News Release Archives - Index

May 2013  

• 05.03.13 – Department of Health Recognizes May As National Asthma Month

April 2013  

• 04.24.13 - Leading Experts Come Together to Address Health Equity
• 04.19.13 – DOH Communications Office Recognized By The Florida Public Relations Association
• 04.19.13 – Department of Health Recognizes National Infant Immunization Week
• 04.15.13 - Partnership with Stetson University Students Produces Public Health Coloring Books and Videos
• 04.09.13 - Volusia County Celebrates Fifth Annual Tobacco Free Florida Week
• 04.02.13 - DOH Recognizes April as Minority Health Month

March 2013  

• 03.29.13 – DOH and AHCA Encourage Floridians to Think About Health During National Public Health Week
• 03.20.13 - 2013 County Health Rankings underscores value of community partnerships
• 03.14.13 – Florida Department of Health Reminds Residents of Red Tide Precautions
• 03.12.13 – Dr. Celeste Philip Names Interim Chief for Bureau of Communicable Diseases

February 2013  

• 02.28.13 – FACES OF HIV Campaign Wins Advertising Top Honors
• 02.06.13 - Trauma Assessment Team Issues Key Recommendations
• 02.04.13 - “I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper” Conference 2013

January 2013

• 01.31.13 – Florida Department of Health Focuses on Families First
• 01.23.13 – Florida Flu Season In Full Swing
• 01.11.13 - Tuberculosis Strain FL0046 Contained in Duval County
• 01.10.13 – Florida Department of Health Emphasizes Importance of Folic Acid
• 01.10.13 - Department of Health Encourages Flu Vaccinations to Curtail Illness
• 01.09.13 - VCHD Supports “Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida” at Westside Elementary School
• 01.07.13 - Department of Health Releases 2012 Statewide Child Abuse Death Report

December 2012  

• 12.26.12 - Florida Department of Health Shares Holiday Health and Safety Tips
• 12.03.12 - Flu Shots Available at Health Department

November 2012 

• 11.28.12 - City Partners with Volusia County Health Department for Health Fair on Sat. December 1, 2012
• 11.20.12 - 2012 World Aids Day Candlelight Vigil in Daytona Beach
• 11.29.12 - Is There a Quitter in You?

October 2012 

• 10.26.12 - Candy-Flavored Tobacco: Trick or Treat?
• 10.24.12 - New Fungal Meningitis Case Confirmed
• 10.23.12 - Florida Fungal Meningitis Cases Total Eighteen
• 10.22.12 - Keep Sidewalks Safe and Clean for Halloween
• 10.22.12 - Local Health Experts and Community Leaders Offer Tips to Improve Fetal and Infant Mortality
• 10.22.12 - Florida Department of Health Obtains Relinquishment of New England Compounding Pharmacy Permit
• 10.22.12 - Four Additional Cases Confirmed in Florida
• 10.22.12 - Statement from Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong
• 10.18.12 - Florida Confirms Third Death in Meningitis Outbreak
• 10.18.12 - Florida Department of Health Collaborates with Health Care Professionals in Ongoing Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
• 10.18.12 - Two New Fungal Meningitis Cases Confirmed
• 10.15.12 - Florida Department of Health Provides Meningitis Update
• 10.12.12 - New WIC Office Opens in Pierson to Serve Eligible Mothers and Children
• 10.12.12 - Second Confirmed Death in Meningitis Outbreak
• 10.10.12 - First Confirmed Meningitis Death in Florida
• 10.08.12 - Florida Department of Health Update on New England Compounding Center Voluntary Product Recall
• 10.08.12 - Florida Department of Health Identifies Facilities That Have Received Contaminated Pain Medication
• 10.05.12 - The Florida Department of Health Investigating Meningitis Outbreak

September 2012 

• 09.19.12 - VCHD Launches New Health Survey

August 2012 

• 08.16.12 - Dr. John Armstrong: Tobacco is Still a Serious Issue Among Florida Youth
• 08.06.12 - Health Department Supports Florida’s KidCare Campaign
• 08.03.12 - Florida’s Infant Mortality Rate Reaches All Time Low

July 2012 

• 07.26.12 - Parents Urged To Get Back To School Immunizations Early
• 07.17.12 - Florida Department Of Health Emphasizes Importance Of Back To School Immunizations
• 07.05.12 - Health Department Offers Summer Safety Tips