Author: John Corbin

Garrett County Health Department Population Health, Innovation, & Informatics Unit

Chasing the Dragon Movie Showing – FREE & Open to the Public!

Join us for lunch on September 26th and/or 27th for a special showing of Chasing the Dragon – a powerful film about the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse in the United States. This film will be shown on two days, and may be viewed in parts if you’re unable to view the full film on either day. This event is open to the public, and there is no fee for admission. Garrett County, a healthier place to live, work, and play!

New Tobacco Cessation Classes Announced for Fall 2017

Monday, September 11, 2017 Oakland Garrett County Health Department 5:30-6:30    Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Friendsville, Northern Rescue Squad Building 5:30-6:30   Free cessation aids— Zyban, nicotine patch, nicotine lozenge, or nicotine gum. Classes continue weekly for 10 weeks   Contact: Mike Wilburn  301-334-7730 or 301-895-3111 Garrett County Health Department

Md. college students must now complete heroin education program

Read the full article here: https://www.ems1.com/opioids/articles/295030048-Md-college-students-must-now-complete-heroin-education-program/

Notice of Funding Availability from the Local Management Boards of Allegany and Garrett Counties

  The Local Management Boards of Allegany and Garrett Counties have identified a need for technical assistance for community capacity building around a two generation approach to services.  Specifically, funding is requested to hire a consultant to provide training and follow-up coaching to LMB vendors and community stakeholders in Allegany and Garrett Counties on using Data to Guide and Improve Child and Family Outcomes. This training has been identified as a need in both counties as organizations regularly track data but readily admit that do not always have staff with the knowledge and capacity to analyze and interpret the data. Effective data management plays an important role in improving the performance of an organization and the outcomes for children and families it serves.  Collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and acting on data for specific performance measures allows organizations to identify where systems are falling short, to make corrective adjustments, and to track outcomes. Click here to view the full Notice of Funding Availability.

Featured Group of the Day – Garrett County Resource Guide

Check out the #MyGC featured #groupoftheday – #GarrettCounty #Resource #Guide To learn more about this #featured #group, visit https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/garrett-guide/

Check out the new USDA WIC Video featuring Garrett County WIC Coordinator Carol Bass!

Original source: https://lovingsupport.fns.usda.gov/content/community-partnerships-wic-breastfeeding

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