Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Health Department warns against heat-related illness
PROVIDENCE – As weather forecasts predict temperatures in the 90s through the Fourth of July, the R.I. Department of Health urges people to protect...
Raimondo to honor local municipal leaders for overdose prevention plans
WARWICK – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo will join the members of Rhode Island's Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick...
Five Questions With: Jeffrey Hill
Jeffrey Hill has severed as the R.I. Department of Health’s violence and injury prevention coordinator since October 2016. Previously, he was the youth suicide...
R.I. Department of Health grants $42K for state climate change projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health has awarded $42,680 in grants to 10 local groups to work on projects related to climate change...
Whitehouse tours CODAC center to view opioid epidemic impact
PROVIDENCE – While Rhode Island has made significant headway in addressing the opioid crisis, health officials throughout the state say more work is needed...
R.I. Department of Health launches Lyme disease prevention campaign
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is reminding people to be wary of Lyme-disease-bearing ticks in the wake of reported increases in national...
Rhode Island Hospital adds $1M for verification after three tests on...
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Hospital has agreed to invest at least $1 million into patient identification and verification systems after a R.I. Department of...
Nurse practitioners fill need for patients as primary care physicians decrease
Within the past decade, the number of nurse practitioners in Rhode Island has grown steadily, reflecting what is seen as a growing demand for...
Bill would expand EFSB, make power-plant approvals tougher
PROVIDENCE – The House on May 16 passed a bill that would make it more difficult for future power plants to get approved by...
Keeping moms, babies healthy
When Kathleen F. Moren moved to Rhode Island from Chicago in the late 1990s, she found the state lacked services for new mothers.
In 1999,...
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