News & Events <Somerset County Health Department

Posted: Monday, March 16th, 2020

Governor Hogan Orders Closure of Bars and Restaurants, Announces Unprecedented Public Health Surge To Combat COVID-19 Crisis

Prohibits Gatherings of More Than 50 People Directs Maryland Department of Health to Increase Hospital Capacity by Additional 6,000 Beds, Activates Maryland Responds Medical Reserve Corps Activates 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Prohibits Utility Companies From Shutting Off Service, Tenant Evictions During State of Emergency ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today ordered the closure…

Posted: Monday, March 16th, 2020

Maryland Department of Health reports COVID-19 exposure risk at Lorien Elkridge

Baltimore, MD—The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has determined that a resident at Lorien Elkridge, a nursing home facility in Howard County, has tested positive for COVID-19. Lorien Columbia, Lorien Hall Assisted Living and Lorien Encore at Turf Valley in Howard County have no cases. The resident has been hospitalized, and the facility is in…

Posted: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

Maryland Department of Health Approved for Testing for Novel Coronavirus Cases

Maryland Emergency Management Agency Holds Continuity of Operations Planning Workshop ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland’s State Public Health Laboratory has been approved for testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This means that rather than waiting for test results from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) labs in Atlanta, Georgia, people who are suspected…

Posted: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM PROVES TO BE A SUCCESS

Westover, Md. – This past September, the Somerset County Health Department began a new evidence-based weight loss, nutrition, and physical activity program for women and children called ‘SCALE (Sustainable Change and Lifestyle Enhancement) for Families’. This past week, the core group of ten local women gathered for a one month follow-up session. Collectively, the group…

Posted: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Nutrition and fitness-based diabetes prevention program starting in January

Snow Hill, MD- Get fit, lose weight, and improve your health with certified lifestyle coaches. Starting in January of 2020, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester County Health Departments are sponsoring the National Diabetes Prevention Program in a county near you. The National Diabetes Prevention Program is a year-long, evidence-based program proven to delay or prevent the development of…