Posted on: July 14, 2023
A report assessing the health of Kenosha County and outlining priority areas for improvement was published recently, setting the stage for a community-led health planning process that is now underway, local public health leaders announced today.
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Posted on: June 27, 2023
Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is reporting another recent series of suspected drug overdose deaths, as well as updated figures that indicate 2022 has tied the county’s previous annual record for toxicity deaths.
“These ne...
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Posted on: June 27, 2023
With an Air Quality Advisory in effect for all of Wisconsin due to smoke originating from Canadian wildfires, Kenosha County Public Health is reminding residents of an ongoing program that offers free asthma management solutions to eligible residents.
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Posted on: May 26, 2023
Kenosha County Public Health is inviting community members to join volunteer action groups that will work this summer to help develop a plan to improve the health of the county.
The action groups are charged with discussing and developing recommendations t...
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Posted on: April 5, 2023
A new Kenosha County Public Health clinic established to serve western Kenosha County will open this Thursday, April 6.
The Kenosha County Public Health Clinic-West will offer targeted services focusing on reproductive health and family planning, to compli...
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Posted on: February 17, 2023
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit today announced she will leave her position for another career opportunity effective March 16, 2023.
Freiheit joined Kenosha County as Health Director in December 2019. Since then, she steered Kenosha County P...
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Posted on: February 15, 2023
Kenosha County Public Health in cooperation with the Kenosha County Division of Emergency Management is issuing tips for being prepared and safe during the upcoming winter storm.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Kenosha Co...
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Posted on: December 28, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health is offering $5 radon test kits throughout January — Radon Action Month — to anyone who donates a nonperishable food item.
There is a limit of one kit per person. All food donations will go to local food pant...
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Posted on: December 22, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health in cooperation with the Kenosha County Division of Emergency Management is issuing tips for keeping warm and safe during the upcoming extreme weather.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Kenosha C...
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Posted on: November 18, 2022
An assessment of Kenosha County’s overall community health is now underway, and residents can participate by taking an online survey, Health Officer Jen Freiheit announced today.
Kenosha County Thrive is a community-guided effort to assess the he...
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Posted on: November 1, 2022
Public health authorities locally and nationwide are seeing an earlier-than-usual spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, Kenosha County Public Health is advising.
RSV is a major cause of respiratory illness in all age groups, and is the most com...
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Posted on: September 22, 2022
The new, Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot is now available at local providers, and people ages 12 and up are encouraged to get it, Kenosha County Board of Health President Dr. Diane Gerlach said today.
Gerlach said the updated shot, known as the biva...
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Posted on: September 8, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health is one of 17 approved MPV (monkeypox) vaccination providers in Wisconsin that are currently accepting appointments from the public, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
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Posted on: July 25, 2022
Kenosha County has identified its first confirmed case of orthopoxvirus (monkeypox), Health Officer Jen Freiheit announced today.
Contract tracing is underway, and the risk to the general public is low, Freiheit said.
“While monkeypox is certainly...
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Posted on: June 3, 2022
Children ages 5 through 11 are now able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster from local providers, Kenosha County Public Health announced today.
Echoing federal recommendations, Kenosha County Health Officer Jen Freiheit encouraged eligible people in this...
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Posted on: May 27, 2022
Kenosha County Communications Manager Joe Potente was recently recognized for Excellence in Public Health Media by the Wisconsin Public Health Association for providing up-to-date, critical information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Potente accepted the awa...
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Posted on: May 20, 2022
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake came to Kenosha County with a simple message: “Thank you.”
The visit on Thursday, May 19, was the latest stop in a statewide tour that Timberlake is making to e...
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Posted on: May 18, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health is conducting two additional COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics in the coming days.
Both will be held at the Grace Welcome Center, 2006 60th St., from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. this Friday, May 20, and from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24...
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Posted on: May 16, 2022
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 Community Levels with new local data that place Kenosha County in the High category.
The Community Levels are a tool for monitoring COVID-19 and its impact on co...
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Posted on: May 11, 2022
Three COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics are scheduled for this month, with $25 Visa gift card incentives offered to all who receive a dose, Kenosha County Public Health announced today.
The clinics will be offered at the following times and locations:
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Posted on: April 28, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health is now supplying fentanyl test strips to people who receive Narcan training, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
The county this week accepted delivery of a supply of 2,000 test strips that it ordered recently, aft...
