by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 6, 2019 | Press Releases
A National Night Out 2019 Celebration will take place at the Oakland Town Pavilion tonight from 6. – 9 p.m. Designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, officers from the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Oakland...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Each summer the Garrett County Health Department sees a spike in human Lyme disease infections. Most local Lyme disease cases are caused by a bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) which is spread to humans from the bite of an infected black-legged tick, also known as a deer...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 2, 2019 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department reminds parents of the required vaccines for school students. A single dose of Tdap and Meningococcal vaccine is required for all students entering 7th through 12th Two doses of Varicella vaccine are required for students entering...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 1, 2019 | Press Releases
At the recent National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, Garrett County’s Population Health, Innovation, and Informatics Unit received a 2019 NACCHO Model Practice Award for its open source population...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 29, 2019 | Press Releases
Early Care Healthy Families is increasing the number of their staff who are able to help breastfeeding mothers. Five staff members attended the Breastfeeding Counselor Certification Course in Pittsburgh in April. “If you’ve never breastfed a baby, you would think it...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Garrett County’s Play Hard Live Clean (PHLC) Campaign completed a very active second year when schools closed for the summer. Participation varied by school, but overall participation showed an increase of 23%, jumping to 41% this year compared to 18% last year. “This...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 16, 2019 | Press Releases
You may think they are not listening, but teens follow your lead on a lot of things. The Garrett County Health Department’s Just Like You! campaign reminds adults to make sure they show kids how to be responsible about prescription drugs by minimizing the use of...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 16, 2019 | Press Releases
The Health Education and Outreach staff of the Garrett County Health Department participated in a two-year research project on the implementation of Play Streets events in rural communities, with researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 11, 2019 | Press Releases
Kara Taylor didn’t expect to need the assistance of Garrett County Home Health program, but when a complication from gallbladder surgery left the 29-year-old with an abdominal drain for a week, the program was what allowed her to come home sooner. Garrett County Home...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 3, 2019 | Press Releases
During the past few weeks, “mad scientists” have visited community events across Garrett County, sharing their findings about the dangers of tobacco use. The skit has been performed in Accident and Oakland. The goal of the skit is to discourage youth (or anyone) from...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 26, 2019 | Press Releases
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), comprising the collective voices of nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, announced the 2019 Public Health Model Practice winners on May 16, 2019, including the open source Garrett...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 18, 2019 | Press Releases
The Healthy Families Garrett County program received the 2019 Maryland Department of Health Exceptional Team Performance Award, which recognizes outstanding teamwork within a group of employees who made significant, observable changes, and accomplishments in public...
