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Local Health
Shirley Orr, Director
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (316) 250-6940
FAX: (785) 296-1231The Office of Local Health has six Public Health Nurse Specialists based in KDHE district offices around the state. They serve as direct field staff, coordinating activities between the state health agency and local health departments. The focus of their work is the improvement of the public health system and includes technical assistance to increase local agency capacity to deliver public health services, develop infrastructure, and coordinate public health into new networks for care. Current activities include technical assistance and training for the Kansas Community Health Assessment Process, assurance of workforce development activities, distance learning coordination, environmental health standards, and public health nursing.
