The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have concluded cyanobacteria monitoring for the 2025 season and will resume monitoring in the spring. At this time, Scott Pond in Lincoln, Almy Pond …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding anyone who plans to travel for the holidays or to attend holiday gatherings to take steps to prevent the spread of common respiratory viruses. Large gatherings, crowded travel, and more time …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to firmly recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the hepatitis B infection status of the birth parent, and that all children …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today firmly committed to maintaining the existing hepatitis B vaccine schedule to protect newborns. The schedule calls for a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the …
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its information online on autism and vaccines. Response from the Rhode Island Department of Health "There is absolutely no evidence that vaccines cause autism. Decades of …
As part of efforts to acknowledge National Rural Health Day, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is proud to recognize Michael Gingell as Rhode Island's 2025 National Rural Health Day Community Star. Chief Gingell, Emergency Management …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Food To Live is recalling its packaged Organic Moringa Leaf Powder (dried Moringa oleifera) and its Organic Supergreens Powder Mix distributed in the following sizes: - ORGANIC …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers and retailers that ByHeart Inc. has now recalled all ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula products due to a multistate infant botulism outbreak linked to the product. According to the …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising families and consumers that a case of infant botulism has been identified in Rhode Island. Babies get infant botulism if they eat something containing spores from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Africa Imports is voluntarily recalling its Organic Moringa Leaf Powder (1-kilogram box) because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled Organic Moringa Leaf Powder was …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced the launch of Rhode Island Responsible, a public health campaign aimed at providing evidence-based information and practical resources that promote cannabis prevention among youth, pregnant …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Flat River Reservoir (Johnson's Pond) in Coventry. The harmful algae …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Moonlight Companies is recalling California-grown conventional yellow and white peaches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation for recreational activities at JL Curran Reservoir in Cranston, Smith and Sayles Reservoir in Glocester, and …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that M.C.I. Foods, Inc., is recalling more than 90,000 pounds of specific lots of ready-to eat breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg that may be contaminated with Listeria …
Governor Dan McKee was joined Friday by representatives of the 195 District and numerous dignitaries to mark the completion of the 150 Richmond building with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. The 212,000-square-foot life sciences development is anchored by the …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known …
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is currently open and operational as normal, despite the federal government shutdown. Benefits are active and can be used at WIC vendors, and participants can still attend or …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers of a public health alert concerning ready-to-eat meals containing pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The following product is subject to the public …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine for most Rhode Islanders 6 months of age and older to protect against serious illness from COVID-19 over the coming weeks and months. "COVID-19 vaccine can help …
