Posts Tagged ‘RI Dept. of Health’
EEE and WNV cases now in Rhode Island region, take mosquito protection as weather stays warm
State Announces Additional Human Cases of Mosquito-Borne Diseases; Urges Rhode Islanders to Take Protective Measures The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are announcing: This is the first case of EEE in Rhode Island since 2019 and is 11th case in Rhode Island since 1983. “We are seeing…
Read MoreBoo! Happy Halloween. RI Police Chiefs Assoc, RIDOH, teacher tips for a safe one
Follow these tips from the RI Dept. of Health, Nemours Childrens Health, and the RI Police Chiefs’ Association for a happy, healthy and safe Halloween. Advice from RIDOH: Costumes Face paint, rather than a mask, can help children see better and avoid dangerous objects such as cars and tripping hazards. Follow all paint directions and…
Read MoreRI Dept. of Health Monkeypox Task Force on prevention and control
As national health experts continue to track the ongoing global outbreak of monkeypox, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s Monkeypox Task Force is coordinating with healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and communities on monkeypox prevention and control measures. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. As part of this current…
Read MoreNew Interim Director named for RI Dept. of Health
Photo: ABC6 website Governor Dan McKee today announced the appointment of Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH as Interim Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH). “Dr. Bandy has vast experience as a public health leader and infectious disease epidemiologist in Rhode Island. She has been at the center of our state’s COVID-19 response and…
Read MoreForeign baby formula has arrived in Rhode Island
Baby formula from the United Kingdom and Australia is approved and determined to be a healthy alternate formula for use in the United States. (This shipment is expected to help mitigate the impacts of the ongoing, national formula shortage.) The first batch of formula includes Kendamil Classic, Kendamil organic formula, and seven types of Bubs…
Read MoreHepatitis A outbreak & fresh, organic strawberries
FDA Announces Outbreak Investigation of Hepatitis A Potentially Linked to Fresh, Organic Strawberries The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that the FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Canadian and local public health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A in the United States and…
Read MoreDr. McDonald’s rules to live by: Love one another. Don’t be a jerk. COVID, year 3 – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer An in-depth interview with Dr. James McDonald, medical director at the R.I. Department of Health, as the battle against COVID enters its third year From the moment when Rhode Island sounded the alarm on Feb. 28, 2020, about the presence of the first coronavirus case in the state, with…
Read MoreUPDATED: RI Health Dept orders Dr. Stephen Skoly to “cease professional conduct…” for not being vaccinated
UPDATE: Dr. Skoly will be filing for the appeal noted in the violation order. He learned about the action against him from the media, and did not receive it at his current email address. Check back here for updates as we follow this story. ___ Dr. Stephen Skoly has been sent a “Notice of Violation…
Read MoreReactions to exempting healthcare workers who work in private homes from vaccine requirement of industry
Home Care Providers Project Mass Discharge of Patients by October 1 – Hundreds of Home Care Workers Submit Resignations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Rhode Island’s home care providers are anticipating a dramatic reduction in available workers as a result of 216-RICR-20-15-8, an emergency state regulation enacted on August 17, 2021 that requires all…
Read MoreIncrease in Legionnaire’s Disease locally. How and where bacteria grows.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is notifying the public that it has observed an increase in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Between 2014 and 2020, there was an average of 10 cases during the months of June and July each year, ranging from 0-11 cases in a single month.…
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