Alabama | EMS brings 12-lead technology and medications to save lives
Montgomery AL | Time is critical in saving lives after a patient suffers a heart attack, and many patients in Baldwin and Mobile counties now benefit from a coordinated system of life-saving treatment....
View ArticleAlabama | Tornado-impacted residents asked to participate in telephone survey
Birmingham | As Alabamians continue recovering from the devastating tornadoes of April 27, public health authorities are exploring ways to lessen the overall destruction of lives and property in future...
View ArticleAlabama | Emergencia: Can you communicate? Training opportunity
Lincoln, Tuscaloosa | 17 Jan 2012 This special populations training will be held January 31, 2012 in Lincoln, Alabama and again on February 14, 2012 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. These trainings will cover...
View ArticleAlabama | Gov Bentley declares State of Emergency as severe weather outbreak...
Montgomery | 23 Jan 2012 Governor Robert Bentley has a declared a State of Emergency for all 67 Alabama counties as a result of severe weather impacting the state. By declaring a State of Emergency,...
View ArticleAlabama | Dept of Public Health monitors new cases of hand, foot and mouth...
Montgomery | 14 Feb 2012 The Alabama Department of Public Health asks the public to be aware that cases of the contagious viral illness called hand, foot and mouth disease are more numerous and severe...
View ArticleAlabama | Drug overdose death urgent concern as use of prescription...
Montgomery | 19 March 2012 Blount County Coroner John Mark Vaughn has witnessed the results of prescription drug abuse far too many times in his career, and he urges awareness of its dangers. In a...
View ArticleAlabama | No hepatitis A outbreak in Tuscaloosa County
Montgomery AL | 20120402 As of March 29, 2012, only one case of hepatitis A has been identified in Tuscaloosa County in a single food handler. According to Dr. Donald Williamson, State Health Officer,...
View ArticleAlabama | Two E. coli 0145 cases confirmed in state
Montgomery | 8 June 2012 In April, two Escherichia coli (E. coli) O145 cases associated with a multistate outbreak were confirmed in Alabama residents. These two individuals were not hospitalized and...
View ArticleAlabama | Students must have Tdap vaccine to protect against highly...
Montgomery AL | 5 July 2012 Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal bacterial disease which has increased alarmingly in the past decade. To help provide protection, all...
View ArticleAlabama | ADPH cautions the public to protect themselves from mosquito-borne...
Montgomery | 110812 The Alabama Department of Public Health reports that four cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported in the state this summer. Approximately one in five people who are...
View ArticleAlabama | Department of Public Health cautions the public to protect...
Montgomery AL–The Alabama Department of Public Health cautions the public to protect themselves from West Nile virus (WNV) and other mosquito-borne illnesses. Approximately 1 in 5 people who are...
View ArticleAlabama | Protective measures are urged in wake of West Nile cases
Montgomery AL–The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating cases of West Nile virus (WNV) statewide. One person in Montgomery County has died, others have experienced neurological issues,...
View ArticleAlabama | Public health officials caution Cleburne County residents to take...
Montgomery–The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed at least one positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse located in the city limits of Heflin in Cleburne County. A...
View ArticleAlabama | Potential Salmonella outbreak reported in Talladega County school
On Oct 1, the Alabama Department of Public Health, Epidemiology Division and field surveillance staff, began an investigation of a potential foodborne outbreak involving Fayetteville High School staff...
View ArticleAlabama | Damage assessments and storm surveys underway – nearly a dozen...
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has received reports of minor to major damage in nearly a dozen counties following the December 25th severe weather outbreak. Today Director Faulkner is...
View ArticleAlabama | One person killed as a result of Christmas Day severe weather outbreak
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has confirmed with county law enforcement officials that an 81-year old male died in Butler County. The victims’ death is a result of injuries suffered as severe...
View ArticleAlabama | State experiences significant influenza activity early in flu season
Like many states in the nation, higher than normal levels of influenza activity are currently being reported in Alabama. Influenza-like illness has been above Alabama’s threshold for significant...
View ArticleAlabama | Alabamians advised to be immunized for influenza and follow...
Higher than normal levels of influenza activity are currently being reported in both Alabama and the U.S. Reports of influenza-like illness have been above Alabama’s baseline for significant activity...
View ArticleAlabama | Rabid raccoon in Baldwin County prompts reminders to immunize pets
Wild animals don’t usually venture close to housesand they tend to avoid human contact, butanimals infected with rabies can have altered behavior which can pose risks to humans and domestic animals. A...
View ArticleAlabama | Risk of tickborne diseases greatest in late spring and summer
If you spend time outdoors or have pets that go outdoors, you need to beware of ticks and the diseases that they can carry. Ticks are small blood-sucking parasites that can transmit diseases to animals...
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