Notice October 25, 2024: The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) phone system has returned to normal operations. Community members can contact SMCHD at 301-475-4330.

2022 News Releases

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December 19 – Request for Proposals: Provider Sought to Assist with Procurement of Recovery Housing for Pregnant Women and Women with Children

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 8 – Dr. Meena Brewster, St. Mary’s County Health Officer, Elected to the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Board of Directors

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 19 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Awarded $1.6 Million Grant to Support Operations at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub

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 Awarded Competitive Grant to Launch Nurse-Family Partnership Program in St. Mary’s County

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 18 – Contractor Sought to Assist with Procurement of Recovery Housing for Pregnant Women and Women with Children

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 31 – Additional Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized for Adults Age 50 and Older & Immunocompromised Individuals

March 29 – Immunization Clinics Announced for Rising 7th Graders

March 28 – SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Operations Change 

March 22 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership Launches New Interactive Health Planning Tool for Local Health Improvement

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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