News and Announcements

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health offers summer safety guidance

6/12/2023 Department of Public Health

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Department of Public Health advises consumers of potential listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled Cricket Creek Farm cheeses

6/01/2023 Department of Public Health

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Department of Public Health advises consumers to discard mung bean sprouts from Chang Farm

5/09/2023 Department of Public Health

Company recalls product due to ongoing Listeria contamination

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Issues Guidance for Pharmacies to Ensure Continued Access to Reproductive Health Medications

3/22/2023 Department of Public Health

Guidance reaffirms Massachusetts’ commitment to ensuring access to abortion across the Commonwealth

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Department of Public Health issues new fish consumption advisories based on PFAS in fish at 13 state parks

3/06/2023 Department of Public Health

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Massachusetts public health officials award $100,000 to address environmental and climate justice

2/02/2023 Department of Public Health

Funding supports ongoing efforts to address health equity in communities hardest hit by COVID-19

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Department of Public Health announces first cases of concerning gonorrhea strain

1/19/2023 Department of Public Health

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DPH and Mass. Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics address current shortage of fever-reducing medications in stores

12/28/2022 Department of Public Health

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Massachusetts public health officials remind residents about the importance of flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

12/14/2022 Department of Public Health

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Massachusetts opioid-related overdose death rate declines 1.5 percent in the first nine months of 2022

12/14/2022 Department of Public Health

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DPH and Mass. Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics write families with steps to prevent respiratory illness

11/01/2022 Department of Public Health

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Department of Public Health promotes ACCESS law through public awareness campaign

10/21/2022 Department of Public Health

Campaign aims to increase awareness of contraception coverage available under ACCESS law

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Massachusetts Public Health officials urge vaccinations for flu and COVID-19 as flu season begins

10/14/2022 Department of Public Health

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Warning About Crisis Pregnancy Centers

7/12/2022 Office of Sexual Health and Youth Development

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Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Allowing Certain Individuals to Administer Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines

6/24/2022 Department of Public Health