Johnson County Kansas

JCDHE director encourages residents to make public health a priority

National Public Health Week, April 5-11, is especially important this year as the pandemic has impacted our...

April 1, 2021

JCDHE director outlines vaccination plans for the week of March 15

The following is Johnson County’s vaccination plan for the week of March 15, which focuses on Phases 1 and ...

March 15, 2021

JCDHE director outlines vaccination plans for the week of March 8

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is focused on providing vaccinations for some of our co...

March 5, 2021

Johnson County to provide dedicated site for its COVID-19 vaccination clinics

On Thursday, March. 4, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a short-term sublea...

March 4, 2021

JCDHE director outlines vaccination plans for the week of March 1

By the end of today, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will have provided well over 63,00...

February 26, 2021

Important information from JCDHE regarding COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Sanmi Areola, director of the Department of Health and Environment, announced on Feb. 5 at the regular ...

February 5, 2021

Community Health Assessment shared with new campaign

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has released the latest Community Health Assessment...

January 31, 2021

Environment

Announcements

Halloween and trick-or-treating can still be fun, with some modifications

Celebrating the holidays is a tradition for many, including the fun of Halloween which is nearly here. Duri...

October 30, 2020

JCDHE updates school recommendations

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) is releasing updated public health recommen...

October 1, 2020

Information on Governor Kelly’s mask order

Governor Laura Kelly’s mask order remains in effect in Kansas and in Johnson County. On Sept. 11, the State...

September 15, 2020

Board of County Commissioners

BOCC clarifies position, disaster declaration continues

During its May 28 meeting, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners renewed and extended the state ...

May 29, 2020

County Manager's Office

County’s Public Health Officer extends Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order through May 10

On April 30, 2020, Johnson County Public Health Officer Dr. Joseph LeMaster signed an extension of Governor...

April 30, 2020

Motor Vehicle and other county offices and buildings closed to the public beginning Wednesday, March 25

Due to continued efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in our community, please note this list of John...

March 24, 2020

Newsletters

Enforcement of newest order in Johnson County

Today, Johnson County is receiving many inquiries about how to report a business which may not be complying...

March 23, 2020

COVID-19 update from Jackson County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas

Today the CORE 4 partners of Jackson County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri, and t...

March 21, 2020

Fifth case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Johnson County

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) is announcing a fifth case of coronavirus d...

March 14, 2020

Two classes of electric bikes now allowed on JCPRD trails

Following a successful six-month pilot project, the use of two classifications of electric bicycles has bee...

February 25, 2020

Environment