| Released |
Title |
December
19, 2001
|
Fourth
Cardiac Surgery Report Card Updates Hospital, Physician Performance
|
| December
18, 2001 |
Draft
Epidemiological Study of Dover Township Childhood Cancer Investigation
Released for Public Comment |
| December
18, 2001 |
Background
Information on the Dover Township Childhood Cancer Investigation |
| December
17, 2001 |
Report
Outlines Progress on Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening |
| December
14, 2001 |
DHSS
Distributes Clinicians' Guide and Checklist To Help Distinguish
Inhalational Anthrax From Influenza-like Illness |
| December
12, 2001 |
New
& Improved Nursing Home Performance Report Launched on the Internet
|
| December
05, 2001 |
West Nile Virus
Update Eighth Human Case this Season Detected |
| December
03, 2001 |
Weekly Survey
Tracks Influenza-like Illness Activity - Department Posts Results
on its Website Each Week |
| November
30, 2001 |
Health Assessment
Released on Puchack Well Field in Camden County |
| November
29, 2001 |
Department of
Health and Senior Services Releases 2001 World AIDS Day Activities
Schedule |
| November
27, 2001 |
DHSS Program Manager
Receives Prestigious Frank J. Osborne Memorial Award |
| November
19, 2001 |
NJ Anthrax Update:
November 19, 2001 |
| November
19, 2001 |
Department,
Hospital Association & Medical Society Produce Anthrax Informational
Flyer |
| November
19, 2001 |
DHSS
Reports on Alcohol-Related Deaths |
| November
15, 2001 |
DiFrancesco
Praises Health Care Administration Board On Revised Cardiac Rules |
| November
15, 2001 |
DiFrancesco Announces
New Substance Abuse Program for Those Affected By World Trade Center
Disaster |
| November
15, 2001 |
Liberty Science
Center Reveals - The Unfiltered Truth |
| November
14, 2001 |
New Jersey Records
7th WNV Human Case, 1st Death this Season |
| November
14, 2001 |
DHSS Offers Residents
The Most Comprehensive Quit-Smoking Services Program In The Nation |
| November
14, 2001 |
DHSS New Jersey
School Children Take The Stage To Talk About Dangers Of Smoking On
Great American Smokeout Day |
| November
10, 2001 |
DHSS
Provides Update on Sampling at New Jersey Postal Facilities |
| November
9, 2001 |
DHSS
Announces Test Results on New Jersey Postal Offices |
| November
9, 2001 |
Health Assessment
Released on Emmell's Septic Landfill in Atlantic County |
| November
8, 2001 |
Commissioner Urges
Seniors & Persons with Chronic Conditions
to Get a Flu Shot, and Others to Wait |
| November
5, 2001 |
NJ Anthrax Update:
November 5, 2001 |
| November
4, 2001 |
NJ Anthrax Update:
November 4, 2001 |
| November
3, 2001 |
NJ Anthrax Update:
November 3, 2001 (updated
6pm) |
| November
3, 2001 |
NJ Anthrax Update:
November 3, 2001 |
| November
2, 2001 |
Anthrax Investigation
Update in New Jersey |
| November
1, 2001 |
Anthrax Investigation
Update in New Jersey |
| October
31, 2001 |
DHSS Announces
Suspected Case of Cutaneous Anthrax with New Jersey Postal Connection
|
| October
31, 2001 |
DHSS Issues Physician
Guidelines for Evaluation of Possible Anthrax Disease |
| October
30, 2001 |
DHSS
Clarifies Appropriate Use of Prophylaxis Antibiotics and Swab Testing
for Anthrax |
| October
30, 2001 |
Anthrax
Investigation Update in New Jersey |
| October
29, 2001 |
DiFrancesco
Announces Confirmed Case of Cutaneous Anthrax; Calls for More Testing
of Local Post Office Facilities |
| October
28, 2001 |
Anthrax
Investigation Update in New Jersey |
| October
27, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Provides Antibiotics to Contractors
at the Route 130 Mail Processing Center in Hamilton Township |
| October
27, 2001 |
Anthrax
Investigation Update in New Jersey |
| October
26, 2001 |
Princeton
Mail Box Preliminary Tests Show Positive for Anthrax |
| October
26, 2001 |
West
Trenton Environmental Sampling Results |
| October
25, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Extends Antibiotic Treatment |
| October
25, 2001 |
Antibiotics
Recommended for Workers at the Carteret Postal Facility |
| October
24, 2001 |
Anthrax
Investigation Update in New Jersey |
| October
23, 2001 |
Update
on Anthrax Situation in New Jersey (6pm, 10/23/01) |
| October
23, 2001 |
Suspected
Positive Inhalational Anthrax Case of Postal Worker
is Announced in New Jersey (revised 4pm, 10/23/01) |
| October
23, 2001 |
Suspected
Positive Inhalational Anthrax Case of Postal Worker
is Announced in New Jersey |
| October
22, 2001 |
Acting
Commissioner Urges Extensive Tobacco Control Policies |
| October
22, 2001 |
NJDHSS
Awards $1 Million in Grants Targeting Club Drug Use, OxyContin Abuse |
| October
21, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Announces Results
of West Trenton Post Office Environmental Tests For Anthrax |
| October
21, 2001 |
Testing
and Clean Up Plan for Mail Processing Centers |
| October
19, 2001 |
Media
Advisory |
| October
19, 2001 |
Update on Cutaneous Anthrax Cases in New Jersey
UPDATED: 9:3opm, Oct 19, 2001 |
| October
19, 2001 |
Statement
on Hamilton Post Office Employee |
| October
19, 2001 |
New
Jersey Managed Care Plans Make Steady Gains in Fifth Annual Report
Card |
| October
18, 2001 |
Update on Cutaneous Anthrax Cases in New Jersey
UPDATED: 9:3opm, Oct 18, 2001 |
| October
17, 2001 |
DHSS Issues Guidelines for Evaluating Biological Threats |
| October
16, 2001 |
DHSS
Answers Calls on Bioterrorism |
| October
15, 2001 |
Department
Issues Guidelines forHandling Suspicious Letters, Packages |
| October
12, 2001 |
West
Nile Virus Update: Two Additional Human Cases Detected in New Jersey |
| October
11, 2001 |
DHSS
Awards $179,000 To Develop Programs In Medication Management for Seniors |
| October
10, 2001 |
Flu
Clinics Posted on Web |
| October5,
2001 |
DHSS
Announces Project IMPACT to Prevent and Treat HIV/AIDS in the African-American
Community |
| October
1, 2001 |
Commissioner
Urges Women to Make Breast Cancer Screening a Routine Part of Their
Lives as State Recognizes October as National Breast Cancer Awareness
Month |
| September
20, 2001 |
New
Jersey Takes to the Airwaves to Help Quitters Win
|
| September
19, 2001 |
West
Nile Virus Update - Three More Human Cases Detected in New Jersey
|
| September
14, 2001 |
Health
Assessment Released on Iceland Coin Laundry Site in
Cumberland County |
| September
10, 2001 |
Department
Releases Five Year Cancer Incidence Report |
| August
29, 2001 |
West
Nile Virus Detected in Bergen County Woman |
| August
28, 2001 |
Diabetes
Associated With Longer Hospital Stays According to DHSS Report on
Hospitalization in New Jersey |
| August
27, 2001 |
New
Jersey Web Page Promotes "5-A-Day for Better Health"
National 5-A-Day Week is September 9 - 15 |
| August
22, 2001 |
DHSS
Awards $490,000 in West Nile Surveillance Grants to Boost Local Planning,
Education and Prevention Efforts |
| August
20, 2001 |
Flu
Vaccine Supply Expected to Meet Demand |
| August
20, 2001 |
New
Jersey REBEL Beach Patrol Tackles Tobacco Litter On " Bust Your
Butts On The Beach" Day. |
| August
15, 2001 |
Acting
Governor Supports Increase in Quality Drug Treatment, Releases Report
of the New Jersey Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Advisory
Task Force |
| August
14, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Unveils Minority Health Month Calendar
for September |
| August
10, 2001 |
Acting
Governor DiFrancesco Names Dr. DiFerdinando
Acting Commissioner of Health and Senior Services |
| August
9, 2001 |
Department
of Health & Senior Services Reminds College Students
About the Benefits of the Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine
|
| August
8, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Reminds Parents
To Get Their Children Immunized for Hepatitis B |
| July
31, 2001 |
Commissioner
Grant Urges Members of New Jersey's Anti-Tobacco Program to Continue
Their Work |
| July
27, 2001 |
DiFrancesco
Appeals for Blood Donors to Reduce Summer Shortage |
| July
24, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Offers Prevention Tips Against Summer
Food Poisoning |
| July
20, 2001 |
Commissioner
Grant Urges Residents To Protect Themselves From Dangers of the Sun |
| July
19, 2001 |
New
Jersey Awarded Refugee Settlement Funding |
| July
13, 2001 |
Department
Pays Tribute to Employees with 30 and More Years of Service |
| July
9, 2001 |
First
Round of Spinal Cord Research Grants Totaling $2.3 Million Awarded
by the NJ Commission on Spinal Cord Research |
| July
6, 2001 |
Acting
Governor Accepts Grant Resignation |
| June
27, 2001 |
Governor
Proclaims Long Term Care Ombudsmans Day
Volunteer Advocates Honored for Service |
| June
26, 2001 |
Commissioner
Urges People at Risk of HIV Infection to Get Tested
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day |
| June
22, 2001 |
Health
and Senior Services Offers Tips to Beat the Heat |
| June
13, 2001 |
Commissioner
Grant Urges Partnerships To Help Families, Children Affected by HIV |
| June
12, 2001 |
DHSS
Seeks Grant Applications for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| June
11, 2001 |
DHSS
Awards Nearly $700,000 in Grants to Community Health Centers |
| June
8, 2001 |
State
Issues Arthritis Statistical Report |
| June
6, 2001 |
New
Jersey Honors Ten Nurses With Governor's Nursing Merit Awards |
| June
5, 2001 |
Ten
Distinguished Nurses to Receive Governor's Nursing Merit Awards |
| June
5, 2001 |
June
5th Marks 20 Years of HIV/AIDS in New Jersey Like Rest of Nation |
| May
31, 2001 |
DHSS
Reports on Trends in Place of Death |
| May
30, 2001 |
Department
Honors Employees with Recognition Awards |
| May
29, 2001 |
State
Senior Plan Public Hearings Set -Hearing in Vineland, Toms River &
East Orange |
| May
22, 2001 |
DHSS
Presents Emergency Medical Services Awards As Part of EMS Week in
NJ |
| May
15, 2001 |
DiFrancesco
Caps First 100 Days by Signing Prescription Drug Benefit Plan for
Middle-Income Seniors |
| May
14, 2001 |
Department
Posts West Nile Virus Testing Results on Web |
| May
14, 2001 |
Health
and Senior Services Employee to Receive Prestigious Medical Educator
Award |
| May
11, 2001 |
Department
of Health and Senior Services Announces Completion of $1.3 Million
Defibrillator Program for EMS Squads |
| May
7, 2001 |
State
Launches New West Nile Virus Web Page Site Part of Efforts to Inform
Public of Ways to Prevent Infection First Posting: Tests Confirm West
Nile Virus in Two Crows |
| May
2, 2001 |
Community
Choice Program Helps 3,200 Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Find
Options to Nursing Home Care |
| May
1, 2001 |
DHSS
Releases First Annual Report On State's Comprehensive Tobacco Control
Program |
| May
1, 2001 |
DHSS
Unveils Baseline Measures Report for Monitoring Comprehensive Tobacco
Control Program |
| April
25, 2001 |
Health
& Senior Services Commissioner Announces Additional Funds to Raise
Infant Immunization Rates in Greater Newark Area
Preschoolers Stage a Mock Chickenpox Outbreak During
National Infant Immunization Week "Stop the Pox" Program |
| April
23, 2001 |
National
Infant Immunization Week Launched in Newark, New Jersey |
| April
16, 2001 |
Governor
Adds 10 Tests to Statewide Newborn Screening Program |
| April
11, 2001 |
New
Jersey Awarded Federal Lyme Disease Research Grants |
| April
5, 2001 |
Report
Outlines Progress on Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening |
| April
4, 2001 |
New
Jersey Hosts First National Summit on Nutrition, Breastfeeding and
Cultural Competency |
| April
4, 2001 |
New
Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Spreads the Word About Free Smoking Cessation Programs |
| April
2, 2001 |
State
Receives $2 Million Grant to Bolster West Nile Virus Efforts, Additional
Services |
| March
26, 2001 |
New
Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Offers
Free Cessation Programs for Smokers Who Want To Quit |
| March
23, 2001 |
Departmentof
Health and Senior Services Releases Vital Statistics Report |
| March
22, 2001 |
Health
Assessment Released on Lightman Drum Company Site in Camden County |
| March
22, 2001 |
Department
Issues Revised TB Strategic Plan Saturday is World TB Day |
| March
20, 2001 |
New
Jersey Hosts First National Summit on Nutrition, Breastfeeding and
Cultural Competency |
| March
16, 2001 |
Health
Assessment Released on Franklin Burn Site in Gloucester County |
| March
14, 2001 |
March
18 - 24th is National Poison Prevention Week
-- Being Prepared Can Help Prevent Accidental Household Poisonings
-- |
| March
12, 2001 |
Four
Dover Township Health Assessments & Consultations Finalized Childhood
Cancer Investigation Progress Report |
| March
8, 2001 |
New
Jersey Colorectal Cancer Rates Declining; Commissioner Urges New Jerseyans
to Get Tested for Colorectal Cancer |
| February
28, 2001 |
Caregiver
Support Program to Benefit from $3.5 Million in Federal Funding |
| February
22, 2001 |
New
Jersey Unveils 2001 West Nile Virus Response Plan |
| February
16, 2001 |
DiFrancesco
Unveils Anti-Tobacco "Not For Sale" Advertising Campaign |
| February
15, 2001 |
State
to Make $3 Million Dollars Available for Spinal Cord Research Grants |
| February
15, 2001 |
New
Jersey Cancer Registry Awarded Contract To Join National Cancer Surveillance
System |
| January
18, 2001 |
Blood
Donors Needed to End Critical Shortage |
| January
17, 2001 |
It's
Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot |
| January
16, 2001 |
West
Nile Virus Update |
| January
11, 2001 |
Grants
Allow More Seniors to Receive Congregate Housing Services |
| News Archive - 2002,
2001, 2000,
1999 |
