by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 17, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department is bringing substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery education to the Mountain Lake Park community and the surrounding area. “We...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 27, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has announced the appointment of a new Director of Environmental Health. Craig Umbel has been named as the Director, although he has already been working...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 19, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Anyone who has ever had a tooth ache knows it can take over your life and keep you from doing even the simplest things. Brushing and flossing daily, combined with the body’s natural defenses,...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 11, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Garrett County Health Officer Bob Stephens met with the Board of Garrett County Commissioners at their meeting on January 9th to announce that the Health Department received reaccreditation...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 30, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Two lucky attendees of the 411 Parent Rally at Northern High School at the end of November won Family Packages of tickets to a West Virginia Basketball game. The tickets were door prizes...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 28, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Challenge #2 of the Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) healthy lifestyle campaign was to go 10 days without any caffeine drinks during November. This challenge was given to students at Northern and...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 27, 2022 | Press Releases, Tobacco
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Nicotine is the addictive ingredient in cigarettes, chew, and snuff, and now in too many vaping devices to mention. No matter how you use it, nicotine and its many accompanying ingredients are...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 14, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department It’s always a good idea to be prepared when weather turns bad. The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning for our region for later tonight and tomorrow. The alert includes the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 23, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) healthy lifestyle campaign has added a new component this school year. Four high school students were recently hired to act as Influencers, using their peer...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 22, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) healthy lifestyle campaign, conducted jointly by the Garrett County Health Department and the Garrett County Public Schools, is designed to encourage youth to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 17, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has rescheduled the Parent Rally that was canceled due to inclement weather. The new date is November 29th at 6 pm in the Northern High School cafeteria....
by Diane Lee | Nov 10, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department In honor of Light’s On Afterschool, Partners After School (PAS) programs in Garrett County celebrated in different ways during the last week of October. PAS @ Oakland and Grantsville jointly...
