Submitted by: The Steering Committee for the Campaign for a Community/Youth Center This summer, the Steering Committee for the Campaign for a Community/Youth Center in St. Mary’s County coordinated a Community Youth Mapping (CYM) project in order to: (1) to provide meaningful summer jobs for local youth, (2) to collect data to inform decisions relating to…
Get ready to lose the habit, and become victorious over tobacco. Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society event, the Great American Smokeout. The Great American Smokeout challenges people to stop using tobacco for this one day in the hope they may quit…
BHAT Suicide Prevention Campaign: 2017 Accomplishments Author: Allyson Myers, Student, St. Mary’s County Public Schools August 8, 2017 This summer the St. Mary’s County Health Department selected a group of high school interns to work on specific, present-day community issues in order to increase and promote the health and well-being of individuals living in St.…
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) is requesting abstract submissions for the Poster Showcase at the 2017 HSMP Annual Meeting, set for September 21, 2017, in California, MD. The HSMP Annual Meeting is an opportunity for participants to network, learn from public health experts and receive updates on coalition-wide business. The HSMP Annual Meeting features…
HEALTHIEST MARYLAND BUSINESSES ANNOUNCEMENT Local Workplaces Receive 2016 Wellness at Work Awards On Friday, June 10, Van Mitchell, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, presented a Silver level Wellness at Work award to Southern Maryland Electrical Cooperative and an On the Path award to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in recognition of…
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