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This month’s Public Health Council meeting featured a pair of informational updates from the Department on the status of proposed amendments to regulations, followed by a programmatic update from DPH program staff. First, the Council received an informational overview from the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services …Continue Reading Highlights of the January 15th Public Health Council Meeting
The September monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured an update from Public Health Commissioner Bharel followed by a vote on final regulations and two informational updates for the Council from DPH subject matter experts. First, Public Health Commissioner Bharel provided an update on …Continue Reading Highlights of the September 11 Public Health Council Meeting
The August monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured an update from the Public Health Commissioner on the latest quarterly data on rates of opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts, a vote on a Determination of Need request, and a pair of informational presentations from …Continue Reading Highlights of the August 21 Public Health Council Meeting
The July monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured a series of informational updates from DPH subject matter experts: Overview of Health Care Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals, 2018 Overview of Massachusetts Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination in Health Care Facilities, 2018 Overview …Continue Reading Highlights of the July 10th Public Health Council Meeting
The June monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured a vote on one Determination of Need (DoN) request and a pair of informational presentations from DPH leadership. First, the Council took up a DoN request from Natick Surgery Center LLC for a substantial change in …Continue Reading Highlights of the June 12th Public Health Council Meeting
The May monthly meeting of the Public Health Council included updates from DPH leadership on proposed amendments to regulations currently underway at the Department and an informational presentation on the status of tickborne illness in Massachusetts. First, State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown provided an update on …Continue Reading Highlights of the May 15th Public Health Council Meeting
This month’s meeting of the Public Health Council featured a series of informational presentations from DPH staff. Staff from the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services presented an overview of peer recovery coaching in Massachusetts. Following that, staff from the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences …Continue Reading Highlights of the April 3rd Public Health Council Meeting
The March monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured a series of informational updates from DPH leadership on various public health issues and initiatives. First, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH presented new findings to the Council from our ongoing public health data warehouse/Chapter …Continue Reading Highlights of the March 13th Public Health Council
The February monthly meeting of the Public Health Council included an informational briefing on the status of proposed amendments to regulations, followed by a pair of informational updates from DPH staff on departmental activities. First, the Council heard an update on the status of proposed amendments …Continue Reading Highlights of the February 13th Public Health Council Meeting
The January 2019 monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured a three Determination of Need (DoN) requests followed by an informational update from DPH staff on the DPH response to a recent public health outbreak in Massachusetts. First, the Council took up three separate …Continue Reading Highlights of the January 9th Public Health Council Meeting
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