News & Events <Somerset County Health Department

Posted: Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES

Westover, Md. – Once again we are faced with extremely cold temperatures starting tomorrow (1/30/19) and extending into Thursday (1/31/19). Temperatures will drop into the negatives and single digits for many areas of the state making cold-related illness a threat. Take precautions to prevent cold-related illness by knowing who is at higher risk and how…

Posted: Thursday, January 17th, 2019

State Releases 2018 Third Quarter Fatal Overdose Data

Heroin and Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths Continue to Show Decline; Fentanyl and Cocaine-Related Deaths Continue to Rise BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of Health today released preliminary data today for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths through the third quarter of 2018. During this nine-month period, which encompasses January through September 2018, there were 1,848 total unintentional…

Posted: Friday, January 11th, 2019

Hogan-Rutherford Administration Announces Additional Efforts to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford today joined state and local leaders to announce new Hogan administration initiatives to expand substance use prevention and treatment efforts, as well as a new executive order to study mental and behavioral health in Maryland, with a special emphasis on the correlation between mental illness and substance use disorders….

Posted: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

WHAT DO THOSE NUMBERS ON THAT SIGN MEAN?

Westover, Md. – Motorists driving along Route 13 southbound have a sobering reminder of the impact of the opioid crisis in Somerset County. The sign at the front of the Maryland State Police Barrack ‘X’ in Westover counts the number of opioid related overdoses and fatalities in the county. Those numbers come from Maryland State…

Posted: Monday, December 17th, 2018

Tri-County Annual Go Red is coming Feb. 1, 2019

Women encouraged to share their heart health stories Salisbury, MD- What do you picture when you think of “heart health?” We asked women across the Lower Eastern Shore to tell their stories about how heart health has affected their families and themselves, as well as the importance of a healthy lifestyle. We are sharing those…