| LATEST NEWS
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| September
22, 2012 at 8:00 PM AST |
| Governor de Jongh Nominates Darice Plaskett as Commissioner of Health |
| Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr.
has nominated Darice S. Plaskett to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Health primarily due to her long and successful history as a senior executive in the field of health care management. |
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| September
21, 2012 at 11:45 AM AST |
| WIC to Temporarily Consolidate Office Locations |
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The VI Department of Health’s Women and Infant Children Program (WIC) will temporarily consolidate its office locations territory-wide during September 25-28, 2012 to accommodate its annual staff training with federal partners.
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| September
7, 2012 at 6:55 PM AST |
| Department of Health Closely Monitoring Reports of West Nile Virus Cases in the United States and Puerto Rico |
| Acting Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced today that the Department of Health is closely monitoring reports of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in the United States and nearby Puerto Rico, although no specific cases have been reported or confirmed in the Virgin Islands. |
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| August
22, 2012 at 4:30 PM AST |
| Health Department Operating Shelter for Special Needs Residents |
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Acting Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced that the Department of Health’s Special Needs Shelter
(SpNS) is opened and accepting residents at the Charles Harwood Medical Complex for persons needing medical assistance during emergency evacuation situations.
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| July
6, 2012 at 3:30 PM AST |
| Department of Health to Host Web-Based Educational Series on Secure Exchange of Data for Healthcare Providers |
| The
VI Department of Health Division of Health
Information Technology (HIT), which is responsible
for implementing the Territory’s Health
Information Exchange (HIE), will host a series of
webinars on secure data exchange for healthcare
providers. |
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| June
26, 2012 at 9:03 AM AST |
| DOH to Hold Free Health Fairs During the Summer Months for Children |
| Acting Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett is pleased to announce that the Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs (MCH) Program will hold free health fairs for children throughout the summer. |
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| June
20, 2012 at 5:03 PM AST |
| DOH: Dengue Fever Reported in the Territory |
| Acting
Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett on Wednesday
said the Department of Health has received reports
of confirmed cases of Dengue Fever in the
territory and is urging residents who exhibit
symptoms to include nausea, eye, joint and muscle
pain, to seek immediate medical care. |
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| June
20, 2012 at 9:40 AM AST |
| MAP Office to Close Temporarily for Training on Thursday |
| Acting
Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced
today that the Bureau of Health Insurance and
Medicaid Assistance Program, or MAP, will be
closed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for staff
training on Thursday, June 21, 2012 in both the
St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix districts. |
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