2024 Steps to Better Health Scholarships Awarded
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...
Meet Community Health Outreach Worker Katie Lucas
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...
Heat Wave Hits Garrett County 7/15/24 and 7/16/24
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...
Play Hard, Live Clean Campaign Celebrates Student Successes
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...
Lyme Disease is Transmitted Year-Round
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...
Partners After School Explore Farming and Forestry
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...
TODAY! (5/23) – Western Maryland Region: County Residents Encouraged to Join State, Local Health Officials for Forum – Listening Session on Public Health Initiatives Set for May 23
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 ...
Local Public Health Leaders Participate in Competitive National Financial Administration and Management Cohort
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...
The Garrett County Harvest Hub, a new program to support local farmers and expand Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) opportunities, is underway.
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...
Garrett County Local Behavioral Health Authority Selected as a Pilot Site for Nationwide Anti-Stigma Initiative
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...
