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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 14, 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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 13, 2023 | Meet the Staff, Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department 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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Dec 4, 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...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 27, 2023 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC), a campaign that promotes healthy living for Garrett County public school students and their families, is back in action for its seventh year. The purpose of PHLC...
