Here are the most current news releases and opinion pieces from the Health Department.TitleDateBe Ready for Respiratory Virus Season11/16/2023Share Your Ideas for Making Vermont an Age-Friendly State11/01/2023Free Lockable Storage Bags Will Help Keep Children from Accessing Cannabis Products10/31/2023Public Input Sought for Future of Regional Emergency Medical Services in Vermont10/12/2023Falls Prevention Key to Aging Strong and Well 09/26/2023New 'Suicide Data Linkage' Report Recommends Improved Supports for People at Risk09/13/2023New York Horse with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus was Infected in Vermont09/08/2023Mosquitoes Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)08/18/2023Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus08/08/2023Annual Vermont Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop Begins08/03/2023Vermont Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week07/31/2023Vermont Reports First Confirmed Flood-Related Fatality07/13/2023Guidance for Vermont Flood Recovery Health and Safety07/13/2023Know What Cyanobacteria Look Like This Summer 06/29/2023Vermont DEC Issues Air Quality Alert for Thursday06/29/2023Vermont Works to Address Growing Rate of Pregnancy-related Mental Health Disorders06/08/2023Vermont Honors its Emergency Medical Service Providers06/07/2023Unseasonable Heat Expected in Vermont this Week05/31/2023Youth Risk Behavior Survey Offers Insights into Pandemic Era Student Health05/22/2023USDA Officials Plan Spring Wildlife Vaccination Effort to Address Rabies in Chittenden County05/11/2023Commentary: Addressing Vermont’s Hidden Health Crisis05/10/2023May is Older Americans Month05/08/2023New Data Shows Increase in 2022 Accidental Overdose Deaths04/27/2023Health Officials Warn Vermonters about False Hellebore04/21/2023Raising Backyard Chicks this Spring? Know the Health Risks04/11/2023Vermont Health Department Website Gets a New Look03/29/2023New Report Shows Vermont Adults Generally in Good Health, But Disparities Persist02/16/2023State Prepares for Extreme Cold Conditions 02/01/2023Health Department Awards $4.8 Million in Grants to Local Organizations to Address COVID-19 Disparities and Advance Health Equity01/25/2023Health Department Reports Previously Unidentified COVID-19 Deaths01/06/2023