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June 23, 2010 at 11:45 AM AST
Governor
Discusses Health Reform Implementation in Nation's
Capitol
Governor de Jongh continued his administration’s push in Washington to ensure that the territory is included in key provisions of federal health care reform on Tuesday, when he attended a meeting at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with nine officials of the department who will be directly responsible for the reform’s implementation.
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June 23, 2010 at 11:15 AM AST
St.
Croix Company to Build State of the Art Ambulance Boat
for St. John
Governor de Jongh said
this morning that the Virgin Islands is closer to acquiring a state-of-the-art vessel that would aid in both medical and maritime emergencies.
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June 23, 2010 at 11:15 AM AST
DOH
to Observe National HIV Testing Day with Series of
Activities
Health Commissioner Julia Sheen announced today that the Department of Health STD/HIV/TB Program will hold a series of events beginning
today, to commemorate National HIV Testing Day.
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June 7, 2010
at 1:37 PM AST
Early
Leave Allowed Today from Some DOH Employees
Health Commissioner Julia Sheen today said that events occurring at Health Department locations in both the St. Thomas and St. Croix districts have forced the Department to release some employees early due to problems in the building.
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June
2, 2010 at 4:21 PM AST
First
Case of Dengue Fever Reported in the Territory
Health Commissioner Julia Sheen
said today that the Department of Health has confirmed the Territory’s first case of Dengue Fever.
The case was reported in the St. Thomas-St. John district and follow-up testing confirmed positive for the disease caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is mostly found in the
home.
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May 25, 2010
at 5:34 PM AST
Dental
Health Services Available for Head Start
The Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, is
now providing dental evaluations for children in the Head Start Program
territorywide.
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| Virgin
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Over the next few
months,
important changes
are taking place in our
Territory's Medicaid programs. We will be sharing that
information through
a special section of
our website and with
our New Direction
Newsletter. We hope you will take a few moments to review
the most recent editions of our New Direction Newsletter
and visit our site often to keep up with
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