Hospital Earns B.I.R.T.H. Equity Designation
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center is working to improve health outcomes for women during their pregnancies and after they give birth. Over the summer, it became the first hospital… Read More
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Community Gathers For Remembrance Ceremony as Overdose Prevention Efforts Continue
Last year, 101 people died from fentanyl-related overdoses in Montgomery County. On Thursday, county leaders and families joined a remembrance ceremony and vigil in Rockville ahead of International Overdose Awareness… Read More
Instacart Joins County to Fight Food Insecurity
In less than one month, participants in MC Groceries, Montgomery County’s newest program to fight food insecurity and childhood hunger, already placed more than 700 grocery orders using their Instacart… Read More
El Condado Ofrece Capacitación Práctica sobre Preparación para Emergencias
La Oficina de Gestión de Emergencias y Seguridad Nacional del Condado de Montgomery (OEMHS, por sus siglas en inglés) invita a los interesados a participar en el “Seminario Ready Montgomery”,… Read More
JSSA Hosts Family Wellness Day Sept. 8 at Bohrer Park
A free community health and wellness festival hosted by the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) is set for Sunday, Sept. 8 in Gaithersburg. JSSA’s Family Wellness Day is 1-4 p.m.… Read More
Protecting Yourself Against Mosquito-Borne Viruses
It is that time of year when people are seeing more mosquitoes flying around. That has raised concern about the potential of contracting a mosquito-borne virus. On Monday, the Maryland… Read More
Stay in Air-Conditioned Areas When Possible as Temperatures Hover Near 100 Degrees
With temperatures predicted in the 90s and possibly reaching 100 degrees, Montgomery County residents are advised to stay indoors when possible and look after their elderly or isolated neighbors. County… Read More
Code Orange Air Quality Forecast for Wednesday
Tuesday, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) forecast Wednesday’s air quality to be in the Code Orange range. The air is unhealthy for sensitive groups to breathe. Anyone with… Read More
County Offers Emergency Preparedness Hands-On Training Sept. 7
The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) invites residents to the “Ready Montgomery Seminar” at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center, Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m.… Read More
Tuesday: High Heat, Unhealthy Air and Wednesday: Even Hotter
It will be hot Tuesday and even hotter Wednesday. Temperatures Tuesday are expected to reach 90 degrees and near 100 on Wednesday. According to the Maryland Department of the Environment,… Read More
Hogan Tours AstraZeneca, