2002 Press Releases
- State Health Commissioner Honors New Yorkers for Contributions in Fighting HIV/AIDS
- New York Announces New Initiatives to Further Protect Adult Home Residents, Mentally Ill - State's Initiatives Include Assessments, Improved Case Management and Medication System
- Health Commissioner Unveils Statewide Initiative for At-Risk Babies - "As I Grow" effort will help new parents understand, enhance infants' developmental stages
- Report on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Shows Consistent Quality Care Throughout New York State - Overall Risk-adjusted Mortality Rates from CABG Surgery Remain Low
- Warning Issued to Farmers on Danger of Silo Gas - Dry summer weather increases exposure concerns
- State Health Commissioner Urges Continued Vigilance Against West Nile Virus - Buffalo resident's death remains under investigation
- Health Commissioner Novello Announces 26,000 Anti-Smoking Berenstain Bears Books to 1,100 Public Libraries Statewide - Dr. Novello Meets with Second Graders at Public School 38 in East Harlem to Discuss the Health Risks Associated With Smoking Cigarettes
- Commissioner Novello Urges Seniors in Queens to Enroll in State's EPIC Program - Seniors Enrolled in the EPIC Program Save An Average of $1,900 or Nearly 80% on the Cost of Their Medicines
- State Health Commissioner Attends Rochester Rally to Promote Education and Opportunities For Latina Girls
- State Health Commissioner Announces EPIC Enrollment Reaches Nearly 295,000 - 218 percent increase since 1998 - makes announcement during visit to Bonifacio Cora Senior Center in East Harlem.
- State Health Department Cites Six Adult Care Facilities for Violations as Part of New York's Unprecedented Multi-Agency Surveillance Sweep
- State Health Department Issues Alert on Smoke From Fort Drum Fires Burning In Northern New York - Fine Particles from Fort Drum Fires May Exacerbate Certain Medical Conditions
- First West Nile Virus Case Diagnosed Upstate -- Officials Stress Continued Importance of Personal Mosquito Prevention
- State Health Department Cites Mt. Sinai Medical Center for Seriously Deficient Patient Care - Investigation Continues - $66,000 Fine Levied Following The Department's Expanded Investigation
- Commissioners Novello, Martinez Announce Goal of Half Million Donors in New York State Organ and Tissue Donor Registry by Year-End -- Campaign Launched to Reach Out to State Employees as State Registry Now Totals More Than 382,000 Potential Donors
- Consumer Advisory Concerning Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Infections Associated with Consumption of Raw and Undercooked Shellfish
- State Health Department Cites Nine Adult Care Facilities for Violations as Part of New York's Unprecedented Joint-Agency Focus Surveys - Overall, State Health Department Data Shows That Two Out of Every Three Adult Care Facilities Are Being Cited For Violations
- State Health Commissioner Advises Precautionary Measures as Sweltering Heat Grips the State
- State Health Department Announces Funding for HIV/AIDS Services - Grant Awards Will Support Services to Substance Users at High Risk of Contracting, Transmitting HIV
- State Health Department Releases March 2002 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- State Health Department Cites Four Adult Care Facilities for Violations as Part of New York's Unprecedented Joint-Agency Focus Surveys - Joint Surveys Continue State's Aggressive Actions to Protect Residents in Adult Homes; Two Homes Fined for Inadequate Care
- State Health Department Cites Three Suffolk County Adult Care Facilities for Temperature Control Violations, Enforcement Action Pending
- DOH Releases 2001 Report on Managed Care Performance — Report Helps Consumers and Provides Improved Health Care in New York State
- State Health and Environmental Conservation Departments Alert Remains in Effect — Smoke from Canadian Forest Fires May Exacerbate Certain Medical Conditions
- State Health Department Issues Alert - Smoke from Canadian Forest Fires May Exacerbate Certain Medical Conditions
- State Health Department Issues Advice on Hoosic River Water
- First West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquito Pool Confirmed — Officials stress continued importance of mosquito reduction strategies
- "An Emergency Room is no Place to Spend The Fourth of July" — Emergency Room physicians, NYS Consumer Protection Board and NYS Health Department warn of fireworks dangers
