2006 News Releases
December
- 12/21 - St. Albans School Evacuated Due to Possible Health Hazard
- 12/08 - Recommendations for Mixing Baby Formula
- 12/05 - Vermont Ranked Second Healthiest State
November
- 11/30 - World AIDS Day 2006
- 11/22 - Safe Food Handling Tips for Thanksgiving
- 11/16 - Health Department Launches ‘Be A Superhero’
- 11/14 - Campaign Encourages Young Women to Be Smoke-Free
- 11/10 - Higher than Expected Preliminary Test Results for Tire Burn
October
- 10/31 - Plans in Place for Monitoring if Intl Paper Tire Burn Goes Forward
- 10/31 - Media Advisory - International Paper Tire Burn
- 10/26 - Students Honored for Fit & Healthy Challenge
- 10/20 - West Nile Virus Surveillance Season Concludes
- 10/19 - Landlord Compliance Focus of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 10/16 - Vermonters Encouraged to Get Flu Shots
- 10/05 - Bennington State Employees to Move While Building Renovated
September
- 09/29 - Vermont Moves to Name-Based HIV Reporting System
- 09/18 - Raw Spinach Warning Expanded to Mixed Salad Bags
- 09/15 - Blue-Green Algae Spotted in Lake Memphremagog
- 09/15 - Consumers Advised to Discard Bagged Spinach
- 09/08 - Three Dead Crows Test Positive For West Nile virus
- 09/01 - West Nile Virus Discovered in Crow in Milton
August
- 08/31 - Food Establishments Target of Misleading Solicitation
- 08/23 - Website Highlights Exercise and Good Nutrition
- 08/21 - West Nile Virus Found in Crow in Middlebury
- 08/18 - “Eat for Health” Launched at Healthvermont.gov
- 08/08 - August is Breastfeeding Promotion Month
- 08/07 - 10th Annual Rabies Bait Drop to Begin Aug. 22
- 08/01 - Health Dept. Warns Against Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
- 08/01 - Avoid Heat Related Illness, Conserve Energy
July
- 07/21 - Department of Justice, State Reach Agreement
- 07/14 - Blue-Green Algae in St. Albans Bay Leads to Beach Closure
- 07/14 - Property Owner Obligations under VT Lead Law
- 07/11 - Gov. Announces ‘Operation Pandemic Flu’ to Test Preparedness
June
- 06/27 - State Hospital Site Options Topic of Public Hearings
- 06/26 - Learning to Live Well with Diabetes after Diagnosis
- 06/26 - June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
- 06/23 - Blueprint for Health Grants Awarded to Four Hospitals
- 06/19 - Approval Process to Replace Vermont State Hospital Begins
- 06/16 - Substance Tests Negative for Anthrax
- 06/15 - Montpelier High School Improves Air Quality
- 06/07 - VT Begins 7th Year of Testing Dead Birds for West Nile virus
- 06/06 - Regional Pandemic Flu Summits in Montpelier, Morrisville
- 06/02 - Sharon Moffatt Named Interim Health Commissioner
May
- 05/31 - Regional Pandemic Flu Summit in Pittsford (June 6)
- 05/31 - Tick Season and Prevention of Lyme Disease
- 05/26 - Flood-related Advisory for Fruit and Vegetable Growers
- 05/26 - Rabies Alert: Don't Touch Wild Animals!
- 05/23 - Regional Pandemic Flu Summit in Lyndonville (May 31)
- 05/22 - Gov. Recognizes Alcohol Awareness Month Poster Winners
- 05/11 - Pertussis Outbreak Investigation Update
- 05/08 - Pandemic Flu Summits in St. Albans and Brattleboro
- 05/04 - Health Department Responds to Pertussis Outbreak
- 05/03 - Regional Pandemic Flu Summit in Arlington on May 4
April
- 04/28 - “Kids In the Kitchen” Complements Fit & Healthy Kids
- 04/28 - Daylight Savings Challenge Award Ceremony
- 04/20 - Regional Pandemic Flu Summit in Middlebury on April 26
- 04/17 - Health Department Issues Mumps Alert
- 04/14 - Regional Pandemic Flu Planning Summits
- 04/10 - Run Girl Run "Healthy Town" Survey Results
- 04/05 - Health Commissioner to Head National Organization
- 04/05 - Health Department Releases Plan to Address Oral Health
- 04/04 - Daylight Savings Challenge Springs School Kids Into Action
- 04/03 - Adults Are Role Models for Healthy Drinking Behavior
March
- 03/20 - Update on Tissue Implant Investigation
- 03/17 - Health Department Investigates Tissue Implant Recall
- 03/17 - Vermont Blueprint for Health Conference Empowers
- 03/14 - Syphilis Cases Reported
- 03/06 - Vermont Summit on Colon Cancer to be Held March 8
- 03/23 - Statement on National Academies Research Council Report
- 03/24 - Health Department Publicizes Reebok Recall
February
- 02/16 - Dr. Steven Shapiro Named Acting Chief Medical Examiner
- 02/16 - Local Fit Family Coalition Awarded Obesity Prevention Grant
- 020/6 - Healthy Foods for Vermont’s Schools