CT DPH Confirms Year’s First Case of Powassan Virus

HARTFORD, Conn.—The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection. This is the first case of POWV associated illness ...Read More >

CT DPH: Utilize COVID-19 Tools for Spring Holidays and Gatherings

HARTFORD, Conn.— With the current uptick of COVID-19 cases—coupled with the upcoming schedule of spring holidays and family gatherings—the Connecticut Department of Public Health is reminding residents of the ...Read More >

Connecticut DPH and DEEP Issue Advisory for Fish Caught in the Hockanum River

HARTFORD, Conn.--The Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection today are issuing a consumption advisory for fish caught in the Hockanum River. This ...Read More >

Ongoing Multi-Agency Response to Putnam Oil Spill

(PUTNAM) – On March 21, 2022 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) alerted the Northeast District Department of Health (NDDH) that they were investigating the release ...Read More >

Health Department Responds to Petroleum Spill in Putnam

Multi-Agency Collaboration Keeps Residents Informed (PUTNAM) – On March 21, 2022 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) alerted the Northeast District Department of Health (NDDH) that ...Read More >

Follow the Fifty: Models of Heart Health Reuniting 10 Years Later

Program Participants Re-connecting to Trail-Blaze a Path to Health and Wellness (BROOKLYN) – In 2012, the Northeast District Department Health and its HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut public health coalition ...Read More >

Radon Awareness Week

NDDH Warns of Mosquito-Transmitted Illness

West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquito from Plainfield Trapping Station (BROOKLYN) – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has identified West Nile virus (WNV) in a mosquito collected from ...Read More >