2001 Press Releases
- New York State West Nile Virus Response Moves to Next Phase - Laboratory research to continue; State examines response strategies for next year
- Health Commissioner Announces Grants to Fight HIV/Aids in Communities of Color
- New York State Department of Health Kicks off Centennial Lecture Series - Roster of 13 speakers features a Who's Who of science, medicine and public health
- State Health Department Releases 2001 Interactive Report on Managed Care Health Plans in New York State
- State Health Department Releases Prostate Cancer Maps
- State Health Department to Release Prostate Cancer Maps
- State Health Department Issues Report on Angioplasty in New York
- State Health Department Releases March 2001 Inspection Results Of Nursing Homes
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- Commissioner Novello Announces New Anti-Smoking Billboards
- Media Campaign Targets Older New Yorkers for Flu Shots
- State Health Department Awarded $300,000 Grant - Grant will fund oral cancer initiatives over three-year period.
- State Health Department and Consumer Protection Board Offer Important Safety Tips for Halloween
- State Health Commissioner Novello Announces $3 Million in Grants for Local Tobacco Control Programs - Department Releases Third Annual Youth Enforcement Report: More Compliance Checks, Lower Rates of Tobacco Use by Kids, and Better Compliance by Retailers
- Health Department Fines Westchester Medical Center $22,000 for its Failure to Ensure Patient Safety During MRI Procedures
- Health Commissioner Applauds Dominican Girl Recovering from Life-Saving Surgery for Helping WTC Victims - 7 year old Lorena Urbaez donates toys contributed after her surgery to correct heart defect
- Human Case of West Nile Virus Prompts Renewed Health Warnings - Preliminary Tests Reveal Suffolk County Woman is State's First WNV Case Outside NYC
- State Health Department Cites Brooklyn Adult Home for Serious Violations, Takes Immediate Action to Protect Residents - Department's Surveillance Leads to Latest Actions to Revoke Seaport's Operating Certificate
- State Health Department Releases February 2001 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- Health Commissioner Urges Personal Mosquito Protection
- State Health Commissioner Warns of Dangers of Weight Loss Product - Deadly Dinitrophenols Available Through Internet Sales
- State Health Commissioner Advises Precautionary Measures as Sweltering Heat Grips The State - Infants, Elderly, People with Chronic Illnesses at Highest Risk
- State Health Commissioner Novello Urges Batavia Residents and Seniors to Take Advantage of Low-Cost Health Insurance and Prescription Coverage
- State Health Commissioner Visits Batavia Vets Home to Congratulate CNA Graduates
- New West Nile Virus Findings Released
- Health Department Fines Parkway Hospital $32,000 for Performing Unnecessary Surgeries on Patients from Leben Home
- Health Department Issues 2001-2002 Fish Advisories for Recreational Anglers
- State Health Department Releases January 2001 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- Commissioners Novello and Rudgers: Offer Important Food Safety Tips for Independence Day - Common Sense, Preventive Measures Can Help to Eliminate Potential Foodborne Diseases and Illness During the Summer Months
- State Health Department Announces $500,000 Campaign to Recruit Blood Donors in New York State - With Pending FDA and American Red Cross Bans On Donors and A Need to Replenish Blood Supplies, New Campaign Looks to Substantially Increase Donors, Especially Downstate
- State Issues Recommendations for Petting Zoo, Fair and Farm Visitors - Simple, common sense approach will reduce health risk
- State Health Commissioner Notes National HIV Testing Day - Urges New Yorkers to "Take the Test, Take Control"
- State Health Commissioner to Observe National HIV Testing Day at NYC's Ryan Center
- Health Commissioner Novello Urges New Yorkers to Donate Blood in Face of a Potentially Critical Shortage - American Red Cross Says More Donors Are Needed to Meet Increased Demands
- National Institutes of Health Taps Department Researchers for "Merit" Awards - Two Wadsworth Center Scientists Awarded $3.2 Million Over Next Ten Years
- DOH & DMV Commissioners: Number of Donors in New York State Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Has Nearly Tripled in Last Eight Months - State Registry Now Totals More Than 100,000 Potential Donors
- New York State's Cancer Registry Receives Top Ranking
- Commissioner Novello Lauds National Health and Nutrition Survey Aimed at Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
- State Health Department Releases December 2000 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- Health Department Report Shows Dramatic Decline in New York State Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases - State Media Campaign to Target High Lead Level Areas to Help Build on Progress Made Over the Past Four Years
- First West Nile Virus-Infected Bird Confirmed in New York - Officials stress there is no imminent health risk; encourage mosquito reduction strategies
- Commissioner Novello Awards $2.4 Million Statewide to Recruit New Yorkers into Smoking Cessation Programs
- State Health Department Announces Free Health Screenings - "WellNYS Weekend" to be held May 4th and 5th in the Capital Region
- State Health Commissioner Announces West Nile Virus Prevention Education Campaign for 2001
- State Health Department Launches Infant Immunization Week
- State Health and DMV Commissioners, "Survivor" Star Join Forces on Behalf of Organ Donation - Commissioner Novello: Organ Donors are the Ultimate "Survivors" - Health Department Unveils Bilingual Online Organ Donor Registry
- State Awards $4.4 Million in Youth Empowerment Grants - Youth organizations in 54 New York counties to benefit
- Smokers Quitline Makes Dramatic Strides in the Fight Against Smoking in New York State
- Health Officials Unveil 2001 West Nile Virus Response Plan
- State Health Commissioner Novello Announces $500,000 Media Campaign to Promote Long Term Care Insurance
- State Health Department Releases November 2000 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- State Health Department Cites "Danger to the Physical and Mental Health of Residents" at Queens Adult Home
- State Health Department Scientists Demonstrate HIV "Shift" - Researchers: Combination Drug Therapy for HIV Preferentially Suppresses Viral Strains Associated with Rapid Disease Progression
- Hepatitis C Virus Takes Charge, Changes Shape of Cellular Machinery - NYS DOH Wadsworth Center Finding May Aid Design of New Drugs to Fight the Disease
- State Health Department Issues Enforcement Actions Against Tobacco Vendors Selling to Minors - Aggressive Enforcement Activities Build on Governor Pataki's Efforts to Significantly Reduce Smoking in New York State
- State Health Department Releases October 2000 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- State Task Force Issues Recommendations to Promote Safe, Effective Genetic Testing
- New York Anti-Smoking Campaign Recognized as One of the Largest in the Nation
- State Health Department Releases Latest Report on Coronary Bypass Surgery in New York State
- State Health Department Study Shows that Majority of New York Hospitals are Not Reporting Adverse Incidents
- New York State Health Department Releases Pre-Operative Protocols to Enhance Safe Surgical Care
- State Health Department Approves Guidelines for Office-Based Surgery
- Nursing Home Industry Profit Report Issued
Last Five-Years Nursing Homes Have Realized $1.8 Billion In Profits - State Health Department Releases September 2000 Inspection Results of Nursing Homes
- Health Commissioner Directs Hospitals to Take Immediate Steps to Avert Hospital Emergency Room Overcrowding
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