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LOOKING ELSEWHERE: Tyler Young, co-owner of the Young Family Farm in Little Compton, said new regulations under the Food Safety and Modernization Act are perceived to be such a hassle by farmers that some are considering changing their crops or leaving the industry.  / PBN PHOTO/ RUPERT WHITELEY

Farmers concerned about new Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations

Focus 03/29/2019

When it comes to the Food Safety and Modernization Act, no one denies the importance of safe production, transportation and delivery of food –...

R.I. Health Department to test 50 water systems for toxic PFAS...

Health Services 03/24/2019

PROVIDENCE – Next week, the R.I. Department of Health and Brown University will begin testing about 50 water sources, including public wells and licensed...

EXPANDING: Neyda DeJesus is co-coordinator of the Newport Health Equity Zone. The state is looking to expand the HEZ initiative with $1.4 million from the state and federal government to start new collaborations this summer.  / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Health Equity Zones encourage community buy-in

Government 03/15/2019

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

Health Services 03/15/2019

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...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH has decided to hold off on regulation a group of chemicals, called PFAS, sometimes found in water supplies and soil.

State waits on regulating ’emerging chemical of concern’

Government 03/13/2019

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 has received $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care to people with opioid use disorder at pharmacies. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.

Rhode Island Hospital receives $1.6M to study opioid treatment and care...

Health Services 03/11/2019

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

Government 03/04/2019

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

Health Services 03/04/2019

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...

Health Services 02/25/2019

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...