Johnson County Community Health Services
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The April 2018 Community Newsletter is ready for you to view! Here are a couple of quick highlights; Johnson County is a great place to live, work, play, and eat. Now the County Health Rankings provide the data to prove it. Also mark your calendars for Summer Bash 2018. Learn about our new Environmental Public Health Specialist Tiffany, and more in this issue! You can ... Continue Reading
National public health week is April 2nd thru the 6th. Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) would like to take time to celebrate public health and to raise community awareness of services the health department provides to make Johnson County a healthier place to live, work, eat, and play. These services include WIC, a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, ... Continue Reading
According to the latest County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Johnson County has retained its rank as the 18th healthiest county in Missouri. According to the rankings Johnson County compared well to surrounding counties. Lafayette County ranked 36th, Pettis County ranked 43rd, ... Continue Reading
Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) through the use of public health emergency preparedness funds have installed a digital LED alert sign into one of its supply trailers, giving the ability to move the alert sign to different locations based on situation or incident. The display sign, installed by Gator Graphics of Warrensburg, will allow JCCHS to display alert ... Continue Reading
After several weeks of increased flu cases, Johnson County Community Health Services is reporting a decline in the number of flu cases, hopefully marking the beginning of the end of the flu season. “The good news is that we are starting to see a decline in cases, but this does not mean we are in the clear and we still advise people to get a flu shot if they haven’t already”, ... Continue Reading