The St. Mary’s County Health Department and other key community partners launched the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) in April 2013 to serve as the local health improvement coalition for St. Mary’s County. The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is community-driven and community-based. It includes an expanding number of public and private partners working together to address the priority health needs for St. Mary’s County, as set by the community health improvement process.

Through action teams, Healthy St. Mary’s addresses the priority health areas for the current cycle of the community health improvement process. For the 2020–2026 cycle, health priority areas for St. Mary’s County and their corresponding action teams are as follows:

• Behavioral Health (including Mental Health and Substance Use) → Behavioral Health Action Team
• Chronic Disease → Chronic Disease Prevention Action Team
• Environmental Health (including the built and natural environment) → Environmental Health Action Team
• Violence, Injury, and Trauma → Violence, Injury, and Trauma Action Team