The Harvey County Health Department can help connect you with several resources and community organizations throughout the county. For more information, follow the links below, or call the HCHD.
Community Resource Directory
Community Health Needs Assessment
City Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans
Nursing Services
The HCHD can provide some basic services, such as blood pressure checks, weight checks, lice checks and pregnancy testing. There may be a charge for some services.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
In a health emergency, please contact 911. For free and confidential support in distress, as well as prevention and crisis resources, call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Tobacco-Free Resources
Medication Disposal
Properly discarding unused and unneeded prescription medications is vital to keeping the medications from being misused. Medications no longer needed can be discarded at the Newton Police Department. Additionally, the Harvey County Sheriff's Office participates in the national Drug Take Back Day initiative twice each year.
The HCHD can help you dispose of needles, also known as sharps, no questions asked.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has more information on properly disposing of medications.
The Harvey County Health Department helps provide community access to health services. Examples of programs the HCHD offers include sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, communicable disease services, tuberculosis testing and treatment, lead education, and immunizations for both private insurance and the Vaccines for Children Program.
We accept select private insurances, Medicare and Medicaid, and offer low-cost vaccines for children 18 and younger without insurance.
We have Spanish-language interpreters available for all services. The HCHD also has access to language line services to aid in all other languages.
The HCHD values patient privacy. Please review our privacy statements to review how medical information may be used, and how you can access the information.
The Health Department seeks to make its services accessible, and accepts payment through several options.
The Harvey County Health Department accepts several forms of payment for services and programs, including cash, check, debit and credit cards. Payment plans are available. The Health Department fee schedule is available here.
A sliding fee scale is available for most services if the patient does not have insurance coverage. Fees are based on family size and income. The patient or caretaker will need to provide information regarding proof of income requirements when checking in for their appointment.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS - KANSAS LOCAL FOOD FELLOW (temporary position)
K-State Research and Extension Local Food Systems Fellowship is now open with the Harvey County Health Department, based in Newton. Applicant must be at least 18 years old. This is a temporary 320 hours (ideally full-time over eight weeks) fellowship that runs May 1, 2024 –July 1, 2024. See details here - FOOD FELLOW.
The Harvey County Health Department and community partners and residents determined the top health issues through the Community Health Needs Assessment in 2023, and from that, created the Harvey County Community Health Improvement Plan. The CHIP provides guidance and focus to improve the health issues from 2023 into 2026. The CHIP can be viewed by clicking here.
The Health Department and other local health partners teamed up for a panel discussion to talk about preventing prescription and opioid misuse in our communities. You can see the video from the panel below.