Health Protection
Protection from health problems and hazards refers to the Health Department’s capacity to investigate infectious diseases and respond to public health threats from all hazards. These hazards include but are not limited to:
- swimming pool safety (recreational water illnesses)
- emerging and drug-resistant infections
- seasonal flu
- communicable diseases
- food-borne outbreaks
- chronic diseases
The Sedgwick County Health Department’s Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) Team regularly plans and participates in drills and exercises. These activities help them become as prepared as possible to respond to various kinds of disasters. The PHEM team also responds to “real” disasters; most recently the PHEM team responded to the Greensburg tornado and the Valley Center Barton Solvents explosion.
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