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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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
Behind-the-Scenes: COVID-19 and Your Greenwich Dept of Health
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“As a volunteer Contact Tracer I have had up to 21 people per day on my list alone….Some cases have taken close to an hour per call.” – Stephanie Paulmeno, DNP, RN, NHA, CPH, CCM, CDPPublic Health Education Specialist/Greenwich Department of Health Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Greenwich Dept of Health, Stephanie Paulmeno
Greenwich Health Dept Warns of Dangerous Heat, Humidity
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Residents can go to the Greenwich Public Safety Complex to read, sit quietly in the air conditioning and charge cell phones Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Greenwich Dept of Health, heat wave
Greenwich Prevention Council to Share Results from Youth Survey on Risky Behaviors
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The Greenwich Prevention Council is organizing a Greenwich Community Forum where the Youth Survey Results will be shared to be held on December 4 at YWCA Greenwich from 7:00-8:30pm. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Brunswick School, Child Guidance Center of Southern CT, Communities 4 Action, Comuity Centers Inc, Family Centers
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Greenwich
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General symptoms occur suddenly between 5 – 15 days following the bite of an infected mosquito and range from slight fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, malaise and eye pain, to the rapid onset of severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, severe muscle weakness, gastrointestinal symptoms, coma or death. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Greenwich Dept of Health, mosquito, West Nile Virus
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
Info Session Planned on Contamination in Well Water in Greenwich
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PFAS concentrations were detected in public water supply wells at 1 – 3 New King Street, New York, and in ground water monitoring wells located on the Westchester County Airport property. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, DEEP, EPA, Greenwich Dept of Health, Perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, Westchester County Airport
It’s Time! Health Dept Advises Taking Precautions Against Ticks
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The Health Dept Lab at Greenwich Town Hall offers tick testing. If a tick is found on a person – either dead or alive – it should be removed carefully with a long nosed tweezer. The tick should be placed in a tightly sealed small plastic sandwich bag marked with the date and body site of the bite. The Lab is in the Town Hall basement. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Greenwich Dept of Health, Lyme disease, ticks
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Greenwich
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The State of CT Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped near the Eastern Civic Center in Old Greenwich on July 19, 2017 have tested positive for West Nile Virus. These are the first positive mosquitoes identified by the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES) in Greenwich this year. In addition to Greenwich, West Nile Virus positive mosquito pools have been found in West Haven and South Windsor. The mosquitoes trapped (Culex pipiens) are generally bird and mammal biting which breed in standing water often found in artificial containers like discarded tires, birdbaths and catch basins. During 2016, one CT resident developed WNV-associated illness, the case was not fatal. Continue Reading →