by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 14, 2020 | Press Releases
In the upcoming weeks, Secret Shoppers will be visiting local alcohol retail establishments to assess ID checking practices. Secret Shoppers, all of whom are of legal age to purchase alcohol but young enough to trigger an ID check, will hand a green card...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 8, 2020 | Press Releases
Environmental Health Services of the Garrett County Health Department reports the fourth case of laboratory-confirmed rabies for 2020 in Garrett County. An unvaccinated feral barn cat, submitted from the Oakland area to the Maryland Department of Health laboratory,...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 2, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department During the 2019-2020 school year, each public school in Garrett County participated in the Garrett County Health Department’s Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) campaign, a healthy lifestyle campaign...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 29, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The American Red Cross and the Garrett County Health Department will host a blood drive on Friday, October 16, from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Southern Garrett County Rescue Squad at...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 29, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department A “Walking Take Back” Event was held on Wednesday, September 16, at the Farmers Market at the Mountain Fresh Pavilion in Oakland. The Take Back was a joint event between the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 22, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department During July 2020, overdoses skyrocketed in Garrett County causing the Garrett County Health Department to issue three overdose alerts within a span of only 16 days. Community Outreach Workers...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 22, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department will be offering flu vaccine by appointment only this season. There will not be mass clinics and walk-ins cannot be accommodated in order to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 22, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Friendsville Community Watch’s annual family back to school event took on a new look this year. The group recently held a Backpack Drive Through Event, allowing them...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 21, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Every day, millions of parents and caregivers travel with children in their vehicles. While some children are buckled in properly in the correct car seats for their ages and sizes, many are...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a virtual class to help parents and caregivers of children in grades 5-12 increase their knowledge of drug use in our society and...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 15, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department’s Environmental Health Office will hold two rabies clinics for the vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Due to COVID-19 the Garrett...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 15, 2020 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) training at the end of September. This training is designed to promote the responsible service,...
