NORWALK, CT – During National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), the Norwalk Health Department (NHD) joins the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to recommend that families check with their healthcare providers to make sure children are up to date on routinely recommended vaccines. COVID-19 caused many…
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Bridgeport on Thursday for a new same-day community health center. The Southwest Community Health Center at 1020 Fairfield Avenue offers anyone immediate help for a non-life-threatening illness or injury. “We have been in Bridgeport for 45 years and this is the first site that we have…
Recently, the Norwalk Health Department provided the community with recommendations on how to take health precautions and mitigate the spread of several serious viruses that are on the rise across Connecticut and around the country. As the cold weather begins, the Health Department encourages the community to help prevent the spread of flu, respiratory syncytial…
NORWALK, CT – August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This month, the Health Department joins the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health officials to celebrate the benefits of vaccines and remind people of all ages to make sure they are up to date with all recommended immunizations. COVID-19 illness…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Wednesday announced the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the State of Connecticut’s request to extend Medicaid (known in Connecticut as HUSKY) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for twelve months after pregnancy. According to CMS, this extension will affect approximately 4,000 Connecticut…
NEW LONDON, CT) – on Thursday, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined New London city and elected officials at New London City Hall to encourage parents and caregivers to vaccinate their 6-month to 5-year-old children against COVID-19. Although most children have only mild symptoms when infected, COVID-19 can cause some children to become very sick, even…
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Department of Public Health has announced the first case of monkeypox in a Connecticut resident. The patient is a male between the ages of 40 and 49 and is a resident of New Haven County. The patient is isolating and has not been hospitalized. No other patient information will be…
HARTFORD, CT – With temperatures anticipated to approach 100 degrees this Saturday and Sunday, Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, is reminding individuals who will be spending time outside or in non-air-conditioned spaces to be cautious during periods of intense heat during the day. “Typically, we do not see heat events like…
FAIRFIELD, CT – All of the students who graduated as part of the first cohort of the second degree accelerated bachelor of science in nursing (SDA) program in December 2021 have passed their NCLEX nursing board exams. The SDA program is part of the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of…
Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong joined attorneys general from Rhode Island and Illinois today filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Illinois. The filing was announced at a press conference…