Garrett County Traffic and Transportation Advisory Committee Asks Public to Stay Alert for School Buses
School safety includes a whole range of locations and times – getting to school, safety inside and around the actual school, getting home again, and school related after-school activities. We all hope for overall safety as Garrett County students enter the 2023-2024...
GCHD Celebrates August 2023 as Breastfeeding Month
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The staff of Garrett County WIC (Women, Infants and Children’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program) is celebrating August as National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This year’s theme is...
National Night Out Taking Place in Oakland on August 15th
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Club 21550 is sponsoring Oakland’s National Night Out at the Train Station on Tuesday, August 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community...
Play Hard, Live Clean Campaign Scholarships Awarded
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department During the 2022-2023 school year, each public school in Garrett County participated in the Garrett County Health Department’s Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) campaign. PHLC is a healthy lifestyle...
GCHD Healthy Families Site Accredited for Quality Service by Prevent Child Abuse America
Leading National Child Abuse Prevention Organization Accredits Healthy Families America site in Garrett County to Serve Families By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Prevent Child Abuse America announced today that the Healthy...
Garrett County Workers from Various Disciplines Receive Trauma Informed Care Training
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Staff from many different agencies across Garrett and Allegany Counties filled the new Performing Arts Center at Garrett College on June 26th, spending an entire Monday learning about trauma...
Let Summer Begin Event Sponsored by Mtn. Lake Partners
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Nearly 200 people attended the Mtn. Lake Partners event called “Let Summer Begin” on June 4, 2023. The community planning group gave away 100 free meals to the public. Warmer weather allowed...
Steps Scholarships Provided to Two High School Seniors Pursuing Careers in Healthcare
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Steps to Better Health Committee provided scholarships to two Garrett County high school graduating seniors who are pursuing careers in a healthcare field. Each recipient was...
Oversight Agencies Manage Publicly Funded Mental Health/Substance Related Disorder Services and Child Well-Being Results
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Behavioral health services are very important for the overall health of the population, but how can you make sure that the available services within each jurisdiction are quality services and...
Fitting COVID-19 Safety Into Everyday Life
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department With the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration ending on May 11, 2023, the CDC is shifting from an emergency response to incorporate COVID-19 activities into everyday public...
Kelly Rock Joins Garrett County Health Department
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department welcomes Kelly Rock, a nationally board certified psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, to their Behavioral Health Program. “We are very...- Medication Take Back Events Scheduled Across Garrett County for April
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- Youth From Several Elementary Schools Explored STEM Through Freeform 3-D Printing
- Updated 2026 OSSD (On-Site Sewage Disposal) Training Video Now Available!
