Garett County received pilot funding to demonstrate a solution to Medical Assistance Transportation in rural communities. Most of Maryland’s rural communities are facing a sever reduction of MATP funding due to Federal MA rules. Our pilot demonstration will be during FY 2019. If the pilot goes well there should be no interruption in service.…[Read more]

Final statistics for April 2018 are now available in the Raw Data + tab above. Thanks!

Mother’s Day messages are available for cancer prevention programs here: https://www.facebook.com/76625396025/posts/10155822837576026 – https://www.facebook.com/1781627348753252/posts/2014437098805608 – I will update if I come across others.

Here’s another great toolkit from Health.gov with several premade materials and messages – https://health.gov/news/announcements/2018/05/toolkit-melanoma-skin-cancer-detection-and-prevention-month/

Final statistics for March 2018 are now available in the Raw Data + tab above.

Next week (April 21-28, 2018) is “National Infant Immunization Week”. Immunizations have the power to protect our little ones against many dangerous infections. We are grateful that today’s vaccines are safe and effective, and easy to obtain through a provider’s office or the health department. In years past, many children suffered…[Read more]

May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and the new toolkit from GW is available in the group docs at: https://mygarrettcounty.com/docs/cancer-control-program-toolkits/. Join the GCHD in posting and sharing messages for early detection and informing GC stakeholders about community programs!