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Health Alerts & Advisories (2016)

2016 Health Alerts & Advisories 

Description Date Category #
NYS Department of Health Commissioner Declares Influenza Prevalent in the State 12/28/2016 HEALTH ALERT 342
BOIL WATER NOTICE 07/21/2016 HEALTH ALERT 341
NYS Department of Health Commissioner Declares Influenza No Longer Prevalent in the State 05/23/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 340
Expansion of Zika Virus Testing to Pregnant Women Who Had Unprotected Sex with a Partner Who Traveled to an Area with Active Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus  03/15/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 339
Zika Virus Testing and Specimen Collection Update 02/16/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 338
Updated Neisseria gonorrhoeae Treatment Guidelines 02/11/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 337
NYS Department of Health Commissioner Declares Influenza Prevalent in the State 02/11/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 336
ZIKA VIRUS GUIDANCE 01/21/2016 HEALTH ADVISORY 335

Health Category Definitions:

  • Health Alert Flash: Conveys the highest level of importance due to a large-scale, catastrophic public health emergency; warrants immediate action or attention
  • Health Alert Priority: Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention to a health problem or situation
  • Health Advisory: Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action
  • Health Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; no immediate action necessary
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