LEONARDTOWN, MD (June 19, 2017) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department is seeking child care center organizations to participate in School and Child Care Center Wellness Grant activities. The

LEONARDTOWN, MD (May 22, 2017) – May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and it affects all

LEONARDTOWN, MD (May 4, 2017) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department will provide a vaccination clinic for adults Friday, June 9 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  The clinic

LEONARDTOWN, MD (April 12, 2017) – Due to declining seasonal groundwater levels, St. Mary’s County Health Department’s Environmental Health Services division has suspended wet season perc testing.  Health department staff

LEONARDTOWN, MD (March 22, 2017) – Due to seasonal groundwater levels, St. Mary’s County Health Department will begin wet season perc testing for lower terrace soil types on or about

LEONARDTOWN, MD (February 22, 2017) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department and the Maryland Rural Health Association are seeking healthcare professionals and community members to participate in focus groups

LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 16, 2016) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health announces regulatory changes to Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 26, Maryland Department of

LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 1, 2016) – The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) is a coalition of community members and organizational partners working together to improve health in St. Mary’s County.

LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 12, 2016) – The first confirmed case of influenza (flu) has already occurred in Maryland. Because it takes about two weeks after vaccination to provide protection against

– Contributed by Mollie E. Davis, SMCHD Guest Author –  Childhood cancer is the second leading cause of death in children past infancy and under age 15 (with accidents being the