2005 Press Releases
December 28, 2005
Dr. Novello Urges New Yorkers who Smoke to Take Back Their Health: 'Make this a Smoke-Free New Year, Quit for Life'
November 30, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Honors New Yorkers for Contributions in Fighting HIV/AIDS
November 17, 2005
State Health Department's Wadsworth Center Recognized Nationally as a Top 10 Place to Work for Second Consecutive Year
November 16, 2005
Commissioner Novello: November 17th Marks the 29th Anniversary of The Great American Smokeout
November 10, 2005
State Health, Agriculture Departments Expand E. Coli Warning
November 9, 2005
State Health Department Holds Preparedness Training Exercise
October 31, 2005
Agriculture, Health Commissioners Issue E. Coli Alert
October 28, 2005
State Health Department Releases New Cardiac Surgery Data
October 21, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Announces More than $721,000 to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
October 20, 2005
A Wadsworth Center Study Sheds Light on the Evolution of Influenza Virus and the Impact on Vaccine, Disease
October 19, 2005
State Health Department Recognizes Schools Participating in Statewide Activ8Kids! Obesity Prevention Campaign
October 12, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Releases 2005 Report on Managed Care Health Plan Performance
October 6, 2005
New Report on Dietary Supplements Released by New York State Task Force on Life and the Law
September 30, 2005
Activ8Kids! Five Day, 360-Mile Tour Across Upstate New York Closes with Celebration at Empire State Plaza
New York's Activ8Kids! Campaign Begins Final Day of Five-Day Promotional Bike Ride and School Recognition Tour in Capital Region
September 29, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Advises New Yorkers as Flu Season Approaches
Day Four of New York's Activ8Kids! Promotional Bike Ride and School Recognition Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
September 28, 2005
New York's Activ8Kids! Promotional Bike Ride and School Recognition Tour Begins Day Three of Five-Day Campaign in Central New York
September 27, 2005
Possible Hepatitis A Exposure for New Yorkers who Attended a Conference in Las Vegas
New York's Activ8Kids! Campaign Begins Day Two of a Five-Day Promotional Bike Ride and School Recognition Tour in Rochester Area
September 26, 2005
New York's Activ8Kids! Campaign Kicks Off Five-Day Promotional Bike Ride and School Recognition Tour in Buffalo
September 16, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Coordinates with Hospitals to Assure Access to High Quality Health Care for Patients
September 15, 2005
State Health Department Web Site www.nyhealth.gov Awarded the Best Government Site in New York State
September 1, 2005
State Health Department Urges New Yorkers to "Plan to Be Prepared" to Protect Themselves, Their Families
State Health Department Issues Precautions Schools Should Take to Prevent Spread of Gastrointestinal Illness
August 26, 2005
State Health Department Cites Two New York Presbyterian Hospitals for Violations in Legionnaires' Disease Investigation
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
August 25, 2005
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
August 24, 2005
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
August 23, 2005
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
August 22, 2005
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
Research at Health Department's Wadsworth Center Holds Promise for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's Diseases
August 19, 2005
State Health Department, Office of State Parks Issue Update on Seneca Lake State Park Gastrointestinal Outbreak
August 17, 2005
Seneca Lake State Park Sprayground has Been Closed for Season, Gastrointestinal Outbreak Reported in Eight-County Region
August 16, 2005
Commissioner Novello Stresses Preventive Measures In Response To Gastrointestinal Outbreak In Western New York
August 4, 2005
Commissioner Reconstitutes Office-Based Surgery Advisory Panel
July 28, 2005
Human West Nile Virus Infection Now Identified in New York State, Health Officials Urge Prevention
July 27, 2005
State Clean Indoor Air Act Marks Two Year Anniversary
July 11, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Urges New Yorkers to Donate Blood to Reverse Critical Shortage
June 30, 2005
"An Emergency Room is no Place to Spend The Fourth of July"
June 28, 2005
Wadsworth Named Winner of the 2005 Altran Foundation Award for Efforts to Innovate Communication Options of Severely Disabled
June 24, 2005
State Health Commissioner Advises Precautionary Measures as Sweltering Heat Grips the State
June 16, 2005
Over Three Million Hits on State Health Department's Website for Physician Profiles this Year
June 10, 2005
State Health Department's Wadsworth Center to Host International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting
June 9, 2005
Health Care Stabilization Grant Program
May 27, 2005
State Health Department Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Protect Themselves from Potential Exposure to West Nile Virus
May 13, 2005
State Health Department Reminds New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Protect Themselves, Pets from Rabies
May 11, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Avoid Tick Bites, Prevent Lyme Disease
State Health Commissioner Novello Kicks off Eighth Annual Physical Activity and Nutrition Challenge
April 28, 2005
State Health Department Today Announced First Health Has Been Selected to Provide Medicaid Pharmacy Management Services
April 25, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Encourages New York's Families to Participate in National TV-Turnoff Week
April 20, 2005
State Health Department Urges Careful Pest Control Practices
April 15, 2005
State Health Department Issues Updated Fish Advisories
April 14, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Today Joined Arbor Hill Youth to Promote Healthy, Active Lives
April 11, 2005
State Health Department's Website on Nursing Home Data Experiences Unprecedented Volume
April 7, 2005
Governor Pataki Announces Milestone in Organ Donation
March 28, 2005
Thousands Visit State Health Department Web Site Over Holiday Weekend for Health Care Proxy Information
March 25, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Urges New Yorkers to Protect Their Decision-Making Power with Health Care Proxy
March 23, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Announces New Information on Nursing Homes Statewide is Now Available to Public
March 15, 2005
State Health Department Convenes Second Annual Patient Safety Conference
March 11, 2005
State Health Department Announces $1.2 Million in Grant Awards as Part of Statewide Patient Safety Initiative
March 7, 2005
State Health Department Urges Person(s) who Had Contact with Rabid Raccoon to Immediately Come Forward
March 4, 2005
State Health Department's Wadsworth Center Recognized Nationally as a Top 10 Place to Work
February 24, 2005
State Health Commissioner Novello Announces Enhanced HIV/AIDS Public Education and Awareness Campaign
February 22, 2005
Major Commitment to Advancing Medical Training, Biomedical Research
January 21, 2005
Flu Vaccine Now Available to All New Yorkers
January 13, 2005
State Health Department Launches nyhealth.gov