Shellfish growing waters closed

September 12, 2024

ADPH has closed shellfish growing waters in Mobile County, including Portersville Bay and Grand Bay.

Alabama Center for Health Statistics announces location change for vital record issuance in Montgomery

September 10, 2024

Effective October 1, 2024, ADPH's Center for Health Statistics will no longer accept in-person requests for regular certified copies of Alabama...

Alabama WIC Program seeks public comment about 2025 State Plan

September 9, 2024

Alabama WIC Program’s 2025 State Plan of Program Operations may be reviewed between September 9- 23, 2024.

Shine a Light on Childhood Cancer during September

September 3, 2024

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a month designated to call attention to this condition which deeply affects families across the world.

ADPH seeks proposals from youth-serving organizations to protect youth from nicotine initiation and secondhand smoke exposure

August 29, 2024

ADPH is currently accepting proposals to collaborate with qualified organizations in Alabama to affect social norm changes around tobacco use and...

Alabama awarded the CDC Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) Grant

August 28, 2024

The CDC has awarded $2.975 million to the ADPH Maternal Mortality Review Program over five years through a grant to expand support to Alabama’s...

Rabies in wildlife highlights the importance of vaccinating pets

August 28, 2024

ADPH reminds the public that rabies is a viral disease that can be fatal if untreated.

Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2024 ranks ADPH as third highest

August 26, 2024

ADPH has been ranked as Alabama’s third best place to work on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2024.

Guide to the Annual Fish Consumption Advisory

August 14, 2024

Each year, a new Fish Consumption Advisory is released to let people know which species of fish in which waterbodies may present a health hazard.

Shellfish growing waters reopened

August 2, 2024

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced today the reopening of portions of Mobile Bay that were temporarily closed to the harvesting of...