Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness and education about the importance of early screening, testing and more. The Health Department holds a Breast Cancer Remembrance Tree Pinning which celebrates the lives of those who have or have had Breast Cancer. Visitors to the Health Department can pin the names of friends and loved ones on the “tree” to acknowledge their fight against this disease.
Breast Cancer Resources:
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Join Howard County Health Department in recognizing National Substance Abuse Prevention Month (NSAPM.) NSAPM is an annual observance focused on raising the public awareness about the importance of substance use prevention. Early intervention helps prevent substance abuse and reduce the negative consequences of addiction before they occur.
As part of NSAPM, Howard County Health Department is encouraging the community to take action and get involved in preventing substance abuse by participating in Drug Take Back Day hosted by HCDrugFree on October 27, 2018 to return unwanted prescription medications. For details and more information about Drug Take Back Day, visit HC DrugFree's webpage.
Seasonal Flu Clinics
More to be announced soon.
The Doctor Is In - Episode Two - Teen Mental Health & Suicide
The second episode of the Health Department podcast, The Doctor Is In is now available on Howard Community College’s Dragon Digital Radio. This episode explores teen mental health and suicide. In Howard County, from 2014-2016, suicide was the number one cause of death for teens age 15-19. In this podcast, we'll talk to the mother of a Howard County girl who died by suicide and to the lead clinician from Grassroots' Mobile Crisis Team about teen mental health, suicide and resources available to help. You can hear all of the episodes of The Doctor Is In at: https://dragondigitalradio.podbean.com/category/the-doctor-is-in
National Recovery Month Walk Rescheduled
The Recovery Walk has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. It will be held at the Ellicott City Assembly of God church located at 10600 Frederick Rd. Ellicott City, MD 21042. There will be live music, resources and free food (while supplies last).
Recovery Resources
Featured Video
Howard County Health Department Peer Support Specialist, Scott Sheldon, talks about his experience with substance misuse and the purpose of the Good Samaritan Law.