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Brown rats are common health nuisances in D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Rodent Expert Offers Advice on Controlling Rats and Mice in D.C.

by James Wright Jr. July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

The D.C. Department of Health held a workshop to educate residents and business owners on how to deal with the ongoing problem of rodents, especially mice and rats, in the District. 

LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of the D.C. Department of Health (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Health Director Nesbitt to Leave Post

by WI Web Staff July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
**FILE** Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. to Open 3 Sites for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

by WI Guest Author March 5, 2021December 21, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a May 8 press conference on the city's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Cautious About Reopening City, Says Social Distancing Still Necessary

by James Wright Jr. May 8, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

High Maternal Mortality Rate Among Blacks Alarms D.C. Leaders

by James Wright Jr. September 11, 2019December 21, 2021
A patient takes aim against measles. (Courtesy of ourcommunitynow.com)
Posted inHamil R. Harris, Health

D.C. Health Dept. Takes Action Amid Measles Outbreak

by Hamil R. Harris June 19, 2019December 21, 2021
Providence Hospital
Posted inCommunity

Emergency Legislation Halts Providence Hospital Closure

by WI Guest Author October 17, 2018October 31, 2020
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) hosts the city's first Maternal and Infant Health Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sept. 12. Cathy Hughes (left), Urban One, Inc. founder and chair, and Valerie B. Jarrett, former senior adviser for the Obama administration, participate in a conversation on perinatal health and racial disparities in birth outcomes. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Health

Summit’s Focus: High Mortality Rates of Black Mothers, Infants

by WI Guest Author September 19, 2018October 31, 2020
Providence Hospital
Posted inHealth

Providence Health System to Realign Services for Optimum Preventative Patient Care

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman July 25, 2018October 31, 2020
LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of the D.C. Department of Health (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Fate of Obstetrics at UMC in Limbo

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer October 25, 2017October 31, 2020

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