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“Our adult population in the country and in Connecticut remains under-vaccinated so we cannot attain herd immunity. The virus will continue to seek out our weakest links to survive. Please don’t let that be our children. I urge you to consider the facts and make your best judgement call.” – Dr. Stephanie Paulmeno, Public Health Promotion Specialist, Greenwich Department of Health Continue Reading →
“So what can alter our downward trajectory? This would be the COVID variants, the numbers of people in our area who choose not to mask or remain socially separated or to get vaccinated. As of yesterday, 36.6% of people in Connecticut were fully vaccinated and 53.5% have had one dose.” – Dr. Stephanie Paulmeno Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Department of Health is celebrating its 350th year of dedicated service to the Town of Greenwich this year. Continue Reading →
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 →
“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 →
Residents can go to the Greenwich Public Safety Complex to read, sit quietly in the air conditioning and charge cell phones Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →