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2026 News Releases
April 20 – 2026 Seasonal Perc Testing Suspended in St. Mary’s County
April 15 – Applications Now Open for 2026 Summer Student Academy in Public Health
April 9 – Routine Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Event
April 7 – Health Department Phone System Down Temporarily
April 6 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership Invites Community Input for 2026 Community Health Assessment
April 1 – Health Department Temporary Closure on April 7, 2026
March 30 – Health Department Closed for Good Friday Holiday
March 25 – Health Department Recognizes March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month
March 23 – Health Department Hosting Community Baby Shower for New and Expecting Parents
March 17 – Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day Announced
March 16 – Health Department Announces Early Closure on March 16
March 2 – School-Based Health Centers Now Offering Rapid Respiratory Testing
February 23 – Health Department Announces February 23 Weather Closure
February 12 – Health Department to Host Community Open House at Health Hub and Spring Ridge Middle School-Based Health Center
February 10 – St. Mary’s County Health Hub Receives Statewide Recognition from Advocacy and Public Health Organizations
February 9 – Health Department Operations for Presidents’ Day
January 29 – School-Based Health Center at Margaret Brent Closed January 30, 2026
January 28 – School-Based Health Centers Closed January 29, 2026
January 27 – School-Based Health Centers Closed, Health Department Normal Operations for January 28
January 26 – Health Department Delayed Opening and School-Based Health Center Closures for January 27, 2026
January 25 – Health Department Announces January 26 Weather Closure
January 23 – Safety Tips During Extreme Cold Weather and Power Outages
January 22 – Health Department Staff Training Strengthens Data Modernization Efforts
January 20 – Health Department Now Offering No-Cost Vaccines Through Maryland’s Free Adult Vaccine Program
January 12 – Health Department Operations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 7 – Health Department Launches Healthy Hearts Ambassador Program
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