Media Releases
2002
Getting Help With New Year's Quit Smoking Resolutions; Health Department Refers Smokers to Helpline and Website Media Release: December 30, 2002
RI Health Department Releases Hospital Clinical Performance Report; Local Hospitals Compare Favorably with 8-State Pilot Group Media Release: December 10, 2002
Media Advisory Health Department Presents Citation to RI Attorney General Media Advisory: December 9, 2002
Kellogg USA Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Media Release: December 9, 2002
Rhode Island Submits Smallpox Plan to HHS; Plan Outlines Response to Pre- and Post-Outbreak Situations
Media Release: December 3, 2002
Red Ribbon Rally World AIDS Week 2002
Media Release: November 26, 2002
Department of Health Receives Oral Health Grant; Program Aims to Prevent Early Childhood Caries in Head Start Children Media Release: October 4, 2002
HEALTH Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus in RI; Woman, Age 66, Discharged from Hospital and Fully Recovered Media Release: October 2, 2002
Health Department Releases Hospital Financial and Operating Data; Dataset Enables Analysis of Hospitals and Systems Over Time Media Release: September 26, 2002
Biomonitoring Conference Solicits Public Comment on Environmental Contaminants
Media Release September 25, 2002
State Department of Health Announces Release of HIV Post Exposure Guidelines; RI First State to Produce Comprehensive Guidelines for Nonoccupational HIV Exposures Media Release: September 25, 2002
Health Department reports first mosquitoes
Positive for West Nile Virus in Rhode Island
Media Release: September 13, 2002 Department of Health Extends License Expiration Dates; Physician, Dental, Pharmacy and Nursing Assistant Extended Through October 1, 2002 Media Release: September 4, 2002
Department Of Health Suspends Physician’s License For Endangering Patients August 26, 2002
Rhode Island Immunization Rates Are Best in the Nation
Media Release: August 20, 2002
Rhode Island Immunization Action Coalition and Department of Health Sponsor Vaccination Clinic
Event Advisory: August 19, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Closing Bristol Town Beach, City Park/Buttonwoods Beach, Conimicut Point Beach, and Oakland Beach Media Release: August 14, 2002
Health Department Implements RI Children’s Product Safety Act Media Release: August 9, 2002
RI Releases Updated Information on Nursing Home Quality Media Release: August 9, 2002
Department of Health Seeks Anyone In Contact With Rabid Cat; Neighborhood Cat Frequents Littlefield Road Area in Warwick Media Release: August 8, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Reopening Lincoln Woods State Park Beach Media Release: August 8, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Closing Oakland Beach
Media Release: August 7, 2002
Health Extends Expiration Date for CNA Licenses to August 31, 2002 Media Release: July 17, 2002
Recommendations To Women About Hormone Replacement Therapy Media Release: July 11, 2002
Department of Health Lifts Boil Water Advisory for Harrisville/Pascoag Media Release July 5, 2002
HEALTH Reports on Successful Mercury Thermometer Collection; Over 400 Mercury-Containing Items Turned In
Media Release: July 3, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Reopening King Park Swim Area
Media Release: July 1, 2002
Senator Jack Reed Awarded for Public Health Leadership Media Release: July 1, 2002
Health-Risk Behavior Improves Among RI Youth, 1997-2001; Health and Education Departments Release Results of New Survey Media Release: June 28, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Reopening Lincoln Woods State Park Beach Media Release: June 28, 2002
RI Arbovirus Prevention and Control Program (WNV and EEE); Public Access to Test Results for Birds and Mosquitoes Media Advisory: June 28, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Closing Lincoln Woods State Park Beach Media Release: June 27, 2002
Department of Health Seeks Anyone In Contact With Rabid Cat; Cat attacked 5 people in Johnston Memorial Park Area Media Release: June 26, 2002
HEALTH Announces Two Mercury Thermometer and Thermostat Collections to Protect Health and Prevent Pollution Media Release: June 21, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Closing Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick Media Release: June 20, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Re-Opening Warren Town Beach, Warren; Not Swimming at King Park Swim Area, Newport
Media Release: June 11, 2002
Drinking Water Warning: Boil Water Advisory for Harrisville/Pascoag Water Systems
Media Release: June 9, 2002
HEALTH Recommends Closing Warren Town Beach
Media Release: June 7, 2002
HEALTH Announces Mercury Thermometer and Thermostat Exchange; Protects Health and Prevents Pollution Media Release: June 5, 2002
RI Department of Health Highlights Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage; Lack of Health Insurance Limits Access to Preventive and Primary Care
Media Release: May 29, 2002
RI Health Department Evaluates Health Plan Performance; Trends Show Premiums and Profits Up; Member Satisfaction High Media Release: May 29, 2002
Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Minority Health Awards $18,795 in Community Mini-Grants
Media Release: May 17, 2002
RI Health Department Receives World Health Day 2002 Award; Obesity Control Program Cited for National Leadership Media Release: May 6, 2002
May is Lead Poisoning Prevention Month; Department of Health Gives Excellence Awards to Local Organizations
Media Release: May 1, 2002
RI Department of Health Honors Councilman Paul Caranci The James E. Carney Award Recognizes Public Health Legislation Efforts Media Release: April 25, 2002
RI and CMS Release New Information on Nursing Home Quality; 6-State Pilot Project Leads Nationwide Effort
Media Release: April 24, 2002
HEALTH Celebrates Near Universal Protection of Children: National Infant Immunization Week April 14 - 20, 2002 Media Release: April 16, 2002
Fish is good; Mercury is bad; Department of Health Issues Advisory on Contaminated Fish Media Release: April 10, 2002
HEALTH Distributes "My Diabetes Record"; Helping Patients Manage Diabetes in RI Media Release: April 9, 2002
Media Advisory - Press Conference: State and 13 Local Sites Launch Quit Smoking Programs Media Release: March 29, 2002
Childhood Lead Poisoning Declines to 8.1%; Problem still higher in cities and among minority groups
Media Release: March 28, 2002
Tobacco Use Declines Among RI High School Students
Media Release: March 5, 2002
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Rhode Island and Massachusetts Effort to Promote New Nation-Wide Telephone Number Media Release: February 1, 2002
Pascoag Water Safe to Drink Media Release: January 19, 2002
Department of Health Announces Clean Water for Pascoag Bathing OK; Drinking and Cooking Advisory Still in Effect Media Release: January 11, 2002
Health Department Suspends Shellfish Business License in Warwick Media Release: January 7, 2002
Department of Health Updates Progress on Hospital Survey Report Media Release: January 4, 2002
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