These decisions were made in consultation with the First Selectman’s emergency management team which includes the Greenwich Health Department. Continue Reading →
Camillo Announces Vaccine Mandate for Town Employees, Universal Mask Requirement
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Caroline Baisley
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Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Greenwich
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The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Mianus River Park have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Caroline Baisley, Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station, Greenwich Dept of Health, Michael Long, West Nile Virus
Demand Anticipated in Greenwich for Covid Vaccine for Ages 12-15
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“If my children were of age 12-15, they would be getting the vaccine. I can answer that from being a mother, a registered nurse and health care administrator.” – Diane Kelly, President Greenwich Hospital Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Caroline Baisley, COVID-19, Diane Kelly, FDA, Fred Camillo, herd immunity, J&J
Greenwich Dept of Health Marks 350 Years, Honored with Proclamation
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The Greenwich Department of Health is celebrating its 350th year of dedicated service to the Town of Greenwich this year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Caroline Baisley, COVID-19, Deb Travers, Greenwich Dept of Health, Stephanie Paulmeno, Tracy Schietinger
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 →