by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 16, 2019 | Press Releases
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and thousands of local sites across the nation will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 16, 2019 | Press Releases
On May 7, from 4:45pm-7pm (film shown 5pm-6:30pm, discussion at 6:30pm) the Garrett County Suicide Prevention Committee will present a special screening of Suicide The Ripple Effect at the Garrett College Auditorium, located at 687 Mosser Road in McHenry. With strong...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 1, 2019 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department joins agencies across the nation in celebrating April 1-7 as National Public Health Week. “Public health promotes and protects the health of people and their communities,” said Garrett County Health Officer Bob Stephens. “While a...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 26, 2019 | Press Releases
What is the impact of drugs in Garrett County? Almost half of the inmates at the Garrett County Detention Center are there because of drug activity. In fiscal year 2018, there were 96 children in foster care in Garrett County, and substance abuse was a contributing...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 26, 2019 | Health Fair 2019, Press Releases
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that physical activity is one of the best things people can do to improve their health, but what are some activity choices in Garrett County? A series of exercise demos at the Garrett County Health Fair will...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 25, 2019 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled its next blood drive for Friday, April 19, from 12-5:30 PM in the first floor conference room. “The American Red Cross is in an URGENT NEED of blood, especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative,”...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 12, 2019 | Press Releases
In preparation for the annual Deep Creek Dunk, Uno’s Restaurant and Bar hosted a responsible server training called TIPS, which stands for Training for Intervention ProcedureS, and is designed to promote the responsible service, sale, and consumption of alcohol. Uno’s...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 7, 2019 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department issued an overdose alert after learning there has been a recent increase in overdoses related to opiates in and around Garrett County. “While we are not certain what caused the spike at that time, there has been an increase of...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 6, 2019 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department is issuing an overdose alert after learning that there has been a recent increase in overdoses related to opiates in and around Garrett County. Garrett County Health Officer Bob Stephens stated that “while we are not certain what...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 26, 2019 | Health Fair 2019, Press Releases
The Garrett County Steps to Better Health Committee has announced Saturday, April 13, as the date for the next Garrett County Health Fair and Family Fun Festival. The 2019 event takes place at the CARC (Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex) at Garrett College in...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 26, 2019 | Press Releases
A local eighth grader at Southern Garrett Middle School has been nationally recognized as one of U.S. Cellular’s 16 under 16 award recipients through The Future of Good program. Caroline Argabrite received the recognition for her exceptional volunteerism at local...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 19, 2019 | Press Releases
Healthy Families Garrett County, a home visitation program of the Garrett County Health Department since 1998, recently earned a Certificate of Accreditation from Prevent Child Abuse America to serve families. This accreditation is valid through March 2023. “We...
