Vermont Department of Health News

• Health Department news, information and updates
  News releases from the Vermont Department of Health.
  
  
• Communities Help Breastfeeding Mothers Succeed
  A "Change the Landscape: Support Breastfeeding in Our Community" campaign has been underway in Vermont throughout August. Images of nursing mothers are posted at businesses and shops, libraries and parks, hospitals and other public places.
  
  
• 15th Annual Rabies Bait Drop Starts Week of Aug. 21
  The bait drop project is part of an overall strategy by federal wildlife officials to try to stop the spread of raccoon rabies northward into Canada.
  
  
• Tritium detected for first time at Connecticut River shoreline
  New finding confirms that the tritium has traveled from the Yankee site to the Connecticut River.
  
  
• Hospitals Work to Change the Landscape to Support Breastfeeding
  Vermont hospitals play a big role in helping mothers and their newborns succeed in breastfeeding.
  
  
• Health Department Advises of Recall of Ground Turkey
  The Health Department is advising Vermonters to pay attention to a recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey products from Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella bacteria.
  
  
• West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in Brandon
  West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected on July 18 from a trap in Brandon.
  
  
• Ladies First Boat Promises to Lead Dragon Boat Race
  The Ladies First paddling team that will participate for the first time in the annual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Race on Aug. 7 at Waterfront Park in Burlington promises to be "First in Fun, First in Spirit, and First in Our Lane."
  
  
• Help Change the Landscape to Support Breastfeeding in our Communities
  Life-size standup images of breastfeeding mothers will start showing up in public places all around the state during World Breastfeeding Week to help start a conversation about how we can support breastfeeding in our communities.
  
  
• As Temperatures Near 100, Health Department Urges Vermonters to Keep Cool
  Take extra precautions to avoid problems during extreme heat.