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Jun 23 2023

FREE lead screening for children: TODAY, Saturday in Central Falls & Providence (RIDOH, AG)

As part of efforts to help all children in Rhode Island be tested for lead poisoning at least twice by ...
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Jun 20 2023

Wood River Health’s 2nd annual Head to Toe Wellness Fair a partnership event

Wood River Health Services hosted its 2nd Annual Head to Toe Wellness Fair on Thursday, June 1 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 ...
RINewsToday

Jun 13 2023

Historic investment in Developmental Disabilities passes RI House – Gina Macris

by Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News UPDATE: The Rhode Island House of Representatives approved developmental disabilities reform as part of ...
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Jun 7 2023

$10Million gift to PC’s new nursing school in memory of Ben Mondor. Facility will bear his name.

Providence College (PC) announced today that the facility which will be home to the College’s new School of Nursing and ...
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Jun 6 2023

Napping good for younger, older. For prevention. For recovery.

Recently, getting enough sleep was identified as a way to prevent - as well as recover from COVID - especially ...
Tick free rhode island.

Jun 3 2023

RIDOH and RIDEM together urge prevention to avoid tick bites – new data dashboard, videos

RIDOH launches new data dashboard for tick-borne diseases  With warmer weather now here, and with Rhode Island still a high-incidence ...
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May 30 2023

Rhode Island’s largest psychiatric – and substance abuse treatment center: The ACI, by the numbers

Last week, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), Kaitlyn Bouchard gave some startling statistics during a ...
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May 26 2023

Moving more effective than cleaning up distressed properties for children with asthma

Big part of asthma burden not about who you are, but where you live... research shows Children whose families participated ...
RINewsToday

May 23 2023

On Mental Health Awareness Month, Rhode Island still 1 of 7 states without an Olmstead Plan

Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) and a coalition of state and community ...
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May 9 2023

Chariho Rotary $25K pledge to Wood River Health’s expansion

Photo: Alison Croke, President and CEO & Jeff Duscha, President of Rotary Club of Chariho Wood River Health is pleased ...