2022 News Release Archive
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December 16 – Health Department Holiday Operations
December 14 – Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Now Available for Children Ages Six Months & Older
December 13 – Community Mediation Services at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub
December 12 – Health Department to Launch Thrive By Three Program in St. Mary’s County
December 9 – Temporary Closure of Health Hub Operations December 12
December 8 – Day Reporting Program Now Operating at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub
December 5 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Awarded Grants To Support Youth Mentoring and Violence Prevention
December 5 – SMCHD Closing Early on December 8, 2022
November 29 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership Releases 2022 Food Security Report
November 15 – Temporary Closure of Health Hub Drive-Thru November 16 – 18
November 15 – SMCHD Operations for Thanksgiving Holiday
November 7 – SMCHD Announces Changes to COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine Services
November 4 – Request for Proposals: Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
November 1 – SMCHD Closed for Gubernatorial Election Day & Veterans Day
October 20 – Request for Proposals: Local Public Health Corps Workforce and Learning Management Program
October 20 – Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Now Available for Children 5 & Older
October 14 – Request for Proposals: Tobacco Retailer Education
October 5 – SMCHD Closing Early on October 6, 2022
October 3 – SMCHD Operations for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
September 30 – Request for Proposals: Digital Referral Platform
September 27 – SMCHD Seeking Community Feedback Regarding Customer Service
September 21 – Request for Proposals: Provider Sought to Assist with Procurement of Recovery Housing for Pregnant Women and Women with Children
September 15 – Request for Proposals: Mobile Crisis Response and Stabilization Services
September 13 – Community Members Invited to Attend the 2022 HSMP Annual Meeting
September 9 – Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held to Launch St. Mary’s County Health Hub
September 9 – New Bivalent Formulations of COVID-19 Vaccine Now Offered at SMCHD
September 7 – Temporary Closure of Health Hub Operations September 8
September 2 – Pre-Registration for Monkeypox Vaccine Now Available
August 31 – Health Department Operations for the Labor Day Holiday
August 31 – Naloxone Emergency Boxes Placed Throughout St. Mary’s County to Help Prevent Fatal Overdoses
August 23 – First Annual Walk for Recovery to be Held in Leonardtown
August 22 – Telehealth Booths Opened at Two Local Libraries
August 9 – Requests for Proposals: Local Behavioral Health Authority’s Prevention Services Program
August 9 – PPE Survey for Workers in Local Healthcare Settings & First Responders Serving St. Mary’s County
August 8 – SMCHD Announces Relocation of Harm Reduction Program Services
August 5 – SMCHD Announces Availability of Newly Approved Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
August 1 – SMCHD Offering Free Back-to-School Vaccine Clinics
July 21 – Requests for Proposals: Pathways to Health Equity
July 18 – Request for Proposals: Prenatal/Postpartum Physical Activity Group Mini Grants
July 18 – First Human Monkeypox Case Reported for St. Mary’s County
July 12 – Free Screenings of the Film Paper Tigers Offered at Lexington Park Library
July 11 – Safe St. Mary’s Summer Party to be Held at Great Mills Pool
June 27 – Health Department Operations for the Independence Day Holiday
June 23 – COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for Children Ages Six Months & Older
June 17 – SMCHD Preparing Locally for Emerging Public Health Issue of Monkeypox
June 14 – SMCHD Now Offering COVID-19 Test to Treat Services
June 13 – Health Department Operations in Observance of the Juneteenth Holiday
May 31 – Raccoon Bite and Suspected Rabid Raccoon in the Mechanicsville Area
May 31 – Community Baby Shower Announced for Expecting Parents
May 24 – Health Department Operations for the Memorial Day Holiday
May 23 – SMCHD Announces Start of Beach Water Monitoring Season
May 20 – Request for Proposals: Behavioral Health Assisted Living Facility Pilot Program
May 20 – Children Ages 5-11 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose
May 17 – Survey Launched to Understand the Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health & Substance Use
May 16 – Local Public Health Advisory: Rise in COVID-19 Community Transmission
May 16 – SMCHD Seeking Contractor for After Action Review of COVID-19 Pandemic Response
May 2 – National Prevention Week Observed May 8-14
April 25 – 2022 Seasonal Perc Testing Suspended in St. Mary’s County
April 13 – SMCHD Team Members Recognized for Outstanding Public Health Service
April 12 – SMCHD Honors Partners For COVID-19 Pandemic Response Efforts
April 11 – SMCHD Operations Changes: COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine, Contact Tracing & Data Reporting
April 11 – Health Department Operations for the Good Friday Holiday
April 7 – Routine Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Events
April 4 – SMCHD Agency Temporary Closure April 8, 2022
March 29 – Immunization Clinics Announced for Rising 7th Graders
March 28 – SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Operations Change
March 21 – 2022 Summer Student Academy in Public Health Now Accepting Applications
March 15 – Long-COVID Assessment for St. Mary’s County
March 11 – Request for Estimates: HUD Certified Inspections
March 9 – Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day
February 22 – Recall & Consumer Advisory: Powdered Infant Formula
February 14 – Health Department Operations for Presidents’ Day
February 8 – Students Invited to Participate in National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week Initiative
February 7 – Health Department to Begin Limited 2022 Seasonal Perc Testing
January 27 – SMCHD COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Sites Early Closure 1/28/22
January 24 – SMCHD Launches New Data Dashboard on Adverse Childhood Experiences
January 21 – COVID-19 At-Home Test Kits Available to St. Mary’s County Residents
January 14 – Safe Food Handling Classes Offered Virtually for 2022
January 11 – Health Department Operations for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 10 – Health Department & St. Mary’s County Library Partner to Distribute KN95 Masks
January 7 – Health Department Delayed Opening 1/7/22
January 5 – Result Reporting Service for At-Home COVID-19 Tests Now Available to St. Mary’s County Residents
January 5 – Health Department Delayed Opening 1/5/22
January 4 – Expanded Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
January 4 – Health Department Weather Closure 1/4/22
January 2 – Health Department Weather Closure 1/3/22
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