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2018 News Releases

2018 News Releases

December 20 – Perc Testing to Begin for 2019 Season

October 22 – Local Medication Collection Event

October 15 – Youth Mentoring Initiative Information Session

October 12 – Sanitary Sewer Overflow in Piney Point

September 19 – Webster Field Annex Dye Tracer Study Rescheduled

September 12 – Kids Day at the St. Mary’s County Fair to be Smoke and Vape Free

September 11 – Well Water Advisory in Case of Storm Surge

September 6 – Webster Field Annex Dye Tracer Study

August 24 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership to Host Healthy Food Drive

August 13 – Community Members Invited to Attend the 2018 HSMP Annual Meeting

August 7 – Health Department to Host Community Presentation on Harm Reduction Program

August 1 – Foxes Test Positive for Rabies in the Lexington Park Area

July 30 – Survey Launched to Determine Impact of Opioid Crisis on Local Workforce

July 16 – Health Department Seeking Organizations to Educate Youth on Health Risks of E-Cigarettes

June 7 – Annual More to Explore Program Begins June 18

May 17 – Interfaith Health Alliance Offers Support for Faith-based Youth Mentoring Programs 

May 15 – Ann Rose of St. Mary’s County Health Department Selected as Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Fellow

May 9 – Presentation on St. Mary’s County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

April 24 – Health Department Suspends Seasonal Perc Testing

April 18 – Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Poison Center Reports Fourth Synthetic Cannabinoids Hospitalization in Maryland

April 10 – Unwanted Prescription Drug Collection on April 28

April 6 – 2017 Gold Star Award Winners Announced

April 5 – First Maryland Case of Bleeding Reported in User of Synthetic Cannabinoids

March 28 – Opioid Learning Series Update

March 23 – Update: Local Crisis Support Services Continue

March 22 – Local Crisis Support Services & Resources Available

March 7 – Health Officer Receives FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

February 23 – Health Department to Resume Perc Testing

February 9 –Statewide Opioid Awareness Campaigns

January 8 – Opioid Learning Series

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