NH Department of Health and Human Services

Mosquito batch in Manchester tests positive for West Nile Virus

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

The batch was collected in the city of Manchester on August 21, 2019. DHHS is working with the City of Manchester Health Department to notify Manchester residents and those in the surrounding towns of the positive WNV test. READ MORE

NH receives 5-year $5M CDC biomonitoring grant

Monday, August 19, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

This grant will allow the PHL to analyze lead poisoning interventions, human health impacts from flooding, Berlin area environment impacts, and changes in contamination levels after preventative interventions. READ MORE

‘Vaping epidemic’ among NH youth prompts updated restrictions to state tobacco laws

Friday, August 9, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

According to the 2017 NH Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 24 percent of high school-aged youth reported having used electronic vaping products in the past 30 days. This compares to the national average of 13 percent. READ MORE

Measles case in Keene prompts warning from NH DHHS

Sunday, May 19, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

The incubation period for measles from the time of exposure is 7 to 21 days, typically 2 weeks. Symptoms of measles infection usually begin with high fever, cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis several days prior to developing a body rash. READ MORE

Senior volunteers to be honored at 2019 Joseph D. Vaughan Awards

Friday, May 3, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), along with Governor Christopher T. Sununu, the State Committee on Aging (SCOA), and EngAGING NH, will honor outstanding senior volunteers at the Joseph D. Vaughan Awards, to be held at the State House in Concord on Monday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. READ MORE

State health department: Rise in Hepatitis A diagnoses ‘concerning’

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

Since November 2018, 79 people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, compared to an average of 6 – 7 people annually in recent years READ MORE

NH in early stages of Hepatitis A outbreak

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

Over the past three months, 13 new cases have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A infections, including 7 in January, compared to an average of 6 – 7 people annually (range of 1-10 cases annually) over the past five years. READ MORE