Tag: R.I. Department of Health
To waitlist or not: It’s up to pharmacies
The independent Matt’s Local Pharmacy on East Main Road in Middletown recently had 40 doses of Shingrix, the federal government’s recommended vaccine for the...
Whole Foods recalls Dorset cheese due to listeria concerns
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is advising residents that Whole Foods Market Inc. has recalled Dorset cheese due to potential listeria monocytogenes...
Nursing homes care more with less
When she started working as a certified nursing assistant 22 years ago, Victoria Mitchell was assigned about eight patients during her morning shifts.
Now, Mitchell...
Slader reelected RISCA chair
ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SLADER, owner of Providence-based design firm Libby Slader Interior Design, was recently reelected as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on...
R.I. to receive $17M in federal funds for opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $17.1 million in federal funds to combat the opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
First human case of EEE in R.I. since 2010 confirmed
PROVIDENCE – The first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Rhode Island was found in a person over the age of 50 in...
EEE risk in Bristol County, Mass., ranges from moderate to critical
PROVIDENCE – As of Aug. 29, the risk of Eastern equine encephalitis was declared critical in the Bristol County, Mass., municipalities of Acushnet, Easton,...
CNE plots solo course (for now)
Care New England Health System’s proposed acquisition by Massachusetts health care giant Partners HealthCare ended abruptly in June when Partners pulled its application, after...
Healthcentric Advisors uses $175K grant to target high blood pressure
PROVIDENCE – Healthcentric Advisors, a nonprofit based in the city, is launching a project focused on reducing uncontrolled high blood pressure in medically underserved...
Grants promote cultural inclusion
Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching is coming to more early-childhood education classrooms in Rhode Island.
As part of a grant program through the R.I. Department...
