by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 17, 2017 | Press Releases
Saturday, October 28, is National Drug Take Back Day, when the Drug Enforcement Administration is giving the public its 14th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 11, 2017 | Press Releases
The first floor entrance of the Oakland office of the Garrett County Health Department will be closed for several days due to a sidewalk replacement project. Please be prepared to use the second floor entrance when visiting the Health Department. Customers will be...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Oct 4, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Commissioners signed a proclamation on Tuesday declaring October 2017 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Garrett County. The proclamation read, in part, “Garrett County is pleased to join with the Maryland Department of Health to encourage women to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on Friday, October 13th, from 12:00pm to 5:30pm in the conference room at Garrett County Health Department at 1025 Memorial Drive in Oakland. “The Red Cross has been busy responding to natural disasters in other...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
The beginning of the new school year also marks the start of another Just Like You! campaign year, reminding parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers, coaches – all adults – the importance of positive role modeling for children. Just Like You! is...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a free Opioid Overdose Response Training for Thursday, October 5, at their Oakland Office, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Persons 18 and older who complete the training will receive Naloxone to administer to a person who is...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 21, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department will offer seasonal flu and pneumonia immunizations in October and November. The vaccines will be available at walk-in clinics at two Health Department sites (1025 Memorial Drive, Oakland, and 28 Hershberger Lane Grantsville) and...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 20, 2017 | Expert Opinion, Letter to the Editor, Press Releases
As the colors of the leaves begin their dramatic change, we are reminded that Influenza season is just around the corner. Influenza season carries with it many uncertainties, and immunization of the general population (including those most vulnerable) reduces the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 11, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department will be offering injectable flu vaccine to students in Middle and High Schools in school based clinics this Fall. Parents will receive a packet of information and a consent form in the coming weeks. Because flu shots are not being...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 7, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled two tobacco cessation classes at two different locations for this Fall. Classes begin on Monday, September 11th, at the Oakland office of the Health Department, and Tuesday, October 24th, at the Northern Rescue Squad...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Sep 7, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a free Opioid Overdose Response Training for Tuesday, September 12, at their Grantsville Office at 28 Hershberger Lane beginning at 5:30 p.m. Persons 18 and older who complete the training will receive a certificate...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 28, 2017 | Environmental Health, Press Releases, Rabies
The Garrett County Health Department has schedule low cost rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats, and ferrets beginning Mon., Sept. 18, and concluding Sat., Sept. 23, 2017. Area residents are encouraged to check the schedule for locations and times of the clinics...
