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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; DEM and HEALTH warn of possible rabies exposure at Kennedy Plaza</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence &#124; 1 Feb 2012 The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Department of Health (HEALTH) are advising people who were in the Kennedy Plaza area on January 23, 2012 at approximately 8:45am be evaluated for possible exposure to rabies. A man described as Latino in his mid 50&#8242;s, approximately six-feet tall, with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; HEALTH monitoring cluster of flu-like illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wakefield &#124; 26 Jan 2012 The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is closely monitoring classroom clusters of flu-like illness at Wakefield Elementary School as Rhode Island officially enters peak flu season. HEALTH&#8217;s laboratory has confirmed some illnesses were caused by the influenza Type A virus, which is among the preventable flu strains in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; HEALTH update on Barrington pertussis outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrington &#124; 18 Jan 2012 On December 22, HEALTH received a report from a Barrington pediatrician that a student had been diagnosed with pertussis. As of today, there have been 21 cases of pertussis confirmed in Barrington. The number of confirmed cases in Rhode Island is consistent with outbreaks occurring nationally and regionally in Connecticut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; DEM &amp; HEALTH respond to mercury spill at St Andrew&#8217;s School in Barrington</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrington &#124; 11 Jan 2012 Earlier today (January 11) St. Andrew&#8217;s School in Barrington reported to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) that a vial of mercury had been dropped on a classroom floor in the Brown Science Building on January 10. The classroom was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; HEALTH to host Pertussis vax clinic in Barrington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrington &#124; 10 Jan 2012 The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) in conjunction with the Barrington Schools will be hosting a pertussis vaccination clinic for Barrington residents on Thursday, January 12 and Friday, January 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Barrington High School cafeteria, 220 Lincoln Avenue. Anyone with health insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; HEALTH reports Pertussis outbreak in Barrington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrington &#124; 09 Jan 2012 On December 22, HEALTH received a report from a Barrington pediatrician that a student had been diagnosed with pertussis. After working with Barrington school officials and other healthcare providers, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) has confirmed a total of eight cases of pertussis in students who attend either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island &#124; Director of Health presents awards to two hospitals for staff flu vax efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI &#124;In celebration of National Flu Vaccination Week, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) Director Michael Fine, MD, recognized Lifespan Employee Health and Women &#38; Infants Hospital for their efforts to increase employee influenza vaccination rates in their respective facilities. These are the first Director&#8217;s Awards that have been presented for support of [...]]]></description>
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