Author: John Corbin
Garrett County Health Department Population Health, Innovation, & Informatics Unit
#QuestionMonday – Jennifer & Jessica Are Back to Answer Your Questions About COVID-19 & Vaccinations!
As part of the new web series, Jennifer & Jessica Explain It All, our local school health nurse heroes are back to answer your questions! Ask your question(s) below, and our team will review them and prepare 1-2 video blogs (vlogs) each Friday! (Learn more about the new web series at: https://mygarrettcounty.com/announcing-a-new-web-series-to-document-the-covid-19-vaccination-process-and-answer-your-questions/) P.S. While you’re here, you can also sign-up for a free health planning account on mygarrettcounty.com to join the community improvement discussion and explore local data. There are now hundreds of local action groups collaborating on strategies remotely on mygarrettcounty.com to improve health and well-being in Garrett County!
New Garrett County Well-Being Program – GoGarrettCounty.com – Registers 100+ Users In First Week
The new collaborative Garrett County well-being program, GoGarrettCounty.com, continues to grow quickly and has already registered 100+ local users for the new interactive program designed to increase community access to care (especially for chronic disease prevention and management) and reward county residents for learning about healthy habits. Don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of this exciting new “Learn & Earn” initiative by registering for a FREE account at GoGarrettCounty.com. Join your family, friends, and neighbors on this exciting well-being journey and start earning incredible rewards! You can learn more about this new initiative from Garrett County Health Strategist Shelley Argabrite at: https://garretthealth.org/learn-earn-w-gogarrettcounty-com/
Announcing a New Web Series to Document the COVID-19 Vaccination Process and Answer Your Questions
Jennifer & Jessica Explain It All is a new web series and joint partnership to explore the COVID-19 vaccination process as it begins in Garrett County. School Health Nurses Jennifer Knauff, RN, BSN and Jessica M. Carey, RN, BSN begin a new series today to help explain the COVID-19 vaccination process and answer community COVID-19 questions through a weekly web series as follows (for the duration of the series): Each Monday, we will post a call for questions from the community. Each Wednesday, Jennifer and Jessica will provide a digital “diary” update documenting their own vaccination journeys. Each Friday, Jennifer and Jessica will share vlogs (video blogs) answering our community’s top questions that have been submitted via Monday’s call for questions. Today, we invite you to watch Jennifer & Jessica’s introduction videos to get to know the stars of our fun and informative new web series: For any questions or media inquiries, please email [email protected]. Thank you for joining us on this exciting new journey! Special thanks to Garrett County Health Department’s Director of Nursing Jennifer Lee-Steckman, CNM, MSN, RN for coordinating this joint partnership.
Garrett County STEPS to Better Health Scholarship Announced
Read more at: https://garretthealth.org/garrett-county-steps-to-better-health-scholarship-announced/
2021 Garrett County & Surrounding Region Community Health Assessment
It’s here! 🎉 The 2019-2021 Garrett County & Surrounding Region Community Health Assessment has been published, and is now available to browse online at https://mygarrettcounty.com/cha2021/ or in print form at the Garrett County Health Department in Oakland. This historic process was a tremendous undertaking, and we are incredibly appreciative of the growing participation from our community. Your voice matters, and we are so happy to have heard so many throughout the phases of this project! Now, the assessment is yours, and we invite you to review the report, try out our new data analysis tools, and join/create action groups to work together on these topics! Stay tuned for more updates over the following weeks highlighting the priorities within and data findings. There’s a lot to unpack, and we can’t wait to dig in! Access the 2021 Garrett County & Surrounding Region Community Health Assessment at: https://mygarrettcounty.com/cha2021/
Garrett County, Maryland Honored For Excellence In Public Health (Model Practice)
Garrett County, Maryland Honored For Excellence In Public Health