Information on a variety of health topics will be available at a community forum scheduled to take place in Winfield next month. The event is free and open to the public.
The City-Cowley County Health Department and the Kansas Public Health Association will host the community health forum from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 17 in the assembly room of the William Newton Hospital Physician’s Pavilion, 1230 E. Sixth.
Topics will include health reform issues before the Kansas Legislature, as well as preparedness efforts for pandemic flu. Information about the nationwide Get Ready campaign and how individuals, families and organizations can plan for emergencies will also be available.
The forum will conclude with a brief question and answer session.
No registration is necessary. For more information or to request special accommodations, please contact David Brazil at the health department at (620) 221-1430 during normal business hours. Requests for special accommodation must be made by close of business on April 15.