by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 6, 2024 | Press Releases
By Chelsie Dever, MBA, Director of Health Education & Outreach The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a tobacco treatment class to begin on September 5th. The class is one hour long, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and consists of four in-person group...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 2, 2024 | Press Releases, Rabies
CONTACT PERSON: Bryce A. Manges, L.E.H.S. TELEPHONE: 301-334-7760 Environmental Health Services of the Garrett County Health Department reports the third case of laboratory-confirmed rabies for 2024. A raccoon submitted from the Friendsville area to the Maryland...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 26, 2024 | Press Releases
By Sarah Humberson, Health Education & Outreach Office Secretary Each year, the Garrett County Steps to Better Health Committee offers two scholarships to Garrett County graduating seniors who are pursuing a career in the healthcare field. This year’s high...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 19, 2024 | Meet the Staff, Press Releases
By Venessa Stacy, Coordinator of Special Programs The Community Health Outreach Workers in Health Education and Outreach at the Garrett County Health Department promote health messages throughout the county to encourage wellness and the prevention of risky behaviors...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 16, 2024 | Press Releases, Weather
By Lori Peck, BS, MT, Public Health Emergency Planner Extreme heat poses a serious threat of heat-related illness to adults over 60, infants and children, those who are pregnant, those with chronic diseases, and individuals who work outdoors. Make sure to check in on...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 7, 2024 | Press Releases
By Kendra McLaughlin, MPH, Director of Health Education, Outreach, & Dental During the 2023-2024 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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 6, 2024 | Press Releases
By Julie Kebisek, MPH, Epidemiologist May is Lyme Disease Awareness month, but it is important to remember that residents of Garrett and Allegany counties continue to be at risk of exposure to disease-carrying ticks year-round. Although the majority of tickborne...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 5, 2024 | Press Releases
By Kristen Walker CPP, CCHW, After School Program Director Partners After School participants visited Heartwood Farm in Friendsville, Maryland, for the opportunity to plant hybrid chestnut trees in what will be part of a diversified food forest along the hillside of...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | May 23, 2024 | Press Releases
Received from the Maryland Commission on Public Health; Washington County Health Department. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – County Residents Encouraged to Join State, Local Health Officials for Forum Listening Session on Public Health Initiatives Set for May 23 ...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | May 17, 2024 | Press Releases
By Shelley Argabrite, Director of Population Health, Innovation & Informatics Unit Local public health leaders are participating in an exclusive National Resource Management cohort called Building Expertise in Administration & Management (BEAM) certificate...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | May 13, 2024 | Press Releases
By Shelley Argabrite, Chief Health Strategist at the Garrett County Health Department New partnerships are forming to explore every opportunity to help Garrett County residents prevent and manage chronic diseases. There’s an association between lack of access to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | May 10, 2024 | Press Releases
By Sadie Liller, CPP, Coordinator of Special Programs at the Garrett County Local Behavioral Health Authority The Garrett County Local Behavioral Health Authority has been selected as a pilot site for the nationwide Anti-Stigma Initiative launched by the Addiction...
