Press Releases - 2016

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• Governor Malloy Selects Dr. Raul Pino to Serve as Commissioner of Public Health

• Connecticut Department of Public Health Provides Update on Zika Virus

• DPH Announces $15,000 Challenge Awards to 7 Local Health Departments/Districts for their Medical Reserve Corps Programs Announces Capitol Region MRC Coordinator Wins National MRC Mentor Award

• New Britain’s Dr. Robert Dudley Receives Childhood Immunization Champion Award from the CDC

• Sacred Heart U. Students Urged to Take Precautions After Mumps Outbreak on Campus

• State Agencies Encourage Connecticut School Districts to Promote Healthy School Environments

• State Childhood Lead Program Partners with Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission to Launch Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Campaign

• DPH Update on E.coli Outbreak Linked to Oak Leaf Dairy in Lebanon

• DPH Update on E.coli Outbreak Linked to Oak Leaf Farm in Lebanon

• State WIC Program Rolling Out Electronic Benefits Transfer System

• DPH’S OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS ISSUES FINAL DECISION IN GWHN, PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS APPLICATION

• As Fishing Season Kicks Off, DPH Touts Benefits of Fish Consumption

• GOV. MALLOY: LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICTS RECEIVE GRANTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO COMBAT OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES

• DPH ANNOUNCES NEW RABIES TESTING GUIDELINES

• CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REMINDS WORKERS TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS DURING JULY SUMMER HEAT EVENT