The Federal Government has reopened COVIDtests.gov. Every household can order four over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free. These tests are intended for use throughout the 2024 holiday season to detect currently circulating COVID-19 variants. Please visit COVIDtests.gov for your free test.

The Office of Communications provides up-to-date information about the Connecticut Department of  Public Health and its activities and accomplishments.

Our mission is two-fold: to actively promote knowledge of our programs and initiatives in health care, research and education to the wider world; and to keep our employees informed of our strategic goals and accomplishments so we work together as a more efficient and high performing organization.

We provide this information in a variety of ways. Externally, we share information about our activities through our publications and through our extensive media relations programs. Internally, we inform our employees through our web site, through newsletters and broadcast messages.