Tag: CDC
R.I. health officials oppose changes to federal childhood vaccination guidelines
PROVIDENCE – Following another set of federal changes to childhood vaccination guidelines, the R.I. Department of Health and the state chapter of the American College of...
State, regional health officials urge continued hepatitis B vaccination amid change in federal recommendations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health, joined by other state and regional health care leaders, issued a statement urging parents to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis...
State, regional health officials urge continued vaccination amid federal guideline change
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health and Northeast Public Health Collaborative last week released a statement dismissing a change to federal guidelines surrounding vaccines and...
Wins against tobacco in legislative session; work remains
As Rhode Island lawmakers move into summer and say goodbye to another legislative session, now is the perfect time to look back at tobacco...
Five Questions With: Danielle Simmons
April 11-17 is recognized as Black Maternal Health Week. Danielle Simmons, a family nurse practitioner in the Hypertension Equity Program at Women & Infants...
CDC terminates $31M in federal grants to RIDOH
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled about $31 million in grant funding allocated to the R.I. Department of...
CDC: COVID-19 threat remains at ‘medium’ across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – All five Rhode Island counties remain at medium risk for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Providence and Kent...
CDC: All 5 R.I. counties at medium risk for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – All five Rhode Island counties are now at medium risk for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Providence County...
CDC: Only 1 R.I. county high risk for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Only one of five Rhode Island counties, Providence County, is now at high risk for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and...
CDC: 3 R.I. counties at high risk for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – A majority of Rhode Island counties are now at high risk for COVID-19, according to The Centers for Disease Control and...
