Press Releases - 2017

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• Celebrate a Healthy New Year with a Radon Test

• DPH Encourages CT Residents to Eat Healthy and Move More during National Nutrition Month

• Commit to Quit Program Aims to Snuff Out Tobacco Use in Connecticut

• CT Department of Public Health Encourages People to “Go Red For Women” On February 3rd

• Time to Test for Radon

• State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that the seasonal mosquito trapping and testing program coordinated by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) began on June 5th. The program monitors the types, numbers and locations of mosquitoes and tests them for the presence of viruses that can cause illness including West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE) and Zika virus. First test results will be available the week of June 12.

• Governor Malloy Releases State Toolkit Providing Resources for Families Concerned About Immigration Enforcement

• With Major Winter Storm Forecast for Tomorrow, DPH Warns of Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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

• DPH Investigates Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Related to NY-based Vulto Creamery

• DPH Releases 2016 Supplemental Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, Launches Hospital Quality & Utilization Web Tool for Consumers

• Connecticut Department of Public Health Achieves National Public Health Accreditation

• Connecticut Receives A- From Environmental Defense Fund for Lead Pipe Disclosure Policies for Homebuyers

• DPH Recognizes National Groundwater Awareness Week: March 5-11

• Governor Malloy and Department of Public Health Unveil Springtime Awareness Campaign Aimed at Travelers Heading to Areas Affected by Zika Virus