2003 News Releases
January
February
- Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) Parade & Statehouse Rally: Wednesday in Montpelier
- Vermont Holds Its First Smallpox Vaccination Clinic
- Vermont Couples Quit Smoking, Keep Romance Burning
March
- State Health Officials Respond To Worldwide Health Alert
- Vermont Teens Launch Statewide Effort To Encourage Theaters To Show Anti-Smoking Movie Trailers
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: SARS Suspected in 2 Vermont Cases
- Vermont Temporarily Delays Smallpox Vaccinations
April
- SARS: Interim Guidelines for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Celebrate Health! Vermont Public Health Week April 7–13
- Vermont Resumes Smallpox Vaccinations
- Nicotine Patch, Gum Therapies Covered by Major Vt. Insurers
- Contributions of Emergency Medical Services Providers Honored at Annual Conference
- 2003 Recall Roundup: Check Your Home for Hazardous Consumer Products
May
- Health Department Getting Many Calls About SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
- Youth Anti-Tobacco Summit to be Held at the Radisson Hotel in Burlington
- Ladies First Program Now Offering Additional Services
- Health Experts, Doctors Advise: Take Folic Acid for Healthy Babies
- The Vermont Department of Health Recognizes May as Asthma Awareness Month
- Vermont Department of Health Recognizes World No Tobacco Day, May 31st
June
- June 27, National HIV Testing Day Campaign Launched in Vermont
- Vermonters Asked to Report Dead Birds to Track West Nile virus
July
- Vermont Department of Health Rabies Alert
- Vermont Department of Health Summer Sparkler Safety Tips to Avoid Injury
- Vermont Department of Health HIV/AIDS Program Director Tapped To Assist Angola
- Year’s First Birds Test Positive For West Nile Virus
August
- August Proclaimed Breastfeeding Promotion Month In Vermont
- Be Alert for Blue-Green Algae in Lakes and Ponds
- Rabies Bait Drop to Begin Again In Mid-August
- Health Department Offers Workshops To School Officials
- Vermont is a National Leader in Newborn Hearing Screening
- Blue-Green Algae Blooms Observed in St. Albans Bay
- August Campaign Asks Parents to “Take It Outside” to Keep Smoke Away from Kids
- Saturday Funeral Service for Marjory Brooks, Barton Ambulance Service Captain who Died in the Line of Duty Monday
September
- “Back to School” Initiative to Promote Enrollment in Dr. Dynasaur Program
- Eighth Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus in Vermont
- Traveler in Burlington Area Diagnosed with Measles
- Rocking Horse Circle of Support Receives Federal Award for Innovative Program
- QuitBucks Program Now Offering Smokers Lozenges
- West Nile Virus Detected in Birds in Three More Vermont Counties
- “Women and Smoking” Call-in Show to Air on Channel 17 on Sept. 26 at 5:25 p.m.
- Mosquito Bite Prevention Methods Still Recommended through September and October
- State Health Officials Announce Confirmed Human Case of West Nile Virus
- Vermont Diversity Conference to be held in Burlington on September 29
October
- The Vermont Department of Health Urges All Vermonters to Get Their Flu Vaccination
- Clarendon First and the Vermont Department of Health Collaborate on Community Health Survey
- Smoking Materials Leading Cause of Fire Death
- Governor Douglas & Officials Announce Results of 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Governor Douglas Honors the Vermont Lead Safety Project
- New Respiratory Illness Control Effort in Vermont’s Hospitals
November
- Governor, First Lady and Health Department Commissioner Promote Wellness & Annual Flu Shots
- Vermonters Recognized for Work in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, Intervention, Recovery and Enforcement
- More Music, Less Smoke, for the Great American Smokeout
- The Best Recipe for a Healthy Holiday—Safe Food Handling
- 2003 West Nile Virus Surveillance Season Concludes in Vermont
- Anti-Stigma Message the Focus of World AIDS Day 2003
- Get Your Flu Shot Now: First Two Cases Confirmed in Vermont
- Governor Awards Nearly Half-Million Dollars to 15 Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions
December
- State Announces Award of Bid To Develop New Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
- Health Department Gives Guidance for Flu Season
- Vermont Department of Health Distributes Additional Flu Vaccine
- Health Department Reports Death of Child with Influenza
- Vermont Department of Health Provides Top 10 Tips for Quitting Smoking Successfully