Publications

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• Children's Health Brochure, Virtual (314KB, pdf) 

• Cystic Fibrosis - Newborn Screening in Connecticut? (227KB, pdf) 

• School Health Forms (State Department of Education)

Arthritis

Artificial Turf Fields:  Health Questions

B

Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness

• Anthrax brochure (918KB, pdf)
• Botulisum brochure (844KB, pdf)
• Connecticut Guide to Emergency Preparedness
  • English  
  • Spanish 
  • Chinese (traditional)
  • Haitian Creole
  • Polish
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Vietnamese

• Public Health Emergency Response Plan (941KB, pdf) 
• Plague brochure (938KB, pdf)
• Smallpox brochure (875KB, pdf)
• Tularemia brochure (749KB, pdf)
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fever brochure (1MB, pdf)
• Wallet Medication Card

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Cancer

• Cancer Genomics Best Practices
• Cancer Surveillance
• Connecticut Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2014-2017
  • Full Plan (PDF, 3.25 MB)
• Oral Cancer (PDF, 175 KB)

• Directions: Resources for Your Child's Care - English
• Directions: Resources for Your Child's Care - Spanish
• Directions: Resources for You Child's Care - Portuguese
• Respite: A Child/Adolescent Guide for Families and Caregivers
• Respite:  A Parent's Guide

• Community Benefits, 2000 (PDF, 148KB)
• Community Benefits, 2000 and 2001 (PDF, 750KB)
• Community Benefits, 2001 and 2004 (PDF, 212KB)
• Community Benefits, 2001, 2004, and 2006   (PDF, 364KB)

• Plan for Procurement of Health and Human Services, 2008 (510KF, pdf)

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• Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (105KB, pdf)

• Community Health Care Initiatives (Dental) (13KB, pdf) 

• Dental Quiz (Early Childhood Caries) (17.1KB, pdf)

• Dental Safety Net (Services Providers) (119KB, pdf)

• Oral Disease Prevention (68KB, pdf)

   

Diabetes

• Diabetes Surveillance Publications

• Older Adult Health Risks (506KB, pdf)

• Carbon Monoxide

• Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fact Sheet

• EMF, Radiation, Electromagnetic Fields (94.8KB, pdf) 

• EMF, Connecticut Siting Council Best Management Practices

• Fish Advisory Publications
• Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI) (19KB, pdf) 
• Manganese in Drinking Water 
• Mold

• MTBE in Drinking Water (1.8MB, pdf) 

• School Indoor Air Quality

• Uranium in Drinking Water (30.2KB, pdf) 

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F

Family Planning

• Factsheet for General Audiences: Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in Connecticut
• Field Test for ART Factsheet

  
   

G

Genetics and Genomics

• Cancer Genomics Best Practices
• Connecticut Genomics Action Plan (PDF, 5.6MB)
• Connecticut Genomics Action Plan, 2007 Update and Revised Recommendations (PDF, 133 KB)
• Do We Need Genomic Research for the Prevention of Common Diseases with Environmental Causes? (PDF, 89KB)
• DPH Biobanks Brief (PDF, 107KB)
• Family Health History
• Family Health History Data Collection in Connecticut [A Connecticut BRFSS Genomics Brief, February 2014]
• A Framework for Public Health Genetics Policies and Practices in State and Local Public Health Agencies (PDF, 320KB)
• Genetics Resources: A Directory (PDF, 547KB)
• Knowledge and Awareness of Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Connecticut (PDF, 40KB)
• Regional Genetics Resource Directory (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Understanding Genetics: A New England Guide for Patients and Health Professionals (PDF, 2.0MB)
• Universal Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis in Connecticut (PDF, 233KB) 

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Health Assessments

• Looking Toward 2000: Connecticut State Health Assessment (1999)
• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Final Report (2000) PDF, 2.2 MB
• Healthy Connecticut 2010 Final Report (2010) PDF, 2.5 MB

Health Care

• Case Management and Standards of Care Manual

• CT Licensed Nursing Homes, Alphabetical Listing (7.2MB, PDF)

• Health Care Quality Reports

• Healthcare Acquired Infections, 2007 (1.30 MB, pdf)

• Healthcare Associated Infections, Interim State Plan 2010 (PDF, 500 KB)

• Living Will - Your Rights to Make Health Care Decisions

• MRSA Guidelines for Acute Care Hospitals and Long Term Care Facilities (143KB, pdf)

• Prescription Drug Importation (12.8MB, pdf) and Executive Summary (307KB, pdf) 

   

Health Information Technology and Exchange

• Connecticut State Health Information Technology Plan (2009) PDF, 1.6 MB
• Connecticut Health Information Technology and Exchange Strategic and
  Operational Plan (2010) PDF, 4.4 MB

Health Risk

• Older Adult Health Risks (506KB, pdf)

• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Baseline Assessment Report  (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Replacements and Additions  (PDF, 5 MB)
• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Final Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• Healthy Connecticut 2010 Final Report (2010) PDF, 2.5 MB

• Heart Disease and Stroke Surveillance
• Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
• HEARTSafe Communities Brochure  (493KB, pdf)

IJK

Infectious Diseases

• Information Technology – Strategic Plan Draft (2008) PDF, 510 KB
• Public Health Information Network IT Strategic Plan FY 2008-2013 PDF, 348 KB
• Connecticut State Health Information Technology Plan (2009) PDF, 1.6 MB
• Connecticut Health Information Technology and Exchange Strategic and
  Operational Plan (2010) PDF, 4.4 MB

• Connecticut Suicide Prevention Plan
• Partner Violence (348KB, pdf)

MNO

Maternal and Child Health

• Statewide Needs Assessment for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs
• Persistent Disparities in Connecticut's Perinatal System of Care
• Association Between WIC Enrollment During Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Connecticut
• Fact Sheet:  Low Birth Weight in Connecticut
• Low Birth Weight: Strategic Plan for the Family Health Section
• Perinatal Health Plan for Connecticut 2005-2009     
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight
• Results of the Connecticut Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System (PRATS) Survey
• WIC Participation and Improved Birth Weight Outcomes

• Connecticut Epidemiologist Newsletters
• Immunizations Action Plan On Time Newsletters
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Oral Health Matters Newsletters
• Lead Line

• Comprehensive State Health Plans and Assessments

• Directory of Connecticut Public Health Plans (2009)

• DPH Health Improvement and Strategic Plans

• Guide and Template for Comprehensive Health Improvement Planning (2009) (PDF, 5.0 MB)

• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Baseline Assessment Report  (PDF, 2.7 MB)

• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Replacements and Additions  (PDF, 5 MB)

• Healthy Connecticut 2000 Final Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)

• Healthy Connecticut 2010 Final Report (2010) PDF, 2.5 MB

• Healthy Connecticut 2020 1. State Health Assessment (PDF, March, 2014)

• Healthy Connecticut 2020 2. State Health Improvement Plan (PDF, March, 2014)

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S

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Syphilis

Sickle Cell Disease

• Connecticut's State Plan to Address Sickle Cell Disease and Trait (pdf)

Suicide Prevention

• Connecticut Suicide Prevention Plan

TUV

Teen Driving

• What You Should Know: New Laws for 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers

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• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Connecticut
• Health Disparities Among Black/African American Women in Connecticut
• Strategies to Address Health Disparities Among Black/African American Women in Connecticut
• Women's Health Report (2001)