1999 Press Releases
December 16, 1999
December 9, 1999
- Governor Pataki's Cancer Fighting Initiatives
- First Statewide Cancer Maps Issued More County Maps to Follow, as well as Small-area Analyses
- Remarks for Dr. Novello and Mark Baptiste - Cancer Mapping News Conference
November 30, 1999
- World AIDS Day Observance Held at State Museum Individuals/Organizations Serving Children with HIV/AIDS Honored
November 17, 1999
- Health Commissioner Novello Announces $3.4 Million in Funding for Tobacco Enforcement and Prevention
- State Health Department Levies Over $1 Million in Fines Against Retailers for Selling Tobacco to Minors Nearly 28,000 Compliance Checks Results in 5,043 Enforcement Actions Against Retailers
November 4, 1999
- Commissioners Novello and Cahill Reiterate Support to Hillcrest Community Comment on the State's Plan to Follow-up on Recently Released Childhood Cancer Study
October 27, 1999
- Child Health Plus Program Reaches Enrollment Milestone State Health Commissioner Urges Onondaga County Families to Discover CHP
October 22, 1999
October 15, 1999
October 12, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 1, 1999
September 28, 1999
September 27, 1999
- New York State Health Commissioner Responds to Encephalitis Epidemic, Discovery of West Nile-Like Virus
September 24, 1999
- CDC Identifies New Encephalitis Virus in New York State
- Lieutenant Governor and State Health Commissioner to Kick Off New York's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign
September 23, 1999
- Governor Pataki Steps Up Fight In Anti-Smoking Campaign - October 1st Medicaid Recipients Will Be Eligible for Products To help Quit Smoking
- Health Commissioner Unveils New Billboard Campaign - Releases Figures from DOH Tobacco Enforcement Report - Over 27,000 Compliance Checks Conducted
September 20, 1999
- Warning Issued to Farmers on Danger of Silo Gas - Dry summer weather has greatly increased the chance for exposure
September 17, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - Case Numbers As of September 17, 1999
September 16, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - State Health Department and CDC epidemiologists complete case-control study of outbreak
September 15, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - Case Numbers As of September 15, 1999
September 14, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - Case Numbers As of September 14, 1999
September 13, 1999
- Health Commissioner Acts to Protect Water Supplies at Fairs - E. coli case count climbs to 771 in Capital District outbreak
September 12, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - Case Numbers as of September 12, 1999
September 11, 1999
- Capital District E. coli Update - Case Numbers as of September 11, 1999
September 10, 1999
September 9, 1999
- State Health Department Issues New E. coli Alert Food Worker with E. coli Symptoms Employed at Schaghticoke Fair
- Capital District E. coli Update Case count now stands at 497, but outbreak likely has peaked
September 8, 1999
September 4, 1999
September 3, 1999
August 31, 1999
August 24, 1999
August 17, 1999
August 16, 1999
August 11, 1999
- Water Taste Test Slated for Metropolitan New York Area
- National Biotech Center Promises Health Care Applications
August 9, 1999
- Governor Pataki Announces $200 Million in Aid to Hospitals Conversion Aid Funding Linked to New York's "Partnership Plan" for Medicaid Managed Care
- State Begins Medicaid Managed Care Program (1115 Waiver) in New York City Millions of Medicaid Recipients to Receive High Quality Preventive Health Care
August 3, 1999
August 2, 1999
July 21, 1999
- Health Department Reminds Public of Rabies Risk Recent Mass Exposures Show Disease Continues to be a Public Health Threat
July 16, 1999
- Statement from New York State Department of Health
- Health Commissioner Issues Vaccine Recommendations
July 9, 1999
July 6, 1999
July 2, 1999
- Health Commissioner Warns New Yorkers of Fireworks Risk From 1994 to 1996, 533 New Yorkers were hospitalized with fireworks-related injuries
July 1, 1999
- State Health Department Files Additional Charges Against Beechwood Restorative Care Center State Alleges Continuing Deficiencies at Rochester Nursing Home
June 25, 1999
- Statement from The State Health Department Regarding Beechwood Restorative Care Center Officials Say Transfers are Mandated — Pledge to Keep Residents' Needs Paramount
June 18, 1999
- Statement on Decision of Kaiser Permanente to Leave New York and Its Northeast Market
- Health Department Issues 1999/2000 Fish Advisories for Recreational Anglers
June 15, 1999
May 26, 1999
- Medicaid Managed Care Program (1115 Waiver) Approved for New York City Millions of Medicaid Recipients to Receive High Quality Preventive Health Care
May 12, 1999
- DOH Releases Fourth Annual Managed Care Report QARR 1997 Report Includes New Performance Measures
- Health Officials Urge Against Touching Baby Wildlife Rabies Risk Continues in New York State
May 7, 1999
May 4, 1999
- DOH Seeks Applications For HIV "Special Needs Plans" HIV/SNPs to be National Model for Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care
April 30, 1999
- Hudson River Fish Advisory Education Project Underway Signs Ready For Posting: River Rangers Wanted
April 27, 1999
- New York Leads Nation in Taking Licenses of Disciplined Doctors National Report Again Cites New York State For Excellence in Physician Discipline
April 23, 1999
April 20, 1999
April 7, 1999
March 19, 1999
March 12, 1999
- Health Department Releases HIV Regulations for Public Comment 45-Day Comment Period Begins March 17, 1999
February 19, 1999
- Health Officials Urge Precautions Against Hantavirus Rare Infection is Diagnosed in Sullivan County Illness