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Posted on: February 23, 2022
Two Kenosha businesses will host COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics this week, with $25 Visa gift card incentives offered to all who get vaccinated.
The first clinic will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Bellissima’s Bou...
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Posted on: February 16, 2022
A free, open-to-the-public COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic is returning to Second Baptist Church, 3925 32nd Ave., from noon to 1 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 20.
Those who receive a dose of the vaccine will receive a $25 Visa gift card (while supplies last).
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Posted on: February 10, 2022
A free, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be available to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 13, at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Kenosha.
The clinic will be held in the church gymnasium, located at the c...
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Posted on: February 3, 2022
COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics will be held at three City of Kenosha locations over the upcoming week, with $25 Visa gift cards offered to those who receive a vaccine dose, Kenosha County Public Health and other partners announced today.
The clinics w...
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Posted on: February 1, 2022
In response to evolving needs and priorities in the ongoing COVID-19 response, Kenosha County Public Health has updated its disease investigation procedures, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
Public health staff will no longer attempt to con...
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Posted on: January 21, 2022
Kenosha County has received a supply of 440,000 N95 masks that will be distributed to residents in the coming days, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today. No ID or residency is required.
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Posted on: January 12, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health, the Health Equity Task Force and other partners are collaborating on a series of mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics this month.
All three clinics will offer Visa gift card incentives to those who receive a first, second or bo...
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Posted on: January 5, 2022
Kenosha County Public Health is offering free radon test kits throughout January — Radon Action Month — to anyone who donates a nonperishable food item.
There is a limit of one kit per person. All food donations will go to local food pa...
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Posted on: December 21, 2021
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit today released this statement, following the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ Dec. 20, 2021, advisory on the Omicron variant of COVID-19:
“The Wisconsin Department of Health Service...
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Posted on: December 9, 2021
A free, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be available to the public from noon to 1 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 12, at Second Baptist Church, 3925 32nd Ave., Kenosha.
This clinic is being conducted in a partnership between Kenosha County Public Health, th...
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Posted on: December 8, 2021
With COVID-19 cases reaching their highest rates in nearly a year and hospitalizations on the rise, Kenosha County Public Health and the two hospital systems serving the community are urging the public to take precautions to prevent further spread of the ...
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Posted on: December 2, 2021
Drug overdose deaths in Kenosha County increased by 57 percent during a recent 12-month period compared with the year prior, far surpassing a disturbing national trend, leaders of the Kenosha County Opioid Task Force announced today.
During the 12-month sp...
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Posted on: November 17, 2021
No out-of-pocket cost COVID-19 testing is now available weekdays at a kiosk located in the north parking lot of the Kenosha Unified School District’s Educational Support Center, 3600 52nd St., Kenosha.
Testing hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Fr...
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Posted on: November 9, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard’s COVID-19 testing schedule at Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Station No. 1 in Trevor is changing effective this week.
Testing will now be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays through Dec. 14.
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Posted on: November 5, 2021
With the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now approved for use in kids ages 5-11, Kenosha County Public Health will host a series of children’s vaccination clinics beginning Thursday, Nov. 11.
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit said these clin...
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Posted on: October 25, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing four days per week through Dec. 14 at the Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Station No. 1 in Trevor, Kenosha County Public Health announced today.
Testing hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesd...
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Posted on: October 19, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health and the Health Equity Task Force will hold two block-by-block COVID-19 vaccination missions in the Lincoln Park neighborhood this week.
As in previous weeks, public health staff and community volunteers will be walking the area...
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Posted on: October 12, 2021
Brandon Morris says understanding a healthy Kenosha County from a grassroots level is what will lead us to a healthier community overall.
That’s the objective of an on-foot, mobile mission that Kenosha County Public Health is conducting throughou...
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Posted on: October 6, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health will host a COVID-19 booster dose clinic from 9 a.m. to noon this Friday, Oct. 8, at the Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road.
This clinic is intended to serve eligible individuals who do not otherwise have access to a...
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Posted on: September 29, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds in Wilmot.
Testing hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.
No appointments are needed, althoug...
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Posted on: September 28, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health has entered the next phase of its ongoing effort to promote COVID-19 vaccination, conducting mobile missions on foot in strategically selected neighborhoods.
The next such effort will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. th...
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