Press Releases - 2013

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• DPH, Regional EMS Councils Honor Outstanding EMS Providers

• DPH Offers Tips on Safely Preparing Your Holiday Meals

• DPH to Hold Community Health Forums

• Connecticut Celebrates Six-Year Improvement in Preterm Birth Rate

• DEEP Expanding Closed Areas of Pachaug State Forest due to Presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Area

• CONNECTICUT EARNS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RECOGNITION

• Connecticut One of 21 States to Receive Federal Grant to Strengthen Oral Disease Prevention Program

• December 1st is World AIDS Day

• Departments of Public Health, Energy and Environmental Protection, and The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Warn Residents Not To Use Outdoor Pesticides for Bed Bugs

• Food Stores and Pharmacies May Apply to Become Authorized WIC Vendors

• State Health Department Announces Flu Activity in Connecticut Continues to Rise

• Every Smile Counts: DPH Presents Latest Oral Health Data

• Connecticut Helps Tobacco Users Quit for a Healthier New Year

• DPH: If You’re 50 or Over, Getting Screened for Colorectal Cancer Could Save Your Life

• State Officials Investigating New Jersey-based “Med Prep” Compounding Pharmacy