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Kansas Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

Kansas State Department of Health Contact Information

Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.

Kansas Health Department

Main Office: Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Community Health Systems

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 340 Topeka, KS 66601. Phone: 785-296-1200

DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vacant, Director................................................................ 785-296-7253

Bureau of Community Health Systems, Kendra Baldridge, Director........................................... 785-296-7100 kendra.baldridge@ks.gov

Health Facilities, Marilyn St Peter, Director......................................................................... 785-296-0131 marilyn.st.peter@ks.gov

KDHE General Phone Number	(785) 296-1500
For Questions about your Medicaid Application	1-800-792-4884
For Questions about Medicaid Benefits and Services	1-800-766-9012
Help Selecting a health care provider	1-866-305-5147
For provider enrollment assistance	1-800-933-6593
Media Contact	(785) 296-1317
KDHE Employee Weather Line (24-7 Hotline)	(785) 368-7439
Division of Public Health	(785) 296-1086
Division of Environment	(785) 291-3092
Division of Health Care Finance	(785) 296-3982
Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories	(785) 296-1620
Vital Statistics - Birth, death, divorce & marriage records	(785) 296-1400

Kansas local department of health contacts

Cristi Cain, Director, Director, Local Public Health Program Accreditation Coordinator 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 340, Topeka, KS 66612 Office phone - 785-296-6549 Cell phone - 785-231-4504 E-mail address – cristi.cain@ks.gov

Local Health Department information is on a pdf, too large to put on the page here, so click here to open the PDF of Kansas Local Health Departments! Updated January 2021: We periodically updated the list below, but the most recent KS KDHE contact list is always here

Kansas COVID Coronavirus Information

KDHE Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response

COVID-19 Cases in Kansas
Travel Information
Free COVID-19 Testing
Kansas COVID-19 Vaccine Information
The cost of getting vaccinated: An administrative fee of approximately $20 may be charged by the provider to your insurance provider or to you; however, all providers must agree to provide you with the vaccine even if you are uninsured or unable to pay the administrative fee.

Kansas Environmental Health

Waste Management

Water

Air

Updated January 2021: We periodically updated the list below, but the most recent KS KDHE contact list is always here.

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT, Leo Henning, Deputy Secretary and Director.................... 785-296-1535 leo.henning@ks.gov.

Bureau of Air, Rick Brunetti, Director.......................................................................................... 785-296-1551 rick.brunetti@ks.gov

Air Compliance & Enforcement Section, Connie Ellis, Section Chief.................................... 785-296-1556 connie.ellis@ks.gov

Air Operating Permit & Construction Permit Section, Gyanendra Prasai, Section Chief......785-296-6427 gyanendra.x.prasai@ks.gov

Monitoring & Planning Section, Douglas Watson, Section Chief ......................................... 785-296-0910 douglas.watson@ks.gov

Bureau of Environmental Field Services, Erich Glave, Director .................................................. 785-296-5575 erich.glave@ks.gov

KDHE NC District Office, Jennifer Nichols, District Environmental Administrator................785-827-9639 jennifer.nichols@ks.gov

KDHE NE District Office, Jaime Wilson, District Environmental Administrator.................... 785-842-4600 jaime.wilson@ks.gov

KDHE NW District Office, Dan Wells, District Environmental Administrator........................ 785-261-6101 dan.wells@ks.gov

KDHE SC District Office, Allison Herring, District Environmental Administrator .................. 316-337-6041 allison.herring@ks.gov

KDHE SE District Office, Doug Cole, District Environmental Administrator.......................... 620-860-7232 doug.cole@ks.gov

KDHE SW District Office, Wade Kleven, District Environmental Administrator ................... 620-682-7947 wade.kleven@ks.gov

Livestock Management Section, Matthew Steele, Section Chief......................................... 785-296-4039 matthew.t.steele@ks.gov

Watershed Management, Amanda Reed, Section Chief...................................................... 785-296-7165 amanda.reed@ks.gov

Bureau of Environmental Remediation, Bob Jurgens, Director.................................................. 785-296-1662 bob.jurgens@ks.gov

Assessment & Restoration Section, Joe Dom, Section Chief................................................ 785-296-1914 joe.dom@ks.gov

Redevelopment Section, Jorge Jacobs, Section Chief .......................................................... 785-296-0721 jorge.jacobs@ks.gov

Surface Mining Unit-Frontenac, Marlene Spence, Unit Chief.......................................... 620-231-8540 marlene.spence@ks.gov

Remedial Section, Randy Carlson, Section Chief.................................................................. 785-296-1675 randy.carlson@ks.gov

Storage Tank Section, Sharon Morgan, Section Chief.......................................................... 785-296-1684 sharon.morgan@ks.gov

Bureau of Waste Management, Julie Coleman, Director............................................................ 785-296-1612 julie.coleman@ks.gov

Hazardous Waste Permits, Maura O'Halloran, Section Chief .............................................. 785-296-1609 maura.ohalloran@ks.gov

Solid Waste Permits Section, Mindy Bowman, Section Chief .............................................. 785-296-1601 mindy.bowman@ks.gov

Compliance, Enforcement, and Waste Reduction Section, Ken Powell, Section Chief ........785-296-1121 ken.powell@ks.gov

Regulations and Data Unit, Christine Mennicke .................................................................. 785-296-0724 christine.mennicke@ks.gov

Bureau of Water, Tom Stiles, Director ........................................................................................ 785-296-6170 tom.stiles@ks.gov

Assistant Bureau Director, William J. Carr ........................................................................... 785-296-0735 william.j.carr@ks.gov

Public Water Supply Section, Cathy Tucker-Vogel, Section Chief ........................................ 785-368-7130 cathy.tucker-vogel@ks.gov

Watershed Planning Section, Vacant................................................................................... 785-296-8791

Water Permitting and Compliance Section, Shelly Shores-Miller, Section Chief ................. 785-296-2856 shelly.shores-miller@ks.gov

Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories, N. Myron Gunsalus, Jr., Director ................... 785-296-0801 myron.gunsalus@ks.gov

Paul Harrison, Deputy Director…………………………………………………………………………………………785-296-1656 paul.harrison@ks.gov

Environmental Laboratory Section, Leila Maurmann, Section Chief,................................... 785-296-1403 leila.maurmann@ks.gov

Health Laboratory Section, Phil Adam, Section Chief .......................................................... 785-296-2244 phil.adam@ks.gov

Preparedness/Certification Section, Jennifer Evans, Section Chief...................................... 785-291-3162 jennifer.evans@ks.gov

Preparedness/State Training Coordinator, Jessi Snook ....................................................... 785-296-7006 jessi.snook@ks.gov

Biosafety/Biosecurity Officer, Michael Weinkauf, Section Chief ......................................... 785-291-3393 michael.weinkauf@ks.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

FDA Labeling and Nutrition

Nutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling

FDA Ingredients and Packaging

Food & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.

If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.