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Suicide Prevention Awareness Survey

If you live, work, or receive most of your healthcare services in Riley County, please take our survey about suicide prevention awareness. Armed with knowledge of where we're starting, we will work to connect those in need to support services and...

Chickenpox Cases

Neighboring counties have reported increased cases of chickenpox, especially for unvaccinated children. Chickenpox vaccines for children and adults are available at the Riley County Health Department. Walk-ins are welcome or you can schedule an appointmen...

Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration Expires Today

Today, May 11, 2023 marks the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration. It's been a long road. Most tools to fight COVID, like vaccines, treatments, and testing, will remain available to the public.  Walk-ins...

Bivalent COVID-19 Doses at RCHD

Riley County Health Department has bivalent COVID-19 vaccines available. We are still administering federally-purchased COVID vaccines, so there is zero out-of-pocket costs for COVID vaccinations at the health department. As those emergency reserves dwind...

Dr. Jacob Clarke, MD - April Employee of the Month!

Dr. Jacob Clarke, MD has made a big impact at the public health clinic during the brief time he’s worked at Riley County. He was hired in May 2022, and he received three nominations for Employee of the Month in April 2023. His team uses phrases ...

Camp Kindergarten helps kids prepare for school success

(Riley County, KS – April 17, 2023) Registration is open for the 8th year of Camp Kindergarten, hosted by Riley County Health Department and USD383. Children who are eligible to start kindergarten this fall can apply to join the camp, which will...

Volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps

FILL OUT A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

(Riley County, KS – February 7, 2023) In 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $75,000 in grant funding to the Riley County Health Department to re-establish a local Medical Reserve Corps ...

RCHD Hires Community Health Educator for opioid prevention education

(Riley County, KS - January 18, 2023) Asia Sampson recently joined the Riley County Health Department as their new Community Health Educator. She will be responsible for sharing opioid prevention education in the tri-county region, focusing primarily on y...

RCHD Encourages Vaccinations as 2022 Flu/COVID Season Begins

(RILEY COUNTY, KS - November 9, 2022) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recorded 48 new COVID-19 cases for Riley County for the week of October 29 - November 4. The Incidence Rate is 64.7, placing Riley County in the SUBSTANTIAL incid...

Monkeypox Information

KDHE and Johnson County Department of Health and Environment identified the first presumptive positive case of Monkeypox in Kansas over the weekend. The risk of Monkeypox spreading through Kansas is LOW.

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral il...

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...