The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is expanding H1N1 vaccination after receiving 100,000 additional doses of vaccine. In the coming weeks, the H1N1 vaccine will be available through a variety of venues to all Rhode Islanders who wish to be vaccinated. The delivery of extra doses of...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) in partnership with the Wellness Company, will hold H1N1 vaccination clinics for Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state colleges and universities on December 30, 2009 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and January 6, 2010 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. These...
Turning a corner today in its H1N1 vaccination campaign, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) concluded its first round of school-based H1N1 vaccination clinics and opened vaccine up to new populations in the state.
First round of school-based clinics a success
In the first round...
Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and Director of Health David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, announced today that they have granted Lifespan Corp.’s and Care New England Health Systems’ request for more time to complete their initial application to merge into what would be, if approved, Rhode Island’...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is planning to hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic for Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state colleges and universities. In order to plan for such a clinic and estimate the number of students who would be eligible, HEALTH is asking interested students to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) and the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released the 11th annual RI Health Plans’ Performance Report (2008). This report analyzes the two largest health plans, Blue Cross and United, on 31 separate measures. They are also compared to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will hold its H1N1 vaccination clinic for school-aged Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state schools at the Cannon Building, its headquarters in Providence.
The clinic is for Rhode Island children in kindergarten through grade 12 who attend...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will begin to provide H1N1 vaccine to colleges and universities for student clinics the week of November 30. Each college and university will work with The Wellness Company to design the clinic(s) for their respective campus. Over the three-week...
At the Governor’s request, the Rhode Island Department of Health launched a webpage today to inform Rhode Islanders about an existing Rhode Island general law (§ 5-33.3 1 et seq.) (http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE5/5-33.3/INDEX.HTM) related to funeral planning. This law allows a...
HEALTH alerts consumers that there is a difference between Tamiflu, a prescription medicine to lessen the severity and duration of flu, and Theraflu, an over-the-counter medication which may reduce fever or ease body aches and stuffiness. Theraflu does nothing to lessen the severity or shorten...
