Check Out the New Injury and Violence Infographic from Healthy People 2020 01/18/2018 01:00 PM EST Each month, we release an infographic with the latest data related to a Healthy...

    PDF of this issue In this report Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016 Ahmed Jamal, MBBS; Elyse Phillips, MPH; Andrea S. Gentzke, PhD; et al. Asthma Mortality...

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Honor Dr. King’s memory by serving your community. Consider joining the Medical Reserve Corps and find out how you can help improve health in...

  Friday, January 05, 2018 GoLocalProv News Team The Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions changed the rules for states that have — or want to — legalize the sale of...

  Amid Increases in Seasonal Illnesses, Rhode Islanders Urged to Practice Good Health Habits The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging everyone to practice good health habits to...

  Orange Cream Bars and Chocolate-Coated Vanilla Ice Cream Bars Recalled The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Fieldbrook Foods Corporation is recalling certain...

  PDF of this issue In this report Sexual Intercourse Among High School Students — 29 States and United States Overall, 2005–2015 Kathleen A. Ethier, PhD; Laura Kann; Timothy McManus. The...

    ‘Widespread Flu’ in Rhode Island Prompts Activation of Masking Requirement The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that the flu is...

  ASPR Year in Review 2017 This year, ASPR has protected the nation’s health in the face of disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and more. Learn about some of the ways that ASPR...

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  RIDOH Issues Decision on Closure Application for Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) approved today Care New England’s (CNE’s)...

  RIDOH Reminds Rhode Islanders to Stay Safe During Extreme Cold With frigid temperatures predicted through the holiday weekend, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reminds Rhode...

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