Department of Public Health (DPH)

Recent news & announcements from Department of Public Health

• Press Release

  State public health officials announce season’s fifth human case of EEE in the Commonwealth 

  9/17/2020 Department of Public Health

  Mosquito repellent necessary even as temperatures cool

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Urges Massachusetts Residents to Get Flu Vaccination  

  9/17/2020 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

  Flu season to overlap with ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, increased flu vaccinations will help preserve healthcare resources

• Press Release

  State public health officials announce four new human cases of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts 

  9/10/2020 Department of Public Health

  Peak risk for WNV infection continues through September

• Press Release

  Public Health Commissioner Bharel On Temporary Medical Leave 

  9/10/2020 Department of Public Health

  DPH General Counsel Margret Cooke Named Acting Commissioner

• Press Release

  State public health officials announce season’s fourth human case of EEE in the Commonwealth 

  9/04/2020 Department of Public Health

  Risk level raised in one community

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Launches Additional Intervention Initiatives for Communities With Highest Risk for COVID-19 

  9/03/2020 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

  COVID-19 Enforcement and Intervention Team to Add Resources, Begin Public Messaging Campaign for Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Lynn and Revere with Mass.gov/StopCOVID19