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Michelle Taylor named next Baltimore health commissioner
Mayor Brandon Scott announced the appointment of Michelle Taylor as the next commissioner for the city's health department.
Hopkins, Baltimore partnership may be glimpse of future of community health
Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins‘ global health arm, has been training nurses, midwives and other community health workers across the developing world for decades. But as the COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for increased community […]
Fentanyl the focus of Md. response to opioid epidemic
To make progress in addressing Maryland’s opioid epidemic, public health leaders will have to confront use of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. Despite statewide declines in deaths due to heroin […]
Sewage vent pipe crack closes Baltimore police station
A crack in a sewage vent pipe has temporarily closed a Baltimore police station.
Baltimore to join lawsuit to restore teen pregnancy education funding
Baltimore city next week will join a federal lawsuit asking the federal government to restore promised grant funding to a program that provides evidence-based education to reduce teen birth rates. […]
Baltimore and state announce more money to fight opioid crisis
The Open Society Institute-Baltimore gave the Baltimore City Health Department $200,000 to help fight the opioid crisis, capping a stretch of increased funding for the opioid crisis across the city […]
Baltimore health department and businesses team up for healthy workplaces
The Baltimore City Health Department launched a program Monday to encourage city employers to increase employee health. Under the program, city businesses can earn a Workplace Wellness Designation if they […]
Baltimore health chief Wen says she plans to stay on under Pugh
Baltimore‘s health commissioner says she’s looking forward to working with state Sen. Catherine Pugh, the presumptive Democratic nominee to be the city’s next mayor, and that the two share the […]
Did your favorite Baltimore restaurant pass its health inspection?
Before going to a new restaurant people typically check out reviews on Yelp. Now, with a new portal unveiled by the Baltimore City Health Department, users can also see if […]
