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Wed, 2013-10-02 10:41 — Gina Angiola
This group focuses on issues pertaining to human health and well-being among Maryland residents.

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How a Marytland based public health program is reaching out to Latino communities

Tue, 2023-07-11 10:11 — mike kraft
How a Md. based public health program is reaching out to Latino communities - WTOP News Knowing what you need to do to improve your health is one thing. Hearing more about tools you can use to do that from trusted sources is another. Kate Ryan WTOP News

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It's Early in the Flu Season, but It's Shaping Up to Be a Nasty One

Thu, 2017-12-28 11:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

cbsnews.com - by Jonathan Lapook - December 26, 2017

As the holiday season continues, the U.S. is also entering peak flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 650,000 people worldwide could die from complications of the flu . . .

 . . . It's very early in the flu season but it's shaping up to be a nasty one. Texas is one of 23 states already seeing high flu activity, more than double the number from the week before.

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CLICK HERE - Texas Department of State Health Services - 2017 - 2018 Texas Influenza Surveillance Activity Report

CLICK HERE - CDC - FluView - Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report

CLICK HERE - TEXASFLU.org

 

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Intercessory Prayer Service and Community Dialogue on Ebola

Tue, 2015-04-21 00:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Prince George's County Health Department to be Presenting

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MARYLAND, April 20 - Restoration Chapel International, in its disaster relief mission, is collaborating with the US-Africa Ebola Working Group, under the sponsorship of Miss Africa Foundation, to hold an Intercessory Prayer Service and Community Dialogue on Ebola on April 26, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 9113 Hampton Overlook; Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743. The objective is to provide a spiritual platform for those with ties to the affected countries and African ambassadors to come together and mourn their loss, share stories and mobilize relief efforts for Ebola survivors in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The event is co-chaired by Prophet Frank Sarpong and Dr. Rodney Sadler, with Prince George's County providing tactical support.

U.S. citizens, the African Diplomatic Corps, local officials, community leaders and nationals from at least 30 African countries will attend. Survivors of the deadly virus will participate via skype. Other speakers include:

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App enables self-reporting of possible Ebola symptoms in Maryland

Wed, 2015-04-01 18:33 — mike kraft

ASSOCIATED PRESS                                                                                     April 1, 2015

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore company and Maryland public health officials are announcing a smartphone and Web application for self-reporting possible Ebola symptoms.

Emocha Mobile Health Inc. said Wednesday that people returning from affected West African nations can use the app to report their temperature and any symptoms twice daily to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The federal government recommends such reporting for 21 days.

The state health agency has operated a call center since October for monitoring people known to have been in affected countries. The app eventually will link to the state's database of such individuals to automate the reporting of data to Maryland and federal authorities.

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Chikungunya Virus Disease Cases Reported to ArboNET - United States, 2014 (as of June 2)

Tue, 2014-06-10 13:50 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

*Chikungunya is not a nationally notifiable disease.

†Countries or territories visited include Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Indonesia, Martinique, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten.

‡Three additional cases were identified in residents of other countries visiting the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/americas.html

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Economic and Population Issues in Somerset County, Maryland and the Broader Eastern Shore

Sun, 2014-02-02 09:08 — mdmcdonald

The town of Crisfield was impacted heavily by Superstorm Sandy.  Going into its second year after Sandy's landfall, only one third of the houses impacted in Crisfield (the most heavily impacted town on the Eastern Shore) have been restored.  Infrastructure remains fragile and the economy, although temporarily improved to some degree by modest recovery funds, continues in a fragile state under long-term decline.  Overall, Crisfield's population continues in a long-term decline after being the second most prosperous city in Maryland during the late 1800s and early 1900s, before its fisheries largely collapsed with the decline in the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem.  

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New Website Launched for the Marcellus Shale Public Health Study

Fri, 2013-10-18 17:04 — Gina Angiola

VISIT WEBSITE FOR A WEALTH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HERE

Overview of the Public Health Study

On June 6, 2011, Governor O'Malley issued Executive Order (E.O.) 01.01.2011.11, which established the Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative.  The purpose of the Initiative is to assist regulators in determining whether and how gas production from the Marcellus Shale and other shale formations in Maryland can be accomplished without unacceptable risks of adverse impacts to public health, safety, the environment, and natural resources.  

The purpose of the Marcellus Shale Public Health Study is to evaluate the potential public health impacts associated with drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Maryland.  The study will include:

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