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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 4, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Effective in January 2022, Maryland Medicaid expanded coverage to include evidence-based home visiting services (HVS) for Medicaid participants. Home visitors associated with either Healthy...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 3, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department On November 15th at 6 pm in the Northern High School cafeteria, Lieutenant Michael Sigmund from the Maryland State Police and DFC Jenna Wilt, School Resource Officer from the Garrett County...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 3, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Mayjel Wildesen was the winner of two West Virginia University football tickets awarded on September 29th at the 411 Parent Rally. She and 37 other adults gathered at Southern High School to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 17, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is coordinating the 23rd National Drug Take-Back Initiative across the United States on Saturday, October 29, 2022. In support of this event, the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 27, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Healthy Families Garrett County participated in a Home Visiting Readiness Assessment with the Maryland Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program during the last two years. The...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 22, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled seasonal flu and pneumonia immunization clinics in October and November. The vaccines will be available at walk-in clinics at both Health...
