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Mayor Sheila Dixon

 
 
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The Baltimore City Salt Task Force will be hosting its first meeting on Monday, September 8th from 2:00-3:30pm, in the 2nd Floor Cafeteria of the 210 Guilford Avenue. The meeting will be open to the public.
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Baltimore City Celebrates Substance Abuse Recovery Month

September 4, 2008. Recovery Month is a nationwide celebration of people in long-term recovery from substance abuse disorders and their families. Local treatment advocates have planned several events throughout the month of September to celebrate the efforts of these individuals:

  • September 4: 4:15pm Kick-Off Press Conference at Gaudenzie Weinberg Treatment Center (3643 Woodland Avenue).
  • September 17: Local treatment agencies will celebrate the valuable work of their providers on citywide Recovery Staff Appreciation Day.
  • September 27: Baltimore residents will show their support for substance abuse treatment in the 2nd Annual Recovery Walk and Rally, from Park Heights to Druid Park.

[Press Release] [Recovery Month Calendar of Events]

Emergency Calls Down Among Frequent Ambulance Callers

September 4, 2008. Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc., The Baltimore City Fire Department, and the Baltimore City Health Department released a report of the pilot program “Operation Care,” which assists vulnerable city residents who make multiple calls for ambulance transports. The report finds that Operation Care led to improvements in access to healthcare and declines in 911 calls. [Press Release] [Operation Care: Report of the Pilot Program through August 1, 2008]

 
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The Baltimore City Health Department is the oldest, continuously operating health department in the United States. It was formed in 1797, when the governor appointed the city's first health officers in response to a yellow fever outbreak in the Fells Point neighborhood along the northwest branch of the Patapsco River. Since that time, BCHD has worked to improve the health and well-being of Baltimore residents in partnership with agencies, health care providers, community organizations, the media, and our funders. [Services A to Z]
 
 
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