Press Releases - 2024

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• 11/8/2024 DPH says that Connecticut residents can expect to hear from their public water system regarding the material of service lines connected to their homes

• 2/7/2024 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and Governor Lamont announce Social Connection Campaign to combat loneliness and social isolation in Connecticut

• 8/20/2024 Department of Public Health announces new tobacco Quitline services for Connecticut residents

• 11/20/2024 Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani named as President-Elect for national public health association

• 1/14/2024 Dr. Manisha Juthani's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Day message to DPH employees

• 4/22/2024 Commissioner Juthani's Passover message to DPH employees

• 8/26/2024 DPH selected to receive $556,000 in a new grant to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure in Montville

• 2/20/2024 Biden-Harris Administration announces over $61 million for Connecticut drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda

• 12/24/2024 Commissioner Juthani's holiday employee message

• 6/24/2024 Statement from DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding a case challenging Connecticut school vaccine requirements

• 7/22/2024 Department of Public Health and the Diaper Bank of Connecticut working together to support menstrual equity in schools

• 5/20/2024 Governor Lamont announces launch of Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program for health care providers in underserved areas and facilities

• 10/25/2024 Commission on Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention awards grants to local violence prevention and intervention programs

• 8/16/2024 DPH announces first case of West Nile virus infection this year

• 10/4/2024 Risk of eastern equine encephalitis continues: positive mosquitoes found in 16 Connecticut towns