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Press Releases - 2019

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12/20/2019 Connecticut DPH and DMHAS Encourage Residents to Seek Mental Health Support to Address Stress and Depression during Winter Holiday Season
12/18/2019 DPH Reporting a Total of 46 Cases of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury
12/4/2019 DPH Reminds Connecticut Residents To Get A Flu Shot During National Influenza Vaccination Week
11/27/2019 DPH ALERTS RESIDENTS OF FDA RECALL ISSUED FOR FROZEN WILD-CAUGHT YELLOWFIN TUNA MEDALLIONS
11/21/2019 Departments of Public Health and Mental Health and Addiction Services Encourage Residents to Quit for a Day during the Great American Smokeout!
11/14/2019 Connecticut DPH Reports First Influenza Deaths of 2019-2020 Season; Urges Residents to Get a Flu Shot
11/4/2019 Governor Lamont Receives Final Action Plan from PFAS Task Force
11/1/2019 DPH Now Reporting Total of 38 Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Injury in CT
10/29/2019 Departments of Consumer Protection, Public Health, and Mental Health and Addiction Services Announce Connecticut Prescription Monitoring and Reporting System (CPMRS) Integration with NarxCare
10/25/2019 DPH Confirms 4th Case of Measles in CT for 2019
10/24/2019 Officials Urge Families to Participate In National Drug Take Back Day
10/24/2019 Parents Encouraged to Test Young Children for Lead Poisoning and to be Aware of Possible Home Exposures
10/21/2019 DPH Releases Updated School Immunization Data for 2018-2019 School Year
10/18/2019 Number of Vaping-Related Lung Injury Cases in CT Climbs to 34
10/18/2019 DPH recognizes Mammography Day as Part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Press Releases - 2019