| December
21 |
ADH to Expand Those Eligible for Flu Vaccine on January 3 |
December
20
|
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Garland and Lincoln Counties |
| December |
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Arkansas |
| December 7 |
Parents Reminded to Get 2nd Flu Shot for Children |
| November 29 |
ADH to Close Flu Vaccine Hotline November 30 |
| November
24 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Drew County |
| November
22 |
Arkansas Included for First Time in Cancer Report by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information Provided by Arkansas Department of Health (ADH); Arkansas Central Cancer Registry (ACCR) |
| November
8 |
Health Department receives Notification That Additional Flu Vaccine Is On the Way |
| November 4 |
Flu Vaccine Update |
| November 3 |
Health Department Gives Over 42,000 Flu Shots by Mid-Day |
| November 3 |
Some Local Health Units Closed Today to Provide Flu Shots to High-Risk Arkansans |
| November
1 |
Health Department Schedules Media Teleconference, Availability Sessions |
| October
29 |
Health Department Provides Checklist for High Risk Groups Seeking Flu Shots on November 3rd
ADH Hotline and Website Offers Latest Information on Clinic Sites |
| October
29 |
Health Department Wins Seven National Public Health Information Awards |
| October 28 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Phillips and Pulaski Counties, Birds Testing Positive In Pope and Union Counties and Another Positive Mosquito Pool in Ashley County |
| October 26 |
Downloadable Photos of Flu Vaccine Supply Made Available for Media Use |
| October 26 |
Flu Dose Revision Preservative-free (pediatric) Flu Vaccine Doses Not Included in Total Doses Distributed to Counties |
| October 26 |
ADH Finalizes Flu Vaccine Clinic Sites, Distribution of Doses Vaccine Available Only to High-Risk Groups |
| October 20 |
Local Health Units to Open Flu Vaccine Clinics Statewide November 3 ADH Activates Hotline and Website Today |
| October 18 |
Health Department Update on Flu Vaccine Shortage
Only Individuals in High Risk Groups Will Receive Flu Shots in Local Health Units |
| October 14 |
Health Department Reporting Humans Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Ashley, Mississippi and Pulaski Counties |
| October 14 |
Health Department Will Have Flu Vaccine in Limited Supply Only Individuals in High Risk Groups Will Receive Flu Shots in Local Health Units |
| October 6 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Desha, Pulaski, Scott and Union Counties |
| October 1 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Pulaski County |
| September 23 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Pulaski County, Birds Testing Positive in Jackson, Faulkner, Pike and Crawford Counties and Positive Mosquito Pool in Sebastian County |
| September 13 |
Health Department Reporting Humans Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Nevada and Chicot Counties |
| September 13 |
Health Department Reporting Birds Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Scott and Woodruff Counties |
| September 7 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Lonoke County, Bird Testing Positive In Drew County and Positive Mosquito Pool in Phillips County |
| September 1 |
Health Department Awarded National Recognition For “Preparing Arkansas: Mass Dispensing/Vaccination Exercises” |
| August
31 |
Health Department Reporting Humans Testing positive for West Nile Virus in Pulaski, Craighead and Ouachita Counties and Bird Testing Positive In Lawrence County |
| August
31 |
Health Department Reporting an Increase in Community-Acquired Staph Infections Department Advises on Prevention |
| August
26 |
Health Department Holds Rally to Encourage Colleagues To Participate in Race for the Cure |
| August
25 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus In Pulaski County and Positive Mosquito Pool in Randolph County |
| August 24 |
Health Department Reporting Humans Testing Positive for West Nile Virus In Jefferson and Pope Counties |
| August 18 |
Defibrillators Placed in Rural Communities With First Responders |
| August 17 |
Health Department Reporting Human Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Sebastian and Jefferson Counties, Bird Testing Positive in Poinsett and White Counties, Sentinel Chicken Testing Positive in Arkansas County |
| August 5 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Baxter, Carroll and Saline Counties |
| August 2 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Chicot County; Mosquito Pools Test Positive in Lee County |
| July
29 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Ashley County; Mosquito Pools Test Positive in Monroe and Greene Counties |
| July
26 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Bradley County; Mosquito Pools Test Positive in Jefferson County |
| July 26 |
Health Department Promotes World Breastfeeding Week 2004 |
| July
22 - |
Health Department Reports Mosquito Pool in Ashley County and Bird in Lonoke County Testing Positive for West Nile Virus |
| July 22 - 25 |
Health Department Announces EMT Competition and Conference |
| July
16 |
Health Department Reporting Human Case of West Nile Virus in Greene County, Positive Mosquito Pools in Lawrence and Crittenden Counties and Birds Testing Positive for the Virus in Jefferson and Crittenden Counties |
| July
13 |
Health Department Issues Heat Advisory |
| July
8 |
Health Department Reporting Birds Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Boone and Van Buren Counties; Mosquito Pools Test Positive in Crittenden County |
| July
8 |
Health Department Advises Arkansans about Risk of Rabies |
| July 7 |
Health Department Reporting First Human Cases of West Nile Virus This Season in Union and Izard Counties |
| July 2 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Mississippi and Sebastian Counties |
| July 1 |
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield wins 2004 Arkansas Fitness Challenge; develops free kit with Arkansas Department of Health to share program with state |
| July 1 |
Rabies transmission from organ transplants |
| June
29 |
Health Department Expanding Types Of Communicable Diseases to be Reported New Reported Diseases Could Alert Arkansas of Bioterrorism Event |
| June
25 |
Health Department and Arkansas Academy of Pediatrics Support New IOM Report Rejecting Link Between Vaccines and Autism |
| June
18 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Franklin and Independence Counties |
| June 18 |
Cardiovascular Health Program at Health Department Receives $980,000 Grant |
| June 9 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Johnson County |
| June 8 |
Missing Radioactive Gauge |
| June 3 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Benton and Ouachita Counties |
| June 1 |
Health Department Reporting Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Logan, Arkansas and Polk Counties |
| May 19 |
Health Department Reporting State's First Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Washington County |
| May 18 |
Governor Takes Steps to Reduce Smoking |
| May 12 |
Health Department Begins Surveillance for West Nile Virus Arkansans May Bring Dead Blue Jays & Crows to Local Health Units |
| April
22 |
ADH Colleague, Shirley Ezelle, Awarded the Kurt M. Dubowski Award For Contributions in Area of Chemical Testing for Workplace or Transportation Safety |
| April
22 |
National Infant Immunization Week Urges Parents to Vaccinate Arkansas Joins International Vaccination Effort
One Million U.S. Children Not Adequately Immunized |
| April 16 |
Health Department Addressing 2005 Budget Shortfall |
| March
26 |
ADH Echoing FDA Warning About Risk of Eating Raw Oysters Alert is Especially Important for Hispanic Community |
| March
23 |
ADH and Others Remind Parents to get Children Immunized for Kindergarten |
| March
8 |
ADH and DHHS Sponsor Youth Abstinence Conference |
| March 4 |
Chickenpox (Varicella) is Nothing to Fool Around With Health Department Encourages Vaccination |
| February
19 |
Health Department Advisory on Syphilis Outbreak in Washington County |
| February 19 |
Health Department Finalizes Surveillance Data for West Nile Virus 2003 |
| January 23 |
Health Department Receives Additional Influenza Vaccine |
| January 21 |
St. Vincent Health System and Arkansas Department of Health Announce Launch of County Adult Health Telephone Survey Data Can Shape Neighborhood Health Issues |
