Rhode Island Department of Health

We are thrilled to share that #RI’s Small Amount targeted overdose prevention text message campaign has won Bronze and Audience Honors in the Special Projects category at the 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards! https://lnkd.in/g9rWjJmp ?? Special Projects Awards honor the most out-of-the-box project created to raise awareness and/or donations for a pro-social cause or causes. The Shorty Impact Awards is an international awards program created to raise global awareness around the positive impact that brands, agencies, and nonprofits can have on society through social media. Congratulations to the teams at RIDOH and Reach Consulting for this innovative and impactful work. Check out our live case study: tinyurl.com/mryk2rwa #shortyawards #shortyhonoree #shortyimpact Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services

?Aprenda cómo Proyecto Firstline Rhode Island está ayudando a los trabajadores de la salud de todos los niveles a mejorar las prácticas de control de infecciones! En este episodio del podcast Nuestra Salud con el Dr. Pablo Rodríguez, Jacob Peguero, Educador en Prevención de Infecciones, Proyecto Firstline Rhode Island, habla sobre los recursos educativos gratuitos y las capacitaciones disponibles para proteger al personal de atención médica y a sus pacientes de diversas amenazas de enfermedades infecciosas. Estas herramientas gratuitas están disponibles en espa?ol y inglés. Escúchalo aquí:?https://lnkd.in/es3_ZQvZ Learn how Project Firstline Rhode Island is helping healthcare workers at all levels improve infection control practices!? In this episode of Nuestra Salud podcast with Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, Jacob Peguero, Infection Prevention Training Liaison, Project Firstline Rhode Island, talks about the free education resources and trainings available to protect healthcare personnel and their patients from various infectious disease threats!These free tools are available in both Spanish and English. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/es3_ZQvZ RI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Rhode Island Department of Health Nuestra Salud Productions

This #NationalRuralHealthDay, The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health (OPCRH) invites all Rhode Islanders to celebrate those who serve in our state's rural communities like Andrea Martin, this year’s rural community star awardee. Andrea is a long-time educator and volunteer with the Washington County Coalition for Children (WCCC), and has been a passionate advocate for the well-being of children in rural Washington County. Visit powerofrural.org to learn more about Andrea and the importance addressing the unique healthcare needs of rural America.

The RIDOH Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health Program was honored to lead the planning for this year’s RI World Diabetes Day event last week at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick RI. There were 150+ healthcare and public health professionals in attendance to raise awareness, share knowledge, and discuss the importance of “diabetes and well-being” – the theme for World Diabetes Day 2024 – 2026. Over 20 vendors and nonprofit organizations were also in attendance to share resources and discuss new technologies for diabetes management and prevention.

Healthcare Professionals: Remind your patients that antibiotics are only needed to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, and that antibiotics do not treat viruses that cause respiratory infections such as flu, COVID-19, and RSV. #USAAW #BeAtibioticsAware

There’s still time to register for today’s webinar unveiling the new Rural Analysis Dashboard, November, 20 at 12 p.m. EST. RIDOH’s Office of Primary Care and Rural Health has worked with our fellow New England States and the New England Rural Health Association to create this dashboard to illustrate the health disparities between rural and urban areas in New England. Register here: tinyurl.com/3ukjyczm and check out the new dashboard here: tinyurl.com/33k99bjn.

RIDOH staff celebrated US Antibiotic Awareness Week today by wearing purple and displaying a proclamation from Governor Dan McKee. The State House will also be lit in purple through Nov. 24 to raise awareness of the threat of #AntimicrobialResistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic and anti-fungal use. #USAAW

There's still time to register for RIDOH and Brown University Health for this month's Public Health Grand Rounds: RIDOH's Response to Increasing Overdoses in Woonsocket: Putting Data to Action on November 20, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Register here: tinyurl.com/54xnjphy

Healthcare Professionals: #BeAntibioticsAware by telling patients why they don’t need antibiotics to treat viruses.

RIDOH is proud of our collaboration with University of Rhode Island - College of Pharmacy and continue to support and celebrate the work being done to promote evidence-based public health and harm reduction.