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Danielle Kitt: June Employee of the Month

June’s Employee of the Month comes from a family dedicated to public service. Danielle Kitt, Medical Clerk at the Riley County Health Department Clinic, trained as an EMT and worked as an emergency dispatcher, her father was a paramedic and is c...

Goat's Milk is an Unsafe Choice for Babies Less Than 1 Year of Age

A nationwide shortage is making baby formula more difficult to purchase. 

Please do not substitute non-human milks or make your own formulas. Talk to your baby's pediatrician for advice to keep your child healthy.

Goat's milk is N...

Six Cases of Chickenpox in Riley County

(Riley County, KS - May 12, 2022) The Riley County Health Department (RCHD) has identified six cases of Chickenpox (Varicella) in Riley County over the past two weeks. The six patients range in age from 6 to 14 years of age. Chickenpox was last seen in Ri...

Baby Formula Shortage

FDA Announces Limits to J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Use

On May 5, 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was limiting the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 (Johnson & Johnson - J&J) single dose vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and older for whom:

• Had a severe reaction a...