WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Wichita Black Nurses Association is offering free health screenings for people who may have been exposed to contaminated groundwater stemming from a chemical spill near 29th and Grove Street in the 1970s. Residents did not learn of the exposure to cancerous chemicals until 2022.
The screenings are open not only to people who lived in the area, but also to those who worked, attended school or had childcare in the community.
What the testing includes
The screenings include blood tests and urinalysis to assess potential health impacts from the chemical exposure.
“We are doing those blood tests along with the urinalysis to evaluate retrospectively, we’re looking backwards at the impact that it might’ve happened on a person’s health,” said Peggy Jones-Foxx, president of the Wichita Black Nurses Association…