Naugatuck Valley Health District

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Are you currently pregnant? Have you given birth in the last two years? The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is recruiting participants to share their experiences with an aim to better understand the experiences of individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Insights gathered will help inform research and future efforts to support maternal health in our community.

See the flyer for more details.

For questions, contact Summaya Multany at [email protected]

06/02/2026

We are always happy to talk about what we do in public health. Last week, NVHD’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Emilija Griceviciute returned to her high school alma mater, Ansonia High School, to talk to students about her public health academic pathway and career experiences so far. Thanks for the opportunity Ansonia Public Schools

05/28/2026

Our Bags Are Packed!

Visitors to the Baby Fair at the Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital this Saturday will receive bags loaded with free maternity and baby care items (while supplies last)!

We hope to see you and your family on May 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby, for our Annual Baby Fair.

Expectant parents, new parents and their families can get a good feel for the area’s maternity and childcare resources as this free event features many exhibitors, special offers and discounts, raffles, door prizes, tours of the Childbirth Center and information about the Center’s classes and support groups for before and after childbirth.

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

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Griffin’s Baby Fair Is this Saturday!

Expectant parents, new parents and their families can get a good feel for the area’s maternity and childcare resources from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., May 30 at Griffin Health’s Annual Baby Fair.

Held at The Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division Street in Derby, this free event features many exhibitors, special offers and discounts, raffles, door prizes, tours of the Childbirth Center and information about the Center’s classes and support groups for before and after childbirth.

Griffin Hospital offers family-centered maternity care in an environment designed to best meet individual and family needs. The Center features private, family-friendly rooms, expert staff for maternal and newborn care, and lactation consultants.

The Fair is sponsored by Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley, a nonprofit organization working to reduce unintentional injuries to children ages 0-14 and build equitable and sustained systems that support injury prevention.

Vendor tables are available. Vendor registration is $50 for a table and a raffle prize donation. For more information, email Kristen Richards at [email protected].

05/25/2026

NVHD will reopen at 8am Tuesday, May 26, 2026

05/22/2026

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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month! ER visits for tick bites are already high, so to support tick bite prevention outreach efforts this spring, summer, and fall, please see new visuals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help local health departments remind the general public to check for ticks.

Sample message for the public:

Remind your family, friends, colleagues, and followers that preventing tick bites is the best way to protect yourself and loved ones from Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases. Ticks can bite all year long, though they are most active in warmer months. A few minutes of prevention can make a difference:

☑️Use EPA-registered insect repellents
☑️Treat clothing and gear with 0.5% permethrin
☑️Wear long sleeves and pants
☑️Avoid wooded and brushy areas where ticks live
☑️Shower soon after being outdoors
☑️Check for ticks, remove ticks promptly, and seek care if symptoms develop

And if you find an attached tick, remove it as soon as possible: www.cdc.gov/ticks/after-a-tick-bite. Removing attached ticks within 24 hours can help prevent Lyme disease.


Health departments can download the graphics at the links below.
https://bit.ly/4f3B9bX

https://bit.ly/4tIgE87



References: www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-data-show-weekly-er-visits-for-tick-bites-higher-than-usual.html