Welcome To Finney County Help Desk

The Finney County Community Health Coalition consists of members from health, social service, education, community, and other service providers. The Coalition provides its community with access to information and services that promote good health and well-being for all residents.

Because the Coalition's membership is wide and varied, it can target nearly every county service area and constituency in Finney County and beyond. Target areas include, but are not limited to, homeless, elders-in-need, at-risk youth, families in transition from welfare to work, intensive rehabilitation populations, and family life/marriage education.

Through its periodic, community-wide health summits, the Coalition strives to hear and respond to concerns and health needs of residents. The Coalition members then seek to address programs, policies, and practices of service providers by providing technical assistance for fine-tuning of current services or by creating new projects as necessary.

The Coalition is proactive in public transportation, issues in immigration, tobacco use (public smoking bans and cessation assistance), parent training, and at-risk youth behaviors.

FHSU (Ft Hays State University) Higher Education Opportunity Center

Featured Member Organization

FHSU (Ft Hays State University) Higher Education Opportunity Center

Fort Hays State University, a regional university principally serving western Kansas, is dedicated in providing instruction within a computarized environment in the arts and sciences, business, education, the health and life sciences, and agriculture. The university's primary emphasis is undergraduate liberal education, which includes the humanities, the fine arts, the social/behavioral sciences, and the natural/physical sciences.

Community News

POSITION VACANCY: EFNEP Program Assistant SW Area

KSU, Department of Human Nutrition through the K-State Research-Extension EFNEP program is seeking a full time program assistant to provide nutrition education.

Sowing seeds

Kids love to get their hands dirty, but they don't always love to eat their vegetables.

Finney County ranks 91st in health rankings

The overall health index of Finney County is low as compared to other counties in the state, according to a new study released by the Kansas Health Institute.

Summer learning

A cup of peanut butter, a cup honey and a cup and a half of powdered milk were the only ingredients required to cook up some excitement.

Family center receives KHA award

St. Catherine Hospital has been recognized by the Kansas Hospital Association for its support of a new family center in Garden City.

Need great as dollars shrink

Need great as dollars shrink

Booking it

Books on the Bus, better known as B.O.B., has started its eighth summer of visiting various sites in Garden City, Mondays through Thursdays.

Campaign targets teen drinking

Campaign targets teen drinking

Drug and Alcohol Prevention Class (DAP)

The next Drug and Alcohol Prevention (DAP) Class will be held August 5th and 6th from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Bus system to see $1.9 million in stimulus

Finney County Transit Director Bonnie Burgardt is going to more than double the bus fleet within the year.

Community Calendar
July 4, 2009

Independence Day

Independence Day

July 6, 2009

Aggression Replacement Training

ART is from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

July 7, 2009

Los Ninos Parenting Class - Spanish Speaking

This Los Ninos class is from 4:00pm to 6:30pm and taught in Spanish.

Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)

MRT is from 4:00pm to 5:30pm every Tuesday.

Marriage for Keeps

FREE MARRIAGE EDUCATION SESSIONS OPEN TO MARRIED COUPLES WHO ARE 18 OR OLDER AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM TOGETHER.

July 8, 2009

Los Ninos Parenting Class - Spanish Speaking

This Los Ninos class is from 11:00am to 1:30pm and taught in Spanish.

Choices 4 Life

Choices 4 Life Class will begin at 4:00pm and go until 5:00pm.

July 9, 2009

Sand Play*Jugar con arena

Parents as Teachers*Padres como Maestros Play Group*Grupo de Juego Dean Wiley Park(Cherokee & Mary Street*en la esquina de Cherokee y calle Mary)

Nursing Families

Breastfeeding alliance group for fun, information and help. Second Friday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ABC Pregnancy Center 509 N 6th 805-8621 - Janet

JobTec Class

JobTec class will be from 1:00pm until 3:00pm.