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June 5, 2024

Summer is full of outdoor activities. You probably put sunscreen on yourself and your kids when you go to the pool or the beach. But do you know you should protect your skin with more than just sunscreen anytime you're outside? 

Sun protection is important all year round, and it's best to use several different kinds. When you're working in the yard, watching a ballgame, or taking an afternoon walk, make sun safety an everyday habit so you can avoid getting a sunburn and lower your chance of getting skin cancer.

Hosted by Song for Charlie and the Johnson County Prevention and Recovery Coalition, please join us for a free screening of Song For Charlie's original film, “The New Drug Talk”, which is a compelling tool to help families, teachers, and communities understand the fentanyl crisis and how to talk to our kids about drug use and mental wellness in new ways.

RSVP + Watch the Trailer.

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New this summer! The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is providing six walk-in summer vaccination clinics for incoming 7th and 11th graders only (2024-2025 school year) in June, July and August. These clinics will help older students get caught up on required school immunizations before school starts. No appointment needed and paperwork can be completed online.

All other ages can visit the walk-in immunization clinics in Olathe and Mission during regular business hours. Now is the time to get caught up on school immunizations before the August rush!

Reviewing your credit report as part of your financial routine is like doing an annual physical with your doctor each year to catch problems early.

Even if you do not plan on seeking out new credit, check your report once a year for accuracy and detecting errors, suspicious activity, and accounts or address you don’t recognize to protect your financial health. You have the legal right to correct information on your credit report.

Join Johnson County Park and Recreation District on June 8 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. for JCAHC’s 3rd annual Juneteenth commemoration and celebration. This family-friendly event, built with community partners, provides an opportunity to honor the history and celebrate Juneteenth with art, music, food, and more! 

The event features include:

• Event emcee Lonita Cook, film critic, writer, and co-host of “Get Lost!” on Kansas City PBS
• Performances by Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, pianist Charles Williams, and gospel by RMJ Music 
• Dance workshop by Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey 
• Free admission to the Johnson County Museum, including KidScape, and the special exhibit "Free to Be… A 1960s Fashion Revolution" 
• Demonstrations of the new "REDLINED: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation" digital exhibit by the Johnson County Museum
• A special Walk and Read from Johnson County Library  
• Food samples from local Black-owned businesses including Ruby Jean’s Juicery, Brown Suga, and more 
• A free art activity for families, led by JCPRD Fine & Performing Arts staff

Also, Johnson County Government will hold its third annual Juneteenth celebration on Wednesday, June 19, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Lenexa Civic Campus Commons, 17101 W. 87th St, Lenexa.

Protect yourself from tick bites

The Lone Star tick is the most abundant tick found in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says tick activity and density are high and as of May 29, there have been over 200 laboratory reports of tickborne diseases across the state.

🦟 Wear an EPA-approved insect repellent (i.e., DEET, picaridin, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE), IR3535, para-menthane-diol (PMD) or 2-undecanone) and follow label instructions. 

👖 Wear long sleeves, pants, socks and shoes. Tuck shirts into pants and tuck pants into socks. 

🚶 Walk in the center of trails and avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. 

🔎 Check clothing, gear and pets for ticks after you come indoors. 

Seek medical attention from a health care provider if you experience fever/chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle aches, a stiff neck or a rash following a tick bite. 

Testing ticks for tickborne diseases is not recommended or available in Johnson County, Kansas. You can send a photo of a tick for identification to Kansas State University’s Department of Entomology.

Act Now: free shingles vaccinations 

If you're an uninsured adult age 50 and older, we have free shingles (Shingrix) vaccines available for a limited time. This is a two-dose series given two to six months apart. 

JCDHE walk-in immunization clinics in Olathe and Mission have a limited supply available. A $20 administrative fee applies for each dose given. 

Walk-in clinic information →

Visit the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker for COVID-19 metrics. For information regarding the flu, COVID-19, RSV and more, visit the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment's Respiratory Illness Guidance page.

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