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5/8/2012Join Us For Your Community ... Your Health, A Community Meeting To Raise Awareness Of Health Challenges and Opportunities In Council District 9

Tuesday, May 10th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
University of Maryland, Baltimore's Discover auditorium

if you live in Allendale/Irvington/South Hilton, Greater Rosemont, Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market, Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park, or Southwest Baltimore, join City Health Department Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot for a community meeting to learn about your 2011 Neighborhood Health Profile. Share your community health concerns and ideas for change, discuss opportunities to work together to improve health, and receive free health education materials. [Press Release (PDF)] [Council District 9 Flyer] [Download Your Neighborhood Health Profile] [Learn About Healthy Baltimore 2015]

Future community meetings will be announced in this space and on our calendar of events as they are scheduled. Please check back often.

5/6/2012Mayor Proclaims May 6-11 " Nurses Week" In Baltimore City

View a letter from Commissioner of Health Dr. Oxiris Barbot celebrating the important role nurses play in promoting better health.

5/2/2012New Healthy Pest Management Resources Available

The Health Department's Healthy Homes Program has made available new resources in English and Spanish for healthy pest management. [IPM Booklet (English) (PDF)] [Booklet (Spanish)(PDF)]

5/1/2012Vote Daily To Help BCHD's Safe Streets Program Win The Popchips/Ray Rice Game Changers Challenge!

Safe Streets Baltimore is competing in the Popchips/Ray Rice Game Changers Challenge. Please support our efforts and share this link with your friends, family, colleagues, etc.  Take a minute to click here and VOTE every day through May 20, 2012.

4/11/2012State Health Department Warns Consumers on “Baczol” Anti-Flu Product

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) today issued an alert regarding the use of an unapproved medicine called Baczol, which contains an antibiotic that would ordinarily require a prescription and is ineffective against some of the conditions for which it is commonly purchased. This unapproved medicine, which is produced outside the United States, has been found in a number of convenience stores that serve Latino communities and is marketed specifically for pediatric populations under the names Baczol, Pediatric Baczol, or Baczol Antigripal. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert for this medication (Import Alert # 66-41, 2/7/2011). [Press Release (PDF)] [Flyer (PDF)] [Flyer in Spanish (PDF)]

News Releases

5/9/2012Mayor Rawlings-Blake Announces $1 million Grant To Sustain City’s Public Health Campaign To Reduce Infant Mortality

Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced a $1 million renewal grant to the Health Department and Family League of Baltimore City from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to sustain the City’s B’more for Healthy Babies campaign helping to reduce infant mortality. The award, approved by the Board of Estimates, builds on CareFirst’s initial $3 million grant, extending the program through 2013. [Press Release (PDF)] [B'more for Healthy Babies Website]

5/8/2012Baltimore City Health Department Joins With Maryland Hepatitis Coalition to Commemorate Hepatitis Awareness Month

Today, Baltimore City Health Department leaders joined members of the Maryland Hepatitis Coalition (MHC) and state and local officials in recognizing National Hepatitis Awareness Month. MHC honored four Hepatitis Heroes, individuals dedicated to preventing and treating the infectious disease in vulnerable populations. The MHC is a statewide coalition that advocates for people with hepatitis and works to eliminate hepatitis in Maryland. [Press Release (PDF)]

5/1/2012Mayor Rawlings-Blake Kicks Off Older Americans Month

New “Gold Card” will help paramedics better treat seniors in a health crisis.

Today, Mayor Rawlings-Blake was joined by representatives from Baltimore City Health Department’s Office of Aging & CARE Services to announce new resources available to seniors and persons with disabilities. The announcement coincided with the start of Older Americans Month, a celebration of the nation’s commitment to recognizing the contributions and achievements of older Americans.

The Gold Card is a form seniors can fill out that lists key medical information an emergency responder would need to know in a medical emergency. The form can be displayed in a home and includes a wallet size card for an individual to carry. To get a free Gold Card, call 410-396-CARE. [Press Release (PDF)] [Older Americans Month Calendar of Events (PDF)] [PHOTO: Baltimore City Gold Card] [VIDEO: Dr. Barbot talks about high blood pressure, importance of taking medicine]

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