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National and Local Officials Participate in Men's Health Fair
 Rep. Elijah Cummings explains the importance of preventive health and access to quality and affordable healthcare, citing the Healthy Howard Health Plan, to a crowd at the first annual Men’s Health Fair on October 24 at Howard High School. The event was hosted by Rep. Cummings in conjunction with Council Member Calvin Ball and the Health Department.
 County Executive Ulman and Council Member Calvin Ball “spar” for the cameras alongside Suzie Jeffreys of Combattitude. Combattitude was one of four organizations that offered fun fitness demonstrations for attendees.
 Attendees take advantage of free and confidential HIV testing offered by the Health Department in its mobile health van.
 County Executive Ulman, Council Member Calvin Ball, and Rep. Elijah Cummings Notice to our Clients According to the State of Maryland Executive Order 01.01.2009.11, the Howard County Health Department will be closed the following days to execute cost saving measures:
Click here to view the Health Calendar, which lists health related events and other days the Health Department is closed. Holiday Hours Please be advised: during the holidays we have limited hours of operations. Howard County Health Department is closed the following days:
Howard County Seeks to Ban Indoor Tanning for Youth Under 18 Howard County will become one of the first communities in America to propose a complete ban on the use of indoor tanning beds by minors. “Tanning Beds” are widely suspected of causing melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer. County Executive Kenneth Ulman and Health Officer Dr. Peter Beilenson announced that they are sending proposed tanning regulations to the Howard County Board of Health for formal consideration. Click here for more details, fact sheets, and information about the proposed tanning regulations. If the Board of Health agrees to review these regulations, information about the time and place of a public hearing will be posted on this website. Other Resources: American Academy of Dermatology Healthy Howard Plan Featured on CNN The Healthy Howard Access Plan was Featured on CNN over the July 12th weekend. CNN's Anchor Tom Foreman remarked "As politicians debate the best way to reform health care, they're looking for models everywhere, all over the world, in different states. One county in Maryland has come to light as providing one example. Our Kate Bolduan was there. She spoke with a woman who says "the county's plan saved her life." We are pleased to bring you the video. Click here to view it. Healthy Howard Health Plan featured in Hopkins Magazine Our innovative initiative to provide health care access to all county residents is the topic of a new article in Johns Hopkins Public Health, the magazine of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Follow this link to read “Keeping Howard Healthy” online. National Public Radios’s (NPR) All Things Considered Travels to Howard County to Talk about Health Care From NPR: “With health care overhaul back on Washington's agenda, NPR went to one locale to see how the big national issues play out there. In Howard County, Md., a prosperous suburb near Baltimore, we spoke with patients, doctors, administrators and employers about the costs of health care and access to the health care system.”
 Primary Care Summit Held at Howard Community College Future of General Practioners in Question..... There is a growing shortage of primary care physicians, including pediatricians, family practitioners, and general internists. In 2007, only 7.8 percent of medical students selected primary care residencies. It is estimated that for every 1,000 medical students graduating into primary care in the next 10 years, almost 5,000 primary care doctors will be retiring. Thus creating a huge disparity in primary care over the coming years. The Summit hosted by County Executive Ken Ulman and Health Officer Dr. Peter Beilenson endeavored to address the issue and offer ways to move forward. A diverse panel of speakers included varying perspectives about the topic and how it might be resolved. The panel included: Virginia Keane, M.D., President, Maryland Chapter AAP, Mary Newman, M.D., Governor, Maryland Chapter ACP, Yvette Rooks, M.D. President, Maryland Chapter AAFP, Sallie Rixey, M.D., Residency Director, Franklin Square Hospital Family Medicine, Harry Oken, M.D., Managing Member, Charter Internal Medicine, Kevin Carter, M.D. 4th year UMMD medical student, Family Practice, Bill Rollow, M.D., Pegeen Townsend, J.D., Senior Vice President, Legislative Policy, Maryland Hospital Association, Jonathan Weiner, Ph. D, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Lewis Noonberg, J.D DLA Piper Attorneys. To become involved or to learn more, contact Dr. Elizabeth Menachery at 410-313-6300. Click to read about the Howard County Health Department in the news! Notice of Privacy Practices The Howard County Health Department is committed to protecting the health information of all clients. In accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the following Notice of Privacy Practices is provided to all individuals that receive services from the Department. Click here to view Privacy Practices (File is in RTF format, which can be opened in Microsoft Wordpad and most popular word processing packages.) | |||||||
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