Connecticut State Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Community Levels Map Update, Feb. 3, 2023: The CDC has listed all eight Connecticut Counties in the Medium/Yellow category.  The Connecticut Department of Public Health recommends that all residents consider wearing a mask in public indoor spaces. People who are at high risk for severe illness should consider additional measures to minimize their exposure to COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses. Visit the CDC COVID-19 Community Levels Map for updates.


Please visit covidtests.gov to request four free COVID-19 self-test kits from the Federal Government. Find a location that has a supply of COVID-19 therapeutics as part of the Test to Treat initiative here. The complete DPH COVID-19 toolbox is located at ct.gov/coronavirus.

Health Professionals

  

About the Updated Asthma Guidelines (2020):

Updated guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), provide the best available science-based information to use in the care of people living with asthma.

Guidelines offer health care providers guidance on:

  • The stepwise approach for the (medication) management of asthma in children ages 0-4 years, 5-11 years and, individuals ages 12 years and older; including decision-making on appropriate and preferred medication best management choices based on evidence.
  • Click here for 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
  • Click here for Asthma Management Guidelines for Your Care

 

Asthma management is not a “one-size-fits-all”.  A personalized approach to asthma management:  continuous cycle.