“BLAST” Away Your Risk For Lyme Disease!
“BLAST” Away Your Risk For Lyme Disease! With warm weather upon us and people spending more time outdoors, The Eastern Highlands Health District (EHHD) is reminding residents to take precautions to prevent being bitten by ticks and being potentially exposed to Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses. “Tick activity this spring is expected to be […]
JOB OPENING: Sanitarian I /Environmental Health Inspector
JOB OPENING: Sanitarian I/Environmental Health Inspector
“IF I CATCH IT, CAN I EAT IT?” – CTDPH Annual Fish Advisory
News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Connecticut Department of Public Health April 18, 2017 Contact: Maura Downes: (860) 509-7270 CTDPH RELEASES ANNUAL FISH ADVISORY, “IF I CATCH IT, CAN I EAT IT?” WITH UPDATED GUIDANCE ON FISH CAUGHT ON THE HOUSATONIC RIVER Hartford – The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) […]
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With Major Winter Storm Forecast for Tomorrow, DPH Warns of Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Connecticut Department of Public Health March 13, 2017 Contact: Maura Downes: (860) 509-7270 With Major Winter Storm Forecast for Tomorrow, DPH Warns of Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning If Power Goes Out, Keep Your Portable Generator OUTSIDE. Hartford – With growing confidence that Connecticut will be impacted by […]
Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today it has been involved with an investigation concerning a multi-state outbreak of six confirmed cases of Listeria monocytogenes. Ouleout cheese from Vulto Creamery of Walton, New York, has been identified as the likely cause of the outbreak.DPH is aware that Whole Foods grocery in Connecticut had […]
National Groundwater Awareness Week: March 5-11
Join the Conversation:The Opioid Epidemic: Our Communities, Our Concern
Generation Found: A free screening of the film about addiciton and recovery
Please join us in raising awareness about the power of Peer and Family Recovery from addiction through the film GENERATION FOUND. You can watch the trailer here: http://generationfoundfilm.com/ Greg Williams, national recovery leader, director of the award-winning film The Anonymous People, bring us Generation Found, a powerful story about one community coming together to ignite […]
DPH- Time to test for Radon
Time to test for Radon – Free test kits during January from the Department of Public Health. Please visit www.ct.gov/dph/radon