Press Releases - 2008

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• Congressman Larson and Department of Public Health Announce $8 Million in Federal Funds

• State Health Officials Warn of High Mosquito Activity After Recent Period of Heavy Rains

• Media Alert: Connecticut Hosts Statewide Oral Health Conference: ‘Oral Health in Connecticut…Where Are We Today?’

• New Milford Earns HEARTSafe Community Designation

• Members of Connecticut Disaster Medical Assistance Team Deployed in Preparation for Hurricane Ike

• Health Department Celebrates “Clean Hands Week”

• State Health Department Encourages Residents to “Be Prepared”

• DPH Celebrates the Connecticut Tumor Registry as part of National Cancer Registrars Week - April 7-11, 2008

• DPH to Hold Seminar with Experts on Biorepositories for Genomics Research

• State of Connecticut prepares to allocate $9.84 million in stem cell research funds

• Hamden Resident Recognized for EPA Environmental Merit Award

• Department of Public Health Holds Statewide Meeting on Monitoring Health Disparities

• Task Force on Oral Health of Older Adults Releases "Just the F.A.C.T.S" Oral Health Report

• New Director To Head Connecticut Public Health Laboratory

• PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY’S HEALTH IN THEIR HOMES: RADON – A SILENT KILLER