| Baltimore , MD (May 15, 2013) –The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA) joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Family Health Centers of Baltimore-Cherry Hill, and Sisters Together and Reaching (STAR) in observing May 15th as National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day, during Hepatitis Awareness month. This year’s national theme is Hablemos Sobre la Hepatitis (Let’s Talk About Hepatitis). |
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| BALTIMORE (May 13, 2013) – The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has proposed revisions to the form that tanning facilities must use to obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before a minor may use a tanning device. The Department is requesting public comment on the proposed revisions. |
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| BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13, 2013 – “Your Health Matters! You Are Royalty” is the theme for the 2013 Youth Health and Leadership Summit which will be held on Saturday May 18, 2013 in Landover, Maryland. The free event is organized by The After School Institute and co-sponsored by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, BETAH Associates Incorporated, Prince Georges County Health Department, and the Prince George's County Public School System. |
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Did you know that the Health Department offers free group and individual smoking cessation counseling offered at sites throughout the county? Monetary vouchers are available for those wishing to add pharmacological therapy (Nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, and CHANTIX) to their behavior change efforts.