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ADPH: Weigh COVID-19 risks this Thanksgiving to protect yourself and others
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The coronavirus pandemic is prompting Alabamians to make difficult decisions about how and whether families and friends gather for Thanksgiving 2020....
ADPH: COVID-19 vaccine to be made available to all eligible Alabamians
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - As soon as mid-December, health care providers and the chronically ill in Alabama could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. Army Gen....
ADPH: Take steps to lower the risk of COVID-19 spread when voting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) joins election officials and others in urging Alabamians to practice healthy behaviors when making...
ADPH: Keep health and safety foremost for Halloween festivities
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Protecting families, friends and communities from contracting and spreading the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is a major concern for Alabama families in...
ADPH: Get the protection offered by the flu shot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues this fall, the Alabama Hospital Association, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the...
ADEM, ADPH: Reopening businesses should thoroughly flush water systems to guard against Legionnaires’, other...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) issued a joint statement Thursday urging...
Avoid senseless tragedy by never leaving children alone in vehicles
MONTGOMERY – Each summer there are deaths related to heat exposure in Alabama. The extremely hot temperatures in summer should remind parents, grandparents and...
Alabama experiences significant H1N1 influenza activity this season
MONTGOMERY – While the flu season is just getting started in much of the country, activity is already high in Alabama, along with Louisiana,...