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...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today submitted revised Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program to include provisions for compassion centers. The revised regulations will become effective on March 18, 2010. To view the new regulations, visit http://sos.ri.gov/...
Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces that distributor Wholesome Spice has recalled all lots of 25-pound boxes of crushed red pepper sold from April 6, 2009 through January 20, 2010 due to possible Salmonella contamination. This product was distributed in the Northeast. It was not...
For children, oral disease can mean living with pain, missing valuable school time, challenges in learning, impaired nutrition and health, and sometimes even death. The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children, a report released this week by Pew Center on the States,...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises people that there has been an increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed norovirus outbreaks in the state. HEALTH regularly investigates reports of norovirus clusters in licensed facilities and investigates illness complaints associated...
