Agencies | Online Services | Policies
ADH
ADH


HomeSite Map
Services
Health UnitsQuick Links
Press Releases
2007
ADH HealthNet News Archives

Contact:

Ed Barham, Director of Communications
Arkansas Department of Health
(501) 280-4147
December 21

Health Department Offers Training for Ham Operators

December 18 Trust for America’s Health Ranks States on Preparedness
December 14 Health Department Recruits Volunteers For Emergency Preparedness Program
December 13 Voluntary Recall of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Vaccine
December 5 Health Department Juggles Remaining Vaccine Supply
November 16 Nominations Sought for Annual Breast Cancer Award
November 14 Health Department Advises About MRSA in Schools
November 13 Health Department Sets New Record for Mass Dispensing Flu Exercise
November 8 Access to Worksite Wellness Announced for State Employees
November 7 81 County Health Units Providing Free Flu Shots on November 7-10 Counties Testing Mass Dispensing Plan
November 5 Smoking Rate for Arkansas’s High School Students Hits Historic Low
November 1 Health Department Provides Guidance on Flu Season
October 29 House of Thaller, Inc. Recalls Smoked Salmon Dip Because of Possible Health Risk
October 25 Rabid Skunk Situation in Logan County Prompts Health Department Warning
October 12 Health Department Issues Guidance on MRSA in Arkansas
October 10 FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Frozen Chicken And Turkey Pot Pies
October 9 State Emergency Planners Practice Anthrax Event
October 5 Large Cost Increases Seen In Treatment for Chronic Disease in Arkansas
October 3 Oral Cancer Preventable, Hygienists Told
October 3 Arkansas Department of Health’s Communications Efforts Recognized Nationally
October 1 Putting Baby Back To Sleep
Arkansas Department of Health Fighting SIDS in Arkansas
September 28 Neighbors Building Healthy Communities: Step by Step
September 27 Bird Flu Exercise in Little Rock
September 24 Arkansas Department of Health Monitoring Case of Tuberculosis (TB) in Johnson County
August 20 First Human Death in 2007 From West Nile Virus Reported
August 10 FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Red Yeast Rice Products Promoted on Internet as Treatments for High Cholesterol Products found to contain unauthorized drug
August 6 Health Department Reports Heat-Related Death
August 3 Health Department Chosen to Lead Delta States Stroke Consortium
August 2 Lakeside Foods Issues Nationwide Recall of French Style Green Beans
July 23

FDA Expands Its Warning about the Risk of Botulism Poisoning From Certain Castleberry Food Products and Dog Food

July 23 2007 World Breastfeeding Week – “Breastfeeding: The Remarkable First Hour”
July 11 All Babies Born In Arkansas To Be Screened For Life-threatening Genetic And Functional Disorders
July 11 Iowa Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products Due To Mislabeling
July 2 Take Care of Your Skin and It Will Take Care of You
June 22 First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Cleveland County
June 13 Division of Health Posts FDA Alert WholeSoy & Co. Expands National Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in Blueberry and Mixed Berry Yogurt
June 12 Division of Health Posts USDA Health Advisory Texas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
June 11 Rabid Dog in Logan County
June 7 Tuberculosis
June 1 FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Toothpaste From China Containing Harmful Chemical FDA Detains One Contaminated Shipment, Issues Import Alert
May 29 WIC Income Guidelines
May 29 CDC Health Advisory Early Report of Serious Eye Infections Associated with Soft Contact Lens Solution
May 22 Division of Health Reports Results of Catfish Testing
May 6 Spit Tobacco Prevention Night at Dickey-Stephens Field DHHS Oral Health, Arkansas Oral Health Coalition and Arkansas Travelers Working to Educate About Risks of Spit Tobacco
May 7 Division of Health Begins Statewide Surveillance for West Nile Virus in May
March 9 Division of Health Encouraging Women and Girls to Learn More About HIV/AIDS
March 1 FDA Update on Peanut Butter Recall Salmonella found in the ConAgra Plant
February 26 Boil Order Issued Following Dumas Tornado
February 26 Dumas Health Unit Temporarily Relocates to McGehee
February 19 Radioactive Gauge Reported Stolen
February 14 FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter
February 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 6 Division of Health Monitoring Case of Tuberculosis (TB) in Stuttgart School District
February 6 DHHS Division of Health Awards $300,000 to Counties for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
January 30 Flu Greatly Increasing in Arkansas Flu Vaccine Still Available-Not Too Late to Get Shots
January 22 Board meeting on Monday, January 22, 2007
January 10 National Program Aimed at Reducing Health Care Fraud Takes On a New Identity
January 5 Addressing Oral Health Needs for Arkansas’ Future

< IN THE NEWS HOME PAGE >

| Home | Site Map | Services | Health Units |