. She checks in patients, completes Billing Clerk responsibilities, is the Kansas Integrated Public Health Systems (KIPHS) Administrator and the Immunization Action Program Clerk. She received her Associates of Arts from Hutchinson Community College and received most of her job specific training at clinics and training seminars. Trisha Markus
Marsha Thiesen Marsha Thiesen started working at the health department in September of 1990. She is responsible for the Front Desk Check-In and Immunization Reports. She completes data entry and record keeping for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition program and the Mother and Infants Program. She also ensures that office supplies are ordered on time. Marsha received training at Wichita Business College.
Alpa Patel joined the Harvey County Health Department in March of 2008. She brings Spanish and Gujarati (an Indian language) translation skills to her position as Medical Records Clerk. Alpa received computer training at Rockwell Community College in Rockwell, Texas. She brings previous office experience in clerking, billing and translation in the hospitality industry in Kentucky.
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