March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. There are lots of different methods for getting screened for colorectal cancer (see recent upload of various screening methods ). The best screening method is the one that gets done. Colonoscopy is the “gold standard” for detecting polyps, also known as growths of tissue, because these polyps can be…[Read more]

Eleven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from eight states.
One person has been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with pet hedgehogs is the likely source of this outbreak.
In interviews, 10 (91%) of 11 ill people reported…[Read more]

The Make Healthy Choices Easy committee appreciates you taking part in this important survey measuring what
individuals are doing to decrease the amount of time spent looking at screens. This survey should
only take 3 – 4 minutes to complete. Survey for individuals: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPVLXHY

I wanted to let you know about an exciting award received by a youth in Garrett County! Because of her volunteerism with The Reading Station, an Oakland non-profit focusing on literacy, she has won $10,000 for the organization. The catch? Engagement with technology on the mygarrettcounty.com platform, where The Reading Station has an action…[Read more]

Thanks to everyone who has utilized AlleganySpeaks.com planing tool!! We now have 20 action groups (17 are public facing, and 3 are hidden). 14/17 action groups have measures being followed on a monthly basis. In total, AlleganySpeaks.com is capturing hyper-local data on 84 different measures, and transparently sharing with our community! More…[Read more]

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than half a million women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and that each year over half of these women die from the disease. The HPV (humanpapilloma virus) vaccine could prevent many of these cases and save lives. Follow the link below to learn more about HPV and its…[Read more]

Check out this new website for parents on vaccines!
https://vaxopedia.org/

Flu is greatly increasing! It is not too late to get your flu shot.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/