Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Health Equity Zones encourage community buy-in
Studies have increasingly found that social determinants, such as where you live and who you socialize with, have a lot to do with how...
Rhode Islanders urged to carry naloxone to curb opioid-overdose deaths
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders are being encouraged to carry overdose-reversal-medication naloxone, after it was revealed more than one-third of opioid-overdose calls that emergency medical...
State waits on regulating ’emerging chemical of concern’
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island state health officials are holding off regulating a group of man-made chemicals used in non-stick products that are linked to...
Rhode Island Hospital receives $1.6M to study opioid treatment and care...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital has received $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care...
McKee calls for renewed, director-led state plan to address Alzheimer’s
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee recently unveiled an update to the State Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, featuring a new set...
Thundermist Health Center visits schools to teach dental health
WARWICK – Thundermist Health Center hosted a monthlong celebration in recognition of Children’s Dental Health Month in February with a coloring contest and educational...
Health Services Council to consider Encompass Health’s application to acquire Care...
PROVIDENCE – On Tuesday, the R.I. Department of Health’s Health Services Council will consider an application to change control of Riverside nursing care provider...
Rhode Island could lose one of its two U.S. House seats...
The last time a U.S. census form arrived in the mail, Marcela Betancur helped her mother fill it out. As a 20-year-old, she had...
URI announces speakers for 20th forensic science seminar series
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island recently announced the lineup for the Spring 2019 Forensic Science Partnership seminar series, including headliner Dr....
Partners CEO to retire in April
PROVIDENCE – Dr. David Torchiana, CEO of Partners HealthCare, will retire at the end of April, the company confirmed Jan. 28.The Boston Globe reported...
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