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Posts Tagged ‘Public Health’

Earth Day Update: Midwest Cities Still Have Air Quality Problems

By | April 21, 2023 | 0
Clouds in the sky.

Although dangerous ozone levels have declined, an air quality study by the American Lung Association notes that soot from western wildfires remains a problem.

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Inside the Sludge: How Experts Run COVID Wastewater Testing

By | November 1, 2022 | 0
KC Water's chief plant operator Kevin Herman gives a tour of the "Sludge House" and machinery that sifts through the waste. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

Flatland takes you behind the scenes of a two-year project that tracks COVID in wastewater.

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An Epidemic of Sleep Disorders: Here’s What KC Experts Suggest

By | July 19, 2022 | 0
A room in a sleep clinic shows a lamp, a twin bed with white sheets flipped open. On the nightstand is a phone, stethoscope and a mask. The American Psychological Association called sleep disorders an "epidemic." COVID-19 made things worse.

Sleep disorders are rising, more now than ever before. Learn why experts say it’s important to connect the dots between sleep, health and mental wellness.

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In Kansas City, LGBTQ+ Support Systems Are Emerging Slowly

By | June 23, 2022 | 0
Person with rainbow fan

Kansas City has made progress in terms of making itself a more welcoming place for the LGBTQ community. But progress has been painfully slow, and may be at risk.

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‘Time Bomb’ Lead Pipes Set to be Removed. But First Water Utilities Have to Find Them

By | June 20, 2022 | 0
An individual holds a lead pipe, a steel pipe and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate.

Water utilities have never been required to thoroughly inventory lead pipes except in a crisis. Health experts warn problems with these ‘underground poisonous straws’ can arise out of the blue

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