Posted: Tuesday, August 28th, 2018
Salisbury, MD. – Come out to the ballgame and meet Ready Freddy, a St. Bernard that is prepared for any emergency! Ready Freddy will be available for pictures with youth and adults before and during the game on Thursday, August 30th. There will also be interactive and informative booths with literature, games, and giveaways that will help you,…
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Posted: Monday, August 20th, 2018
Westover, Md. – The Somerset County Health Department has scheduled their annual Fall Rabies Vaccination Clinics. The Rabies Clinics will be held in Somerset County at the following locations between 6:00pm and 8:00pm. The fee for each animal is $8.00. Cash or checks will be accepted. …
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Posted: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
Westover, Md. – The Somerset County Health Department will hold their annual mass back to school vaccination clinics on August 28, 2018 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, on August 31 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and again on September 7 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Free vaccinations are for students entering Kindergarten, 1st through…
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Posted: Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Fentanyl Deaths Continue to Rise Baltimore, MD (July 26, 2018)—The Maryland Department of Health today released data for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths for the entirety of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. Both reports can be found here. During 2017, there were 2,282 drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths in Maryland. Of those deaths, 2,009…
Posted: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
The Partnership Earned Two Emmy Awards Through Powerful Real-Life Stories Baltimore, MD (July 24, 2018) — The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) partnered with Maryland Public Television (MPT) on a public awareness campaign regarding the heroin/opioid epidemic, which resulted in MPT being the recipient of two Emmy® Awards. The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter…