by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 26, 2024 | Press Releases, Tobacco
Within 20 minutes of smoking your last cigarette, your body begins a series of healthy changes that continue for years. Let us help you take the steps to quit for good. The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a tobacco treatment class to begin on April 3rd....
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 21, 2024 | Press Releases
By Maria Friend, RN, BSN, Director of Garrett County Health Department’s Early Care Programs Unit In Garrett County, Maryland, second graders learn about Making a Difference in their social studies curriculum. Mrs. Smith’s and Mrs. Martin’s second-grade...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 19, 2024 | Press Releases, Tobacco
By Chelsie Dever, Overdose Response Program Coordinator/Tobacco Treatment Specialist The Garrett County Health Department has scheduled a tobacco treatment class to begin on April 3rd. The class is one hour long from 5:30-6:30pm and consists of a series of four in-...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 12, 2024 | Press Releases
By the Garrett County Health Department The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is coordinating another National Drug Take-Back Initiative across the United States on Saturday, April 27, 2024. In addition to the three permanent take back locations, Garrett County is...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 4, 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 first case of laboratory-confirmed rabies for 2024. The raccoon and dog encounter occurred on February 29, 2024, near...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 6, 2024 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department is currently in the third year of a grant provided to the Garrett County Drug-Free Communities Coalition to prevent youth substance use. The funding is a...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 24, 2024 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has received funding from the Maryland Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Bureau division of School-Based Health Centers to complete a needs...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 19, 2024 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Join the Garrett County Health Department as we continue the 2024 Winter Activity Series in Grantsville at the JTF Ice Rink on January 25th, February 8th, and February 15th, for evening skate...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Jan 9, 2024 | COVID-19, Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has again been awarded funding to help decrease COVID-19 health disparities in our rural community. The majority of the allocation will allow healthcare...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 28, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Environmental Health Office of the Garrett County Health Department reminds everyone that home heating appliances could be a source of poisonous carbon monoxide gas. “It’s important to get...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 28, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Planning Council met on November 30, 2023, at the Garrett County Health Department for a joint November/December end-of-year meeting to discuss the implementation of...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 15, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Friday, Dec. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Health Department’s office at 1025 Memorial Drive in...