- State Health Department Conducts Reviews of Adult Care Facilities in New York City Metropolitan Area for Compliance With Temperature Regulations
- State Agencies Applaud Manhattan District Attorney's Announcement Today of Indictments Against Operators of Ocean House Adult Home — State Report, Cooperation Helps DA Indict Bad Operators for Unscrupulous Activities at the Expense of Adult Home Residents
- State Health Department Cites 54 Teaching Hospitals for Resident Working Hour Violations — New York Only State In Nation That Limits Resident Work Hours
- The State Health Department Cites Three Adult Care Facilities for Violations as Part of New York's Unprecedented Joint-Agency Focused Surveys — First Three Inspections Uncover Serious Violations
- Governor, HHS Secretary Announce Approval of Bioterror Plan — Clears Way for More Aid - State Issues Bioterror Response Cards to Doctors, Hospitals
- Organizations Honored by State Health Dept. for Working to Curb Childhood Obesity
- Health Department Issues 2002-2003 Fish Advisories for Recreational Anglers
- Pesticides and Children a Dangerous Mix
- State Newborn Hearing Screening Initiative a Success — In First Three Months, Newborn Screening Program Tests Nearly 85% of Babies Born in New York Hospitals for Hearing Loss
- State Health Department Announces Cancer Mapping "Follow-Up Investigation" in Suffolk County — Coram/Mt. Sinai/Port Jefferson Station area investigation is part of ongoing project
- First West Nile Virus-Infected Bird Confirmed in New York — Officials stress there is no imminent health risk; encourage mosquito reduction strategies
- State Health Department Urges Calls to "Dead Bird Hotline" — USDA's Wildlife Services Toll Free Number To Be Available June 1
- Commissioners Novello, Stone and Chairman O'Brien Announce Aggressive Actions to Protect Residents in Adult Homes
- State Health Commissioner Announces Further Actions to Protect Residents at Adult Homes in New York State
- State Successfully Implements HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Law — Health Commissioner Lauds Security and Confidentiality of Reported Information
- State Health Department Releases Data on Enforcement Actions Against Nursing Homes — Department Levies $80,000 in Fines Against 21 Nursing Homes Through March 2002
- State Health Department Cites Mt. Sinai Medical Center for Deficient Care in Living Liver Donor Death — $48,000 Fine Levied Following Department Investigation
- State Health Department Announces $789,600 — a nearly $100,000 increase — in Funding for Migrant Seasonal Farmworker Health Program — Program Provides Care for up to 12,000 Migrants and Families
- New York State Department of Health and Managed Care Plans Announce "Move For Life!" — A Joint Workplace Wellness Project Statewide Initiative Seeks to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle Choices
- State Health Department Releases April 2001 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- State Awards Additional $553,400 to Youth Empowerment Programs — New York Counties and Boroughs Benefitting From the $5 Million in State Grant Awards
- New York State Revises Its Health Care Proxy Form to Simplify, Encourage Advance Directives — New form also will help increase organs, tissue available for life-saving transplants
- Dr. Novello Announces $692,324 for Adirondack Medical Center — $1.85 Billion Earmarked for Health Care Facilities Statewide
- State Sees Dramatic Decline in Maternal/Child HIV Transmission — Health Commissioner Cites Requirement to Notify Mothers of Newborn Screening Results, Emphasis on Prenatal HIV Counseling and Testing
- State Health Department Announces $500,000 in Funding to Expand Healthy Women Partnerships' Mobile Mammography Initiative — Request for Proposal Will Bring Total Number of State Funded Vans in NYS to Six
- Health Commissioner Warns Flu Season is Heating Up — Influenza Now Considered "Widespread" Throughout State, Flu Vaccine Still Available
- State Health Department, Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Convene Conference on Patient Safety — Experts Focus on Strengthening Hospital Policies and Procedures to Ensure Patient Safety, State Awards Two New York Hospitals $200,000 Each for Patient Safety Initiatives
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