Free Back to School Vaccines Available
The start of the 2024-2025 school year in Montgomery County is less than a month away. Parents already are thinking about what they need to get done before the first… Read More
Health Connect
YMCA Helping Kids Learn to Swim with Free Lessons
Swimming is a life-time skill, and yet many children and adults do not know how to do it. That is why the YMCA in Silver Spring is stepping up to… Read More
Lakes Frank, Needwood Tested for Harmful Algal Blooms
Water samples taken at Lake Needwood and Lake Frank are being studied to determine if levels of blue-green algae are rising. According to Montgomery Parks, signs of microcystin have been… Read More
El Condado Organiza una Sesión sobre Salud Pública el 30 de Julio
La Comisión de Salud Pública de Maryland, en colaboración con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery, llevará a cabo una sesión pública de 6:30 a… Read More
County Hosts Public Health Listening Session on July 30
Maryland’s Commission on Public Health, in collaboration with Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a public listening session for county residents from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday,… Read More
Grant for Rockville-Based Kidney Fund Will Help Those in Need
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) in Rockville received a $275,000 grant from Rockville-based Schattner Foundation. The grant will benefit people in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area living with kidney failure,… Read More
Global Software Outage Causes Local Court Closings, Minimally Impacts Metro and Hospitals
With a CrowdStrike software outage currently impacting Microsoft systems across the globe Friday, some systems in Montgomery County are impacted. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, the county’s… Read More
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July marks National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Advocates say there is a desperate need to bring more mental health resources to underserved communities. They also want to end the… Read More
Aumentan los Casos de COVID-19 en Maryland
Maryland es uno de los siete estados que informan sobre un aumento en los casos de COVID-19, debido en parte a las variantes y al clima cálido. Los niveles de… Read More
El Condado Ofrece Vacunas Gratuitas para el Regreso a Clases
Los funcionarios del condado de Montgomery instan a los padres a vacunar a sus hijos antes de que comience el regreso a clases a fines de agosto y principios de… Read More
Maryland Reports Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Maryland is one of seven states reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases partially due to variants and hot weather. Levels of COVID-19 viral activity in wastewater are currently “very high”… Read More
County Offering Free Back-to-School Vaccinations
Montgomery County officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated now before the back-to-school rush begins in late August and early September. The first day of school for MCPS… Read More