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what we've accomplished
Historic Sites
Juneteenth Celebration
Historic Sites
Marked 21 Historic Sites of African American in St. Mary's began in 1934.
Oral Histories
Juneteenth Celebration
Historic Sites
Logged 175+ Oral Histories of African American life in St. Mary's County.
Online Depository
Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Celebration
Created an Online Depository for African American Experiences.
Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Celebration
Host the Annual African American Heritage Celebration Family Event in St. Mary's County.
Health Data & News - In the African American Community
Cancer
Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease
You can lower your risk for many kinds of cancer with screening tests, vaccines, and healthy choices.
Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths each year. Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease and stroke, cancer, or diabetes. These and other chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in America, and they are also a leading driver of health care costs.
Vapor
Opioids
Opioids
e-cigarette is sometimes called “vaping.” What are the risks of e-cigarettes for youth, young adults, and pregnant women.
Opioids
Opioids
Opioids
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids (including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) killed more than 33,000 people in 2015, more than any year on record. Nearly half of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. Drug overdose deaths and opioid-involved deaths continue to increase in the United States. The majority of drug overdose deaths (more than six out of ten) involve an opioid. Since 1999, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids (including prescription opioids and heroin) quadrupled. From 2000 to 2015 more than half a million people died from drug overdoses. 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. We now know that overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. The amount of prescription opioids sold to pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors’ offices nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2010 yet there had not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans reported. Deaths from prescription opioids—drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone—have more than quadrupled since 1999.
Resources & Publications
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
The CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator (CHI Navigator) is a website for people who lead or participate in CHI work within hospitals and health systems, public health agencies, and other community organizations. It is a one-stop-shop that offers community stakeholders expert-vetted tools and resources for:
- Depicting visually the who, what, where, and how of improving community.
- Making the case for collaborative approaches to community health improvement
- Establishing and maintaining effective collaborations
- Finding interventions that work for the greatest impact on health and well-being for all
St, Mary's County Health Department
Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
St. Mary’s County Health Department promotes a healthy community by:
- Empowering and informing our residents about public health issues
- Strengthening community partnerships
- Implementing culturally sensitive programs to assure public health access
- Maintaining a safe and healthy environment
- Monitoring health status to identify community health needs
- Informing development of policies that address public health issues
- Preparing for and responding to public health emergencies
Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
How do you know if you or a loved one needs mental health help?
- Difficulty coping with daily life;
- Feeling sad, stressed or worried;
- Not sleeping or eating well;
- Thoughts of hurting yourself or others;
- Experiencing strange thoughts (e.g., hearing voices).
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
"We can best project where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been."
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