The Greenwich Department of Health is celebrating its 350th year of dedicated service to the Town of Greenwich this year. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Dept of Health Marks 350 Years, Honored with Proclamation
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Caroline Baisley
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National Public Health Week: Building Bridges to Better Health – April 5-11, 2021
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National Public Health Week is celebrated annually during the first full week in April. In what year could this be more relevant than right now! Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Caroline Baisley, COVID-19, Greenwich Dept of Health, Stephanie Paulmeno
Greenwich Teens Eligible for Covid-19 Vaccine; Registering Via VAMS Requires Unique Email Address
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The Dept of Health recommends parents not use their own email to register their child for a vaccine because the VAMS system requires a unique email address. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Caroline Baisley, CDC, COVID-19, Dept of Health, Greenwich Schoola, Moderna
Greenwich Health Director Gives Covid-19 Snapshot as Summer Winds Down
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“Now as opposed to the spring, where there were no restrictions, we’re seeing post-contacts are family members, though occasionally you get a boyfriend or girlfriend,” she said. “In the spring you saw a lot of non-family members.” – Caroline Baisley, Director Greenwich Health Dept Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Caroline Baisley, COVID-19, Greenwich Health Dept
Masks Mandated for Greenwich Supermarket Workers, “Anyone Handling Food”
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“It’s not just for grocery store workers, but anyone handling food. We’re requiring them to do it, effective immediately.” – Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Caroline Baisley, COVID-19, Dept of Health, face masks, food service, supermarkets
Distemper Found in Raccoons, Health Dept Closes Greenwich Point to Dogs
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Test results that revealed Distemper within the raccoon population at Greenwich Point. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Police & Fire, Caroline Baisley, Distemper, dogs, Greenwich Health Dept., Greenwich Point, raccoons
The Emerging Epidemic of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: Is Our Youth’s Health Going Up in Smoke?
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By Alex LaTrenta, Greenwich Academy class of 2020
Fourth in a series of articles about the prevention, recognition, and treatment of public health threats in Greenwich. This August a young adult from Fairfield County went to the Greenwich Hospital Emergency Room (ER) with a dry cough, chills, and a chest x-ray which looked like early pneumonia. After several days of antibiotics, the patient returned to the ER with a worsening chest x-ray and received stronger antibiotics. Within days the patient rushed to the ER again, required supplemental oxygen, and in 24 hours was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit on a mechanical ventilator. Dr. Sandra Wainwright, Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist at Greenwich Hospital, recognized the unique features of this case given that “when young people present with pneumonia they usually get better quickly.”
After hearing about the cases of vaping related lung injury in the Midwest, Wainwright suspected that this patient suffered from the same disorder right in our community. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Alex LaTrenta, Caroline Baisley, Center for Disease Control, Dr. Sandra Wainwright, Greenwich Academy, vaping
Residents Ask Tough Questions on PFAS Contamination of Well Water
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Town of Greenwich and State Health Departments answered questions after a well in the King Street area near Westchester Airport was found to be contaminated with PFAS. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Real Estate, Brian Toal, Caroline Baisley, Connecticut Dept of Health, contamination, drinking water, EPA
Selectmen Debate: Tesei and Litvack Scuffle over Greenwich’s Economic Development
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Topics included the controversial re-branding campaign for Greenwich, diminished presence of hedge funds, expansion of Westchester airport, lack of affordable housing and the scourge of developers using loopholes intended to incentivize affordable housing to create monstrosities, and the lousy Grass Island Dog Park. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, BET, Cardinal Stadium, Caroline Baisley, contamination, Drew Marzullo, Gary Dell'Abate, Greenwich Athletic Foundation
Hamilton Ave Students Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with Special Guests
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Hamilton Avenue School students celebrated the 113th birthday of Dr. Seuss on Thursday. Guests included Greenwich Fire Dept Assistant Chief Robert Kick, State Rep Mike Bocchino, Health Dept director Caroline Baisley. Continue Reading →