Week Beginning May 05, 2013

Public Health Council Approves Medical Marijuana Regulations

FAQ Regarding Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts (Updated 5/8/2013)

Week Beginning April 28, 2013

Mass in Motion Springfield Hosts Walk to School Day Event

Week Beginning March 31, 2013

Massachusetts Birth Report Shows Lowest Teen Birth Rate in State History at 50 Percent Below National Average

Week Beginning March 24, 2013

Department of Public Health Issues Draft Medical Marijuana Regulations

Notice of Public Hearings: Medical Marijuana 

Week Beginning March 17, 2013

Hundreds of High School Students Rally at State House to Mark National "Kick Butts Day"

Week Beginning February 03, 2013

Winter Storm Preparedness Tips

State Officials Issue Consumer Advisory on Contaminated Bottled Water

Department Of Public Health Announces Update on Unannounced Pharmacy Inspections

Lieutenant Governor Murray Announces $3.3 Million in Funding for New Telenursing Center to Help Victims of Sexual Assault

Week Beginning January 20, 2013

John Polanowicz Sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Important Safety Tips for Extreme Cold Weather

Week Beginning January 06, 2013

Department of Public Health Announces Actions to Increase Access to Flu Shots and Promote Awareness

Week Beginning December 30, 2012

Governor Patrick Announces Legislation to Reform Board of Pharmacy and Fill Gaps in Compounding Industry Oversight

Recommendations on the Oversight of Compounding Pharmacies 

DPH Statement on Medical Marijuana, 12/31/2012 

Week Beginning December 02, 2012

Department of Public Health Announces Changes at Board of Pharmacy; Provides Update on Unannounced Pharmacy Inspections

Week Beginning November 04, 2012

RESCHEDULED: Nov 2012 PHC Meeting now 11/21

Week Beginning October 28, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Appoints Chair of Special Commission on Compounding Pharmacies; Emergency Regulations Passed to Enhance Oversight of Industry

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $3.6 Million from Obama Administration to Support Youth Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention

Week Beginning October 21, 2012

Secretary Bigby Announces Dr. Lauren Smith as Department of Public Health Interim Commissioner

Week Beginning October 07, 2012

DPH Advisory for Compounding Pharmacies and Pharmacists 

State Health Officials Announce Two Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts

Statement from Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo Director of Health Care Safety and Quality Department of Public Health

Week Beginning September 30, 2012

Statement from the Department of Public Health - 10/5/2012

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak (NECC)

Statement Regarding the Investigation of the National Meningitis Outbreak

State Health Officials Announce Fifth Case of EEE Found in a Horse in Massachusetts

Week Beginning September 23, 2012

State Health Officials Announce Twentieth Human Case of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts

State Health Officials Announce Seventh Human Case of EEE and Two Additional Human Cases of WNV in Massachusetts

Week Beginning September 16, 2012

State Health Officials Announce Seventeenth Human Case of WNV in Massachusetts

Consumer Alert Regarding Peanut Butter Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

State Health Officials Announce Sixth Human Case of EEE and Sixteenth Human Case of WNV in Massachusetts

State Health Officials Announce Fifth Human Case of EEE and Fifteenth Human Case of WNV in Massachusetts

Statement of Commissioner John Auerbach

Week Beginning September 09, 2012

State Health Officials Announce Fourth Human Case of EEE and Fourteenth Human Case af WNV in Massachusetts

State Health Officials Announce Third Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Massachusetts

Week Beginning September 02, 2012

State Health Officials Announce Four More Human WNV Cases and One Additional Case of EEE in a Horse

State Health Officials Announce Second Human Case and Second Horse Case of EEE in Massachusetts

State Health Officials Announce Additional Human and Horse Cases of WNV Infection

Week Beginning August 26, 2012

Statement from Commissioner Auerbach on Forensic Lab Investigation

State Health Officials Announce Confirmation of Four Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Middlesex and Hampden Counties

Statement from Commissioner Auerbach on Forensic Lab Investigation

State Health Officials Urge Heightened Vigilance Against Mosquito Bites as More Human Cases of West Nile Virus Emerge

Week Beginning August 19, 2012

State Health Officials Confirm Third Case of West Nile Virus in the Commonwealth; First in Berkshire County

State Health Officials Announce Second Human Case of WNV in Middlesex County; Raise WNV Threat Level in Cambridge

State Health Officials Announce Decline in Mosquito Population Following Most Recent Aerial Spraying

State Health Officials Raise EEE Threat Level in Three More Communities after Detection of EEE-Positive Mosquitoes

Week Beginning August 12, 2012

State Health Officials Raise EEE Threat Level in Two Communities after Detection of EEE-Positive Mosquitoes

State Health Officials Announce First Human Case and First Horse Case of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts

Successful Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes Completed in Six Communities in Southeastern Massachusetts

Week Beginning August 05, 2012

State Health Officials Announce Schedule for Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes in Six Southeastern Massachusetts Towns to Reduce Risk of EEE

State Health Officials Announce Plans to Conduct Additional Aerial Spraying to Reduce Risk of EEE in Southeastern Massachusetts

Week Beginning July 29, 2012

New Recommendations from CDC on Blood Lead Levels in Children 

State Health Officials Identify EEE-Positive Mosquitoes in the Town of Middleborough

Advisory for Southern Berkshire County

State Health Officials Announce Significant Decline in Mosquito Population Following Aerial Spraying in Southeastern Massachusetts

Week Beginning July 22, 2012

State Health Officials Detect EEE-Positive Mosquitoes in the Town of Canton

Successful Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes Completed in 21 Communities in Southeastern Massachusetts

Aerial Spraying For Mosquitoes To Resume Sunday Night in Southeastern Massachusetts

Week Beginning July 15, 2012

Updated Schedule for Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes in Southeastern Massachusetts

State Health Officials Expand EEE Aerial Spraying Zone to 21 Total Communities in Southeastern Massachusetts

Schedule for Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes in Southeastern Massachusetts

State Health Officials Announce Plans to Conduct Aerial Spraying in Sections of Southeastern Massachusetts

Week Beginning July 08, 2012

State Health Officials Detect More EEE-Positive Mosquitoes in Southeastern Massachusetts

State Health Officials Urge Residents in High Risk Areas to Protect Themselves Against Mosquito Bites

Patrick-Murray Administration Releases Report Showing All-Time High in Life Expectancy; All-Time Low in HIV/AIDS Deaths in Massachusetts

State Officials Announce First EEE-Positive Mosquitoes of the Season

Trends in Mortality in Massachusetts, 2000-2009 

Week Beginning June 24, 2012

State Public Health Officials Announce Season's First Positive Mosquito Sample for West Nile Virus

Week Beginning June 17, 2012

State Health Officials Urge Residents to Take Precautions as Temperatures Continue to Climb

Week Beginning June 03, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Decline in Youth Bullying Rates and Drop in Alcohol and Tobacco Use Amongst Adolescents

State Health Officials Revise Response Plans for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Massachusetts

Week Beginning March 18, 2012

Regional Health Dialogues 2012