The Local Care Team is an inter-agency council designed to provide support to families. The collaborative group unites representatives of several child-serving agencies to serve families of children struggling with […]

The Local Behavioral Health Authority is the management entity for publicly funded mental health and substance related disorder services. The agency strives to improve these services for residents of Garrett […]

Alignment for agencies to organize a coordinated approach to funding.

A program where medically qualified individuals who have medical assistance are assisted to be able to stay in their home or a least restrictive environment as long as possible by giving them better access to […]

The intent of the members of the Early Childhood Advisory Council is to come together in a consistent and coordinated way to narrow the achievement gap, especially for children with high needs, and to improve the […]

The CARC is a recreation facility on the Garrett College campus that serves the college, the community, and visitors to the area. A large part of what we do is to promote a healthy lifestyle through physical […]

The Garrett County Harvest Hub is a new program created by the Garrett County Health Department’s Population Health, Innovation, and Informatics Unit to increase access to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) o […]

Early Care Programs System of Care offers voluntary home visiting services that empower parents, at no cost, to give their child the best beginning in life! Early Care Programs offers Healthy Families Garrett […]

The priority for Behavioral Health is to foster an integrated Behavioral Health continuum of care. The integrated system shall promote Behavioral Health treatment, recovery, and wellness as access to Behavioral […]

Garrett County Health Department’s Early Care Programs System of Care provides free voluntary home visitation services to families and children prenatally and up to age 5. Additionally, the program offers a free […]

A formalized collaborative group, open to the public, designed to bring agencies and community members together on the fourth Thursday of every month at an in-person meeting starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Garrett […]

Garrett Guide is a Community Resource Directory with the framework found at Garrettguide.org. Local agencies, organizations, businesses and residents have the opportunity to provide additional detail for […]

Through collaboration and cooperation, a retired school bus has been turned into a classroom fitted with everything necessary to function as a classroom, lending library and a food bank. The goals for the Learning […]

Garrett County is often the lowest county in the state for yearly adolescent well child checks. It is important for the children and adolescents of our community to be seen yearly for this preventive visit where we […]

MyGarrettCounty.com is a community engagement collaborative implemented by the Population Health, Innovation, and Informatics unit of the Garrett County Health Department with support from local stakeholders to […]

Access the MyDATA Open Data Warehouse by selecting it under ”My Community” in the main menu.
https://mygarrettcounty.com/open-data-warehouse/

To publicize the issues raised at the Garrett County Roundtable on Homelessness, promote collaboration among agencies and make the general public aware of the resources available for those struggling with housing […]

The Food Program is enforced by the regulations set forth in COMAR 10.15.03. Environmental Health Services licenses approximately 250 foodservice facilities a year. Of these, a food service facility is determined […]

Rabies is a preventable viral disease of all mammals that is usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal. It is caused by viruses in the genus Lyssavirus and is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear. In […]

Focus on a responsive community behavioral health approach for addressing anti-stigma efforts; sustainable housing opportunities; and opiate overdose response strategies.

The Garrett County Drug Free Communities Coalition is the defending force for our county’s fight for the reduction and prevention of substance abuse.

Play Hard, Live Clean is a continuation of the Garrett County Drug-Free Communities Coalition designed to engage local youth by means of a drug-free pledge. This campaign is based on Wait21, and is coordinated by […]

This group is designed for our community to work better together as we attempt to understand the level of this issue for Garrett County students. The Center for Addiciton explains that the newest and most popular […]

Develop a centralized repository for data hosting to facillitate research and trend analysis.

Performance Management Measures for Public Information Officer

The Western Maryland Regional Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program is available to Garrett County uninsured women between the ages of 40-64 years. This program is located at the Allegany County Health […]

Focusing on issues such as food literacy and knowledge. Working with teachers, schools, University of Maryland Extension, Garrett County Health Department, hospitals, doctors, nutritionists, registered dietitians, […]

The purpose of this group is to increase communication within and between the Food Access, Education, and Economy work groups. This is a place to post new projects, have group discussions, and to see what each work […]

Community engagement is a vital component of public health operations. This group is designed to track, measure, and evaluate Garrett County community engagement strategies.

The purpose of this collaborative group representing multiple agencies and community members is to improve the prevention and management of diabetes in Garrett County. We’re always looking for new ideas to share, […]

Mental Health Services at GCHD

The Local Management Board and the Western Maryland Consortium partner in this program to identify youth in Garrett County that are economically disadvantaged and have a barrier to overcome when seeking employment.

Garrett County, Maryland, a rural Appalachian community bordering Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is tackling poverty through education, housing, and jobs. To meet the workforce needs of tomorrow, the county offers […]

The Reading Station is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization located in Oakland, Maryland focused on improving literacy in Garrett County by offering free functional reading instruction to children and adults.

Promoting Quitting Among Adults

Infusing Mutual Partnerships Across Culture and Technology (IMPACT)

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize (Prize) programs offered Community […]

Club 21550 is a Planning Group that plans Alcohol and Drug Free events for the community and families. Most events are free or low cost.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Cigarette smoking damages nearly every organ of the body. Secondhand smoke also causes many serious health […]

Children receive mixed messages in regards to tobacco, alcohol and other drug use. They are ‘copy cats’ in every way. The ’Just Like You!’ campaign is created to show adults the impact they have on childre […]

Interdisciplinary care coordination team addressing community needs of elderly and persons with disabilities as they transition from acute care setting to home to promote best possible outcomes in the community.

Responsible Alcohol Service at Community Events

The Garrett County Health Department and its partners work to reduce youth access to alcohol and tobacco products. Strategies to do this include compliance checks and vendor education. 

The mission of our Hospice is to provide physical and emotional support to the terminally ill and their families in a home-like atmosphere where they can get relief from pain, improve their quality of life, and die […]