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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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