Please call the Public Information Officer, David Mann, at (251) 690-8823 if you need additional information about the following news topics or if you are interested in previous years' news releases.

	For a current listing of news releases from the Alabama Department of Public Health, please visit ADPH.org.

September 2010

August 2010

July 2010

June 2010

06/30/10 July 4th safety tips
06/30/10 Food handler classes in Citronelle
06/25/10 MCHD holiday closing
06/22/10 National HIV Testing Day activities in Mobile
06/15/10 MCHD offering mosquito minnows
06/14/10 Health risks related to high temperatures
06/11/10 Men's Health Week June 14-20
06/07/10 Food handler classes scheduled for June
06/07/10 New immunization requirements
06/01/10 June rabies clinics

May 2010

05/27/10 Free STD testing at South Alabama CARES
05/27/10 MCHD prepared to resume aerial spraying for mosquito control
05/27/10 Hurricane season begins June 1
05/27/10 World No Tobacco Day is May 31
05/24/10 MCHD Memorial Day holiday closing
05/20/10 Sanitary sewer overflow reported in Citronelle
05/18/10 Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board reports sanitary sewage overflows
05/17/10 Heavy rains cause sanitary sewer overflows
05/07/10 National Women's Health Week
05/04/10 MCHD supports efforts of Smart Coast
05/03/10 Sanitary Sewer Overflow reported in Mobile

April 2010

04/30/10 Mosquito spraying to resume
04/27/10 May rabies clinics
04/27/10 Sanitary Sewer Overflow reported in Mobile
04/23/10 National Infant Immunization Week is April 24-May 1
04/19/10 Mayor to proclaim April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month
04/14/10 Groundbreaking for new Mt. Vernon clinic
04/06/10 MCHD to hold H1N1 clinics at Brown Bag in Bienville and Mobile Regional Airport
04/05/10 MCHD partnering with churches to hold H1N1 clinics
04/02/10 April 5-11 is National Public Health Week
04/01/10 April is STD Awareness Month

March 2010

03/31/10 April rabies clinics
03/30/10 April food handler classes
03/22/10 Rabies clinic scheduled - B&B Pet Stop, Mobile
03/22/10 Kick Butts Day is Wednesday
03/19/10 Six-year-old boy’s death attributed to H1N1 flu
03/12/10 MCHD joins unprecedented public-private partnership to address rising U.S. infant mortality rate
03/09/10 Water quality advisory lifted
03/09/10 March rabies clinics
03/08/10 Water quality advisory
03/08/10 Flu season is not over - get vaccinated
03/05/10 MCHD to hold flu immunization clinic at Abba Shrine
03/02/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in Mobile
03/01/10 March food handler classes

February 2010

02/23/10 MCHD to offer free cessation classes for teens
02/17/10 Feb. 14-20 is ‘Through With Chew Week’
02/12/10 MCHD closing at noon due to winter storm conditions
02/10/10 Health Officer recommends cold weather precautions
02/08/10 Day care children to visit dentist at Eight Mile Clinic
02/08/10 New rabies control rules now in effect
02/08/10 MCHD holiday closing
02/05/10 Heavy rains cause sanitary sewer overflows
02/05/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in county
02/04/10 MCHD holding weekly H1N1 vaccination clinics for general public
02/03/10 February rabies clinics
02/03/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in Mobile
02/01/10 MCHD encourages women to take part in 'Wear Red Day'

January 2010

01/27/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in Mobile
01/27/10 Free help available to kick smoking habit
01/27/10 MCHD partnering with South Alabama CARES to offer free STD testing
01/26/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in county
01/25/10 MAWSS reports sanitary sewer overflows
01/22/10 Additional sanitary sewer overflow results from heavy rainfall
01/22/10 Sanitary sewer overflows reported in Chickasaw
01/21/10 Heavy rains cause sanitary sewer overflows
01/21/10 Food permits required for Mardi Gras vendors
01/20/10 Mobile County Board of Health officers and members announced
01/15/10 Sanitary sewer overflow reported in Mobile
01/15/10 MCHD hosts NASA ‘DEVELOP’ Leadership Conference
01/11/10 Rabies clinics
01/11/10 MCHD holiday closing
01/08/10 Water quality advisory lifted
01/08/10 Water quality advisory issued
01/05/10 MCHD issues cold weather precautions
01/04/10 January rabies clinics