Public Health

Working together to keep communities safe

Public health departments keep our communities safe by working to prevent communicable diseases and providing wellness services to children and adults.  

There are 11 public health departments in the Kansas City region with a long history of working together to coordinate, cooperate and strengthen their impact. In a metro area like Kansas City, many people may live in Missouri and see a doctor in Kansas, or vice versa, making regional cooperation a necessity to protect public health.

Public Health Departments

  • Cass County Health Department
  • Clay County Health Department
  • Jackson County Health Department
  • Johnson County Department of Health & Environment
  • Leavenworth County Health Department
  • Miami County Health Department
  • Platte County Health Department
  • Ray County Health Department
  • Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Public Health Department
  • City of Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department
  • City of Independence, Missouri, Health Department

METROPOLITAN OFFICAL HEALTH AGENCIES OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA

The region’s public health departments work together through the Metropolitan Official Health Agencies of the Kansas City Area committee, also known as MOHAKCA which was created to promote public health at the regional level and increase the effectiveness of public health agencies.

Visit the MOHAKCA committee page

Regional public health news releases

The Mid-America Regional Council issues regional public health news releases on behalf of MOHAKCA members on topics of importance to public health.

Read regional public health news releases

Environmental health 

Many local public health departments provide environmental health services to protect public safety, such as restaurant inspections, food handler training, air quality monitoring and monitoring of hazardous substances. Health department responsibilities vary by state.

MARC tracks the Kansas City region’s air quality, including local ozone readings, and issues alerts when necessary to help residents protect their health.

Learn about air quality at AirQKC.org

Visit AirQKC.org to learn about the causes of ozone pollution, and individual and community solutions. The site also provides the daily SkyCast, animated video shorts and educational materials for children.

Visit AirQKC.org
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