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2024 News Releases 

November 12 – SMCHD Health Clinic and School-Based Health Centers Temporary Closure 

November 1 – Commission on Public Health Announces November Meeting

October 31 – St. Mary’s County Group Violence Intervention Program Releases New Video About Local Violence Prevention Efforts

October 30 – Respiratory Infections in St. Mary’s County

October 29 – Health Department Operations for Election Day & Veterans Day

October 29 – Health Department Network Restored

October 29 – Health Department Network Temporarily Down

October 28 – Routine Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Event

October 24 – Health Department Phone System Temporarily Down

October 21 – Red Ribbon Week Campaign Unites Community to Live Drug-Free

October 15 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Hosting Drive-Thru Community Baby Shower for New and Expecting Parents

October 8 – Deputy Secretary of Behavioral Health Visits St. Mary’s County Health Department Sites

October 7 – Health Department Operations for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

September 30 – Health Department Early Closure October 4, 2024

September 27 – Commission on Public Health Announces October Meeting

September 18 – Drive-Thru Flu Vaccine Clinics Offered to Children in St. Mary’s County

September 10 – Public health commission continues conversation on healthcare access initiatives, hears from first workgroup on early themes

September 9 – Health Department Early Closure on September 12, 2024

August 30 – Commission on Public Health Announces September Meeting

August 27 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership 2024 Annual Meeting and Healthy Food Drive

August 26 – Health Department Operations for the Labor Day Holiday

August 22 – Commission on Public Health keeps busy summer schedule; public input remains key to state and local public health system study

August 21 – Community Invited to International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil

August 19 – School-Based Health Center Intermittent Closures 

August 16 – Temporary Closure of COVID-19 Drive-Thru Services at Health Hub In Lexington Park

August 14 – St. Mary’s Goes Purple Hosts 3rd Annual Walk for Recovery

August 8 – School-Based Health Centers Intermittent Closures August 12-16, 2024

August 5 –Health Department Programs Receive National Awards

July 26 – Commission on Public Health Announces August Meeting

July 26 – Temporary Closure of COVID-19 Drive-Thru Services at Health Hub In Lexington Park

July 22 – Harm Reduction Services Now Offered at Leonardtown Office

July 19 – Temporary Pause In Processing Vital Record Requests Due to International IT Issue Affecting Microsoft

July 17 – Commission on Public Health Continues Conversation with Key Partners; Hears Updates from Community Resources Commission and Rural Health

July 12 – School-Based Health Center Intermittent Closures July 15 – 26, 2024

July 8 – Launch of St. Mary’s County Public Health Corps

July 2 – Commission on Public Health Announces July Meeting

June 13 – Free Back-to-School Vaccine Clinics Offered to Children in St. Mary’s County

June 12 – Greater Baden Opening Primary Care Clinic In Lexington Park

June 12 – Health Department Operations for the Juneteenth Holiday

June 10 – Commission on Public Health hosts Maryland Secretary of Health, discusses importance of health equity and primary care

June 10 – Temporary Pause In Processing Vital Record Requests June 11

June 5 – Health Department’s School-Based Health Center Program Manager Recognized With Leadership Award

June 4 – Health Department Awarded $5 Million Grant to Continue Operations at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub

May 30 – SMCHD Announces Start of 2024 Beach Water Monitoring Season

May 30 – Commission on Public Health Wraps Up Western Maryland Listening Session, Confirms Dates for Upcoming Sessions

May 29- St. Mary’s County Health Department Recognized With Health and Safety Award of Excellence

May 29 – Health Department Phone System Temporarily Down

May 28- WellCheck and St. Mary’s County Health Department Launch Mentoring Exchange

May 22 – Health Department Temporary Closure on May 22, 2024

May 21 – Temporary Closure of Health Hub Operations May 21

May 20 – Health Department Operations for the Memorial Day Holiday

May 17 – Temporary Pause In Processing Vital Record Requests

May 16 – Commission on Public Health Visits St. Mary’s County Health Department

May 9 – Temporary Pause In Processing Vital Record Requests

May 3 – 2024 Seasonal Perc Testing Suspended in St. Mary’s County

April 30 – County’s Strategic Plan for Overdose Response Now Updated

April 29 – Temporary Closure of COVID-19 Drive-Thru Services at Health Hub In Lexington Park

April 26 – Commission on Public Health Announces May Meeting

April 9 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Partners With Sheriff’s Office to Prevent Underage Tobacco Sales

April 8 – Commission on Public Health Announces Southern Maryland Listening Session

April 3 – Health Department Temporary Closure on April 4, 2024

April 3 – Health Department Announces 2023 Gold Star Winners

April 1 – Commission on Public Health Announces April Meeting

April 1 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Hosting Community Baby Shower for Expecting and New Parents

March 20 – Health Department Operations for the Good Friday Holiday

March 14 – Mobile Crisis Response Services Ending – Other Resources Available

March 6 – Health Department Recognizes March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month

March 1 – Commission on Public Health Announces March Meeting

February 28 – Health Department Director of Clinical Services Joins National Informatics Group

February 27 – St. Mary’s Alcohol Licensees Show Strong ID-Checking Performance

February 22 – Temporary Closure of Environmental Health Entrance Extended Through February 27

February 22 – Temporary Closure of Environmental Health Entrance February 22

February 20 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Awarded $1.435 Million Grant to Expand Services for Youth at School-Based Health Centers

February 15 – SMCHD Launches New Public Health Junior Fellowship

February 13 – SMCHD Operations for Presidents’ Day

February 12 – St. Mary’s County Health Department and Full Sail Media Win Silver Davey Award for Gun Safety Campaign

February 7 – Rotary Club of Lexington Park Selects St. Mary’s County Health Hub as Signature Project

January 31 – Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership Releases Update to Community Health Improvement Plan

January 30 – Temporary Interruption to Birth and Death Certificate Processing on January 31

January 26 – Commission on Public Health Announces February Meeting

January 24 – St. Mary’s County Health Department Welcomes New Deputy Health Officer

January 23 – Health Department to Begin Limited Seasonal Perc Testing 2024

January 19 – School-Based Health Center Delayed Opening 1/19/24

January 17 – School-Based Health Center Delayed Opening 1/17/24

January 16 – Health Department Delayed Opening 1/16/24

January 10 – SMCHD Operations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 8 – Commission on Public Health Selects Workgroup Members and Announces Workgroup Co-Chairs

January 2 – Commission on Public Health Announces 2024 Meeting Schedule

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