by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 23, 2017 | Press Releases
As summer rapidly fades, the Garrett County Traffic and Transportation Advisory Committee reminds everyone that as local students are heading back to schools, motorists will be sharing the road with the big yellow buses. The first day of school for Garrett County...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Application Instructions AmeriCorps: your opportunity to take part in a national service movement by making a difference right here in Garrett County. A STAR! in Western Maryland is seeking individuals to serve through the Garrett County Health Department. Two...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
The public is invited to attend two community events that highlight the current issue of drug abuse in the county and across the nation. The events include a presentation and color fun run/walk, and a candlelight vigil for Overdose Awareness Day. Guest speakers Josh...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 11, 2017 | Environmental Health, Press Releases, Rabies
Environmental Health Services of the Garrett County Health Department reports the second and third cases of laboratory confirmed rabies in the county for 2017, involving a skunk and a raccoon respectively. The second case for the year occurred on August 4 in the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 4, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled two immunization clinics in August to help parents meet the new immunization requirements for school students. The new requirements include: a second dose of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Oakland’s Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 8th from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Oakland Train Station. The event will include free food, a dunking booth, carnival type games, fire and rescue vehicles, and a performance by Janice Ray Duo with John Hinebaugh. Oakland’s...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a free Opioid Overdose Response Training for Wednesday, August 9, at their Oakland Office beginning at 3:30 p.m. Persons 18 and older who complete the training will receive a certificate to carry (possess) and...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 25, 2017 | Press Releases
As a follow-up to observations conducted by several youth in May, the Garrett County Drug-Free Communities Coalition Action Teams mailed packets to area businesses this week. Thank-you notes were hand written by sisters Teresa and Danielle Wolf, who were a part of the...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 10, 2017 | Press Releases
The Garrett County Health Department has undergone a change in several leadership positions over the past few weeks. The changes have involved a shuffling of various current employees into different positions, as well as bringing in a new deputy health officer. Bob...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 5, 2017 | Press Releases
Two local businesses, with assistance from the Garrett County Health Department, received Healthiest Maryland Business status and were recently recognized as Healthiest Maryland Businesses Wellness at Work Awardees for their exemplary accomplishments in worksite...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jul 5, 2017 | Press Releases
Rodney Glotfelty retired from the Garrett County Health Department on Friday, June 30th, exactly 41 years after he began his career there as a sanitarian in Environmental Health. For nearly two decades he has been serving as Garrett County Health Officer, reporting to...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jun 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Garrett County was recently represented at the National Public Health Improvement Training Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shelley Argabrite, M.A., Population Health Planner along with her colleague John Corbin, Public Affairs Specialist from the Garrett County...
