Notices
Meningitis Outbreak - Healthcare providers who identify patients with suggestive symptoms of meningitis or other infection related to NECC products should report to ADPH.
Flu Vaccine - Vaccine clinics are being held at county health departments across the state. Contact your local county health department for information on vaccine availability.
Health Care Facilities License Renewal - Online license renewal applications for 2013 are now being accepted for all licensed business entities.
2011 Infant Mortality Rate - Infant mortality rate in Alabama falls to an all-time low in 2011.
ABC's of Sleeping Babies - Babies sleep safest when they sleep alone on their back in an uncluttered crib or other safe sleep surface.
Events
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - Screenings save lives. Check to see if your county health department is hosting a free prostate cancer screening.
Candlelight Memorial Service - A candle light vigil in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will be held on the Terrace at Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts on October 15.
Hepatitis C Training Workshop - Learn about newly approved HCV protease inhibitor combination therapies at this November 1 presentation conducted by Lucinda K. Porter, RN, author of Free from Hepatitis C.
Upcoming HIV/AIDS Events - The HIV/AIDS division provides a centralized listing of all HIV/AIDS related events in the state.
October Health Observances
ALPHTN Satellite Conferences & Webcasts Schedule
The Alabama Public Health Training Network (ALPHTN) broadcasts live webcasts and satellite conferences for health professionals in Alabama and across the country. Below is a list of upcoming conferences. Register to participate in these free programs.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
2012 Infection Control Update
Program faculty will explore the infectious process and provide instructions on how to recognize and manage bloodborne pathogens.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Impact of Financial Exploitation on the Health Care of Seniors
Program faculty will discuss the various types of financial exploitation, how it affects a person's health, and ways to prevent and report suspected abuse.
All ALPHTN Satellite Conferences & Webcasts
How Do I?
- Apply for health insurance online?
- Apply for WIC?
- Check restaurant scores?
- Exchange meaningful use data?
- Find a directory of health care facilities?
- Get help to quit smoking?
- Obtain free family planning services?
- Obtain home health services?
- Order a birth/death/marriage certificate?
- Prepare for an emergency?
- Review health care facility deficiencies?
News Releases
10-16-12 - Alabama residents received contaminated NECC products
10-12-12 - Komen affiliate enables ADPH to provide free mammograms to underserved Alabama women
10-11-12 - Ongoing investigation of products from New England Compounding Center continues
10-05-12 - Alabama not currently identified in multi-state meningitis outbreak
10-05-12 - Potential Salmonella outbreak reported in Talladega County school
10-04-12 - ADPH seeks high-impact, science-based proposals for HIV/AIDS risk reduction, health promotion
09-28-12 - Rabid raccoon in Escambia County prompts reminders to immunize pets
09-26-12 - WIC Program seeks public comment about 2013 State Plan