Posted: Friday, July 6th, 2018
Westover, Md. – Motorists driving along Route 13 southbound will now see a new sign in front of the Maryland State Police Barrack ‘X’ in Westover. This week, a sign to mark the number of opioid related overdoses and fatalities was erected along the highway by members of the Somerset County Opioid United Team (SCOUT)….
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Posted: Thursday, June 14th, 2018
Prevention, Enforcement, and Treatment and Recovery Efforts to Expand in FY 2019 June 12, 2018 ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention today announced $40 million in new funding to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic. “Over the past year, we…
Posted: Monday, May 21st, 2018
Maryland’s Departments of Health, the Environment, and Natural Resources Raise Awareness for National Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Baltimore, MD (May 21, 2018) – National Healthy and Safe Swimming Week runs May 21-27, the week leading up to Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. The Secretaries of Maryland’s Departments of Health, the Environment, and Natural Resources encourage all…
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
Somerset County, Md. – The Somerset County Health Department is hosting another Grocery Store Tour in partnership with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Department of Human Ecology at Food Lion Supermarkets in Princess Anne, MD on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. Participants will learn how to read labels, shop on…
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Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Prevention Efforts Reduce the Spread of Tickborne Diseases Baltimore, MD (May 8, 2018)—The warmer weather of spring means an increased risk of tickborne disease transmission. In an effort to help prevent the increased spread of disease, the month of May has been recognized as Tickborne Disease Awareness Month. The growing number and spread of tickborne…