BALTIMORE, MD—A man is dead after being exposed to extreme heat in Maryland. The 59-year-old man from Prince George’s County is the first person reported to have died from heat-related injuries this year, according to the Maryland Department of Health. “We are very saddened to report our first heat-related death of the 2024 season,” said Deputy Secretary for Public Health […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health this week announced its selection to participate in The Link Center’s newly launched State Policy Academy alongside five other states. The State Policy Academy, led by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, will provide training and peer learning opportunities to state departments of behavioral health and developmental disabilities services. The […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore this week signed legislation that aims to support victims of crime, build stronger pipelines to law enforcement jobs, and tackle the gun violence epidemic in the state. “When we entered office, we made public safety our number one priority, and we said we were going to move differently on this issue–because the status quo wasn’t […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As spring officially begins in Maryland, the state’s department of health has launched a tickborne disease awareness campaign to encourage residents to take precautions against mosquito-borne illnesses. The campaign will provide Marylanders with weekly tips on how to prevent tick exposure and recognize the symptoms of tickborne diseases, the most common of which is Lyme disease. The Maryland Department […]
BALTIMORE, MD—In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Maryland Department of Health is encouraging individuals and businesses to go green this May in support of mental health. The move is part of a collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Maryland and the state’s Office of Suicide Prevention. The goal of the Go Green Campaign is to raise awareness […]
BALTIMORE, MD— In honor of National Public Health Week, the Maryland Department of Health is celebrating Maryland’s public health workers and how their hard work in Maryland communities promotes wellbeing. Public health work is essential to ensuring that everyone has access to essential health services and resources. The Maryland Department of Health has partnered with numerous organizations to develop and […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland is launching the Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact as part of a broader plan to increase innovation, talent, and resources across sectors of the state’s economy. The council, established by executive order (PDF) in May 2023, will be responsible for identifying and strengthening cross-sector partnerships, and will work with philanthropic and social sector leaders […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has announced that the Maryland Department of Health awarded $13.5 million in grants to 19 jurisdictions across the state to help promote health equity and improve access to behavioral health crisis services for Marylanders. The grants will fund pilot programs to expand and improve mobile crisis team services and establish behavioral health crisis stabilization centers, which […]