Here are the most current news releases and opinion pieces from the Health Department. Title Date Falls Prevention Key to Aging Strong and Well 09/26/2023 New 'Suicide Data Linkage' Report Recommends Improved Supports for People at Risk 09/13/2023 New York Horse with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus was Infected in Vermont 09/08/2023 Mosquitoes Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) 08/18/2023 Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus 08/08/2023 Annual Vermont Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop Begins 08/03/2023 Vermont Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 07/31/2023 Vermont Reports First Confirmed Flood-Related Fatality 07/13/2023 Guidance for Vermont Flood Recovery Health and Safety 07/13/2023 Know What Cyanobacteria Look Like This Summer 06/29/2023 Vermont DEC Issues Air Quality Alert for Thursday 06/29/2023 Vermont Works to Address Growing Rate of Pregnancy-related Mental Health Disorders 06/08/2023 Vermont Honors its Emergency Medical Service Providers 06/07/2023 Unseasonable Heat Expected in Vermont this Week 05/31/2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Offers Insights into Pandemic Era Student Health 05/22/2023 USDA Officials Plan Spring Wildlife Vaccination Effort to Address Rabies in Chittenden County 05/11/2023 Commentary: Addressing Vermont’s Hidden Health Crisis 05/10/2023 May is Older Americans Month 05/08/2023 New Data Shows Increase in 2022 Accidental Overdose Deaths 04/27/2023 Health Officials Warn Vermonters about False Hellebore 04/21/2023 Raising Backyard Chicks this Spring? Know the Health Risks 04/11/2023 Vermont Health Department Website Gets a New Look 03/29/2023 New Report Shows Vermont Adults Generally in Good Health, But Disparities Persist 02/16/2023 State Prepares for Extreme Cold Conditions 02/01/2023 Health Department Awards $4.8 Million in Grants to Local Organizations to Address COVID-19 Disparities and Advance Health Equity 01/25/2023 Health Department Reports Previously Unidentified COVID-19 Deaths 01/06/2023