This archive contains monthly information featured over the last year. Please note that older links might not work due to time elapsed since their publication.

May 2008

• Bags of Ice Recalled
• DPH Urges Pet Owners - Don't Wait, Vaccinate
• Registry of Vital Records and Statistics News

April 2008

• Bullying Prevention Guide for Schools
• Governor Patrick Joins Health Leaders to Dedicate State Laboratory
• The DPH Health Note Episode 2: Climate Change and Our Health
• Latest Massachusetts Death Report is Released
• 2006 Massachusetts Death Reports
• DPH Releases Comprehensive School Health Manual
• Learn About the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
• Decline In Adolescent Alcohol Use and Abuse Rates
• Young People to Mark Kick Butts Day
• Partners in Perinatal Health 19th Annual Conference
• DPH Issues Consumer Updates on Food Recalls

March 2008

• Fourth Pediatric Death Associated with Flu
• DPH Bans Children's Jewelry with Dangerous Lead Levels
• Final Regulations on Children's Leaded Jewelry
• DPH Announces State's First Pediatric Death Associated with Influenza

February 2008

• The DPH Health Note Episode 1: How is Flu Vaccine Made?
• Massachusetts Youth Smoking Rates Decline

January 2008

• Rules Approved for Limited Service Medical Clinics
• Weight Loss Patient Safety Recommendations
• Listeria Investigation Continues
• MDPH Continues Listeria Investigation

December 2007

• Evaluation of the Incidence of the Ewing's Family of Tumors on Cape Cod, MA and the PAVE PAWS Radar Station, December 2007
• Warning Issued for Whittier Farms Milk Products
• Gov. Announces $5.1 Million in Grants for Violence Prevention
• Major HIV/AIDS Report Released
  • An Added Burden: The Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Communities of Color in Massachusetts

November 2007

• $1 Million in Grants Awarded to Fight Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
• New Health Disparities Report Released
• DPH Announces Flu Season is Underway
• DPH Encourages Residents to Practice Food Safety
• Tobacco Cessation Campaign
• Holiday Tips for Safe Food Handling
• DPH Provides Guidance to Schools on MRSA

October 2007

• Flu Advisory #4 - October 30, 2007
• Flu Care at Home Booklet (PDF 1MB) | RTF
• Where can I get my flu shot?
• Mass. Health Officials Identify Five Cases of Salmonellosis
• Fall 2007 Regional Health Dialogues
• Massachusetts Kicks Off Flu Prevention Efforts
• Notice of Public Hearing - Ban on Leaded Toy Jewelry

September 2007

• WNV and EEE Viruses Found in Mosquito Collections
• DPH Issues Consumer Advisory Alert for Dole Lettuce Hearts Delight
• DPH Reports Two Human Cases of WNV in Massachusetts
• Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2007: An Act Further Regulating Access to Birth Certificates
• DPH Proposes Ban on Toy Jewelry with Dangerous Lead Levels
• DPH Reports Second Human Case of West Nile Virus

August 2007

• Flu Advisory
• $190,000 in Anti-Tobacco Youth Grants Announced
• DPH Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus
• Fall Fact Sheet
• DPH Names New Medical Director
• New Mosquito Collections and Bird Test Positive for Viruses
• New Mosquito Pools Test Positive for Viruses
• Public Hearings for Proposed Clinic Regulations
• New Mosquito Pools Test Positive for Viruses
• More Mosquitoes Test Positive for Viruses
• Public Hearing Notice for Limited Service Clinics - Updated 8/14/07
• Panel Makes Recommendation on Hospital Infections
• DPH Unveils New Regs for Limited Service Clinics
  • Proposed Limited Service Clinics Regs
• Third EEE Virus Positive Mosquito Pool Detected
• Additional WNV Mosquito Pools Found

July 2007

• 2006 Annual Beach Report
• First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito
• WNV Detected in Bird for First Time this Season
• DPH Issues Advisory Regarding Nationwide Recall of Castleberry Food Products
• Canned Food Recall
• DPH Sees Rise in Number of Rabies Positive Animals in Worcester County
• Toothpaste Alert
• Commonwealth to Propose Regs for Limited Service Medical Clinics
• Lead Week 2007 Events - July 14th-July 21st
• 2007 Nursing Home Satisfaction Survey Results
• Massachusetts DPH Releases Annual Cancer Report
• First EEE Positive Mosquito Detected
• Public Health Advisory
• Regional Health Dialogues: Status Indicator Reports and Summaries

June 2007

• Campaign to Prevent EEE and West Nile Virus
• DPH Announces Funding to Expand Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Services
• DPH Releases Nursing Home Satisfaction Survey
• Spring and Summer Fact Sheet

May 2007

• DPH Provides $600,000 in Anti-Crime Funding for Hospitals

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