In response to flooding, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is ordering all food facilities that meet any of the following criteria be closed until approved for reopening by the HEALTH:
--Drinking water well serving the food establishment was flooded
--Any part of the food...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) reminds Rhode Islanders that water from municipal public water systems is safe to drink. Rhode Island has separate systems for public drinking water and for sewer treatment. Flooding has had minimal effect on the public drinking water systems. If a...
Results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show, as a region, New England’s H1N1 vaccination coverage rates were consistently the highest in the nation. In fact, the New England region’s vaccination rates were the highest in the country in six of seven...
The Rhode lsland Department of Health (HEALTH) reminds anyone participating in flood response activities to take precautions when working in floodwater. Floodwaters may contain raw sewage or other hazardous substances that can cause infections such as E. coli, Hepatitis A, or Tetanus.
Seek...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is issuing the following information about how to safely clean up your home if you have had flooding. You will need to clean and dry your house and everything in it. Cleaning properly will remove hazards from bacteria and viruses, and drying will...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) wants private well owners to be aware of safety concerns due to the continued flooding in the state. Private wells that have flooded (wells that have standing water around them) should be considered contaminated. People with flooded wells should take...
Recent high volumes of rain are causing flooding and sewer system overflow in the state. Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) reminds all Rhode Islanders of precautions to take during floods:
-Avoid contact with floodwater when possible. Floodwaters may contain raw sewage or other...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) recommends the closure of all beaches in the state. High volumes of rain have caused many sewer systems to overflow into Narragansett Bay.
Although beaches are not yet open for swimming, some Rhode Islanders surf at area beaches.
Beaches will...
CDC, in collaboration with public health officials in numerous states in the Northeast, continues to investigate a multi-state mumps outbreak. Most of the current cases were among Hasidic (Jewish) populations in New York and New Jersey. (This outbreak is also occurring among members of the same...
Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces that Ritacco’s Market, 84 Oak Street, Westerly, RI is voluntarily recalling all ready-to-eat dry cured sausage products manufactured at the facility because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious, and...
