Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
2004 News Release Archive

 

12.29.04

January is Missouri Birth Defects Prevention Month

12.23.04

Maryville’s smokefree restaurants see record sales

12.16.04

Ombudsman Program Provides Advocacy Tips for Nursing Home Residents and their Families

12.6.04

Team Nutrition aims to improve children’s eating and exercise habits

11.23.04

Missouri to Receive Final Allotments of Influenza Vaccine

11.18.04

New survey shows nearly a half million Missourians have no health insurance

11.16.04

This November, Missouri’s top health official wants to give thanks for quitters

11.04.04

Department of Health and Senior Services Continues Efforts to Fill Flu Vaccine Gaps; Receives First Reports of Season’s First Confirmed Flu Cases

11.04.04

Missouri’s maternal smoking rates, and costs, are among the highest

10.28.04

Department of Health and Senior Services Seeks Flu Vaccine for Missourians

10.27.04

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

10.26.04

Elder Abuse and Neglect Hotline Reaches One Million Calls

10.25.04

Department Names New Administrator for Long-Term Care Section

10.22.04

State Hopes to Improve Emergency Care for Children at October 26th Conference

10.14.04

End of life decisions...are you prepared?

10.07.04

Thousands of Missouri women may be eligible for free cancer screenings

10.06.04

U.S. Flu Vaccine Supply Reduced by Half

10.04.04

Governor Holden Signs Proclamation to Recognize Residents' Rights Week

09.27.04

October is National Lupus Awareness Month

09.20.04

Health Officials Release Comprehensive Cancer Burden Report and Action Plan for Missouri

09.16.04

West Nile virus-related death is reported in Missouri

09.13.04

Heart Disease can be "Silent"

09.09.04

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

09.09.04

State Capitol Activities Mark the Launch of National Preparedness Month in Missouri

09.21.04

Take a Loved One to the Doctor

08.30.04

September is National Cholesterol Education Month

08.30.04

West Nile Virus Cases Increasing in Missouri

08.26.04

High Blood Pressure on the Rise in Missouri

08.25.04

Pain and Sympton Management to be Focus of Five Town Meetings

08.16.04

Latest Annual Statistics Find Good, Bad Changes Over Past Decade

08.05.04

Missouri First in the Nation to Implement Voluntary Standards for Health Departments

08.03.04

State Health Department Announces Statewide Hot Weather Health Advisory

08.02.04

Missouri's Immunization Coverage at New High

08.26.04

Missouri's First Probable Case of West Nile Virus Reported

07.21.04

Governor Holden Proclaims August as Missouri State Breastfeeding Month

07.20.04

State Health Department Announces Statewide Hot Weather Health Advisory

07.09.04

New Law Requires Onsite Sewage Installer Registration

08.01.04

Activity can be the Key to Coping with Arthritis

06.30.04

State to Expand Newborn Screening

06.28.04

State Health Department Seeks Comments on State Plan to Prevent Obesity

06.25.04

Measles Case in an Adopted Child From China

06.23.04

Strategic National Stockpile Exercise Brings Public Health Agencies Another Stap Forward in Preparing for Bioterrorist Attach

06.17.04

Missourians Urged to Take Precautions to Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death This Summer

06.15.04

Ombudsman Program Provides Tips on Visiting for Friends and Relatives in Nursing Homes

06.15.04

State Health Department Advises Missourians On Fish Safety

06.09.04

End of School Year No Longer Means End of Nutritious Meals Thanks to Summer Food Program and Local Organizations

06.04.04

Surgeon General Says Smoking is Even More Dangerous than Previously Known

06.03.04

First West Nile Virus Positive Birds in Two Missouri Counties

05.27.04

Summer is Coming...Schedules are Changing...Do you have a Plan?

05.24.04

Protect Your Children from Skin Cancer

05.19.04

High Blood Pressure Takes its Toll on One in Four Missourians

05.10.04

First Lady Recognizes Frances Lyle as Older Worker of the Year

04.29.04

West Nile Virus Infection to be Studied in St. Louis Metro-area Residents;
Study Teams to Make Home Visits in Parts of the City and County

04.27.04

State Focuses on Eliminating Cancer Disparities Among Missouri Minorities

04.27.04

Gatekeeper Program with Ameren

04.26.04

New Study Finds More Blue-Collar Workers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

03.26.04

Grant for Emergency Medical Services for Children Announced

03.23.04

Enrollment Deadline Extended for Senior Rx Program Members

03.22.04

Colon cancer deaths could drop by 80 percent with regular screenings

03.19.04

Governor Launches Chronic Disease Care Initiative in Missouri

03.08.04

Missouri moves forward with emergency preparedness: Smallpox Vaccination Available to First Responders

03.05.04

New guidelines published on preventing cardiovascular disease in women

03.03.04

"Ready in 3" Emergency Preparedness Program Announced

03.03.04

Figures gathered for decade attest to WIC's effectiveness in improving nutritional status

02.09.04

More Missourians face risk of heart disease and stroke, survey reports

02.02.04

State seeks local groups to help provide meals to needy children during summer months

02.02.04

State health officials urge Missourians to take action against state's number one killer - heart disease

01.27.04

Health officials say Missouri has come a long way, baby

01.27.04

Missouri unveils plan to halt violence against women

01.09.04

Number of flu cases declining

01.05.04

According to Survey, Missourians Want to Quit Smoking but Don't Take Advantage of Available Help