Press Releases - 2009

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• Governor Rell: Physician, Dentist and Nurse Licenses Can Now Be Renewed Online

• State Health Department Urges Food Safety When Grilling Outdoors

• Town of Putnam Residents Remain Under Water Precautions

• Optimus Health Care & Southwest Community Health Center chosen to run Bridgeport school based health centers

• Department of Public Health Launches Healthcare Associated Infections Website

• Department of Public Health Stresses Importance of Annual Screening for Cervical Cancer

• Department of Public Health Spreads the Message to New Moms to “Get Fit for Pregnancy”

• CT Residents Urged to Test Homes for Radon, the Leading Cause of Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers

• Mandatory Universal Blood Lead Screening begins in Connecticut

• Governor Rell: No Confirmed Swine Flu Cases, But Two Probable Cases Sent to CDC for Testing

• Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter Found in Connecticut

• Department of Public Health: Summary of Recalled Toys and Products Containing Lead Now Online

• Governor Rell Directs Antiviral Drugs Distributed to State Hospitals as Swine Flu Precaution

• Governor Rell Orders Health Department To Closely Monitor Swine Influenza

• Governor Rell Formally Requests and Formally Accepts Release of Antiviral Medications by Centers for Disease Control to Connecticut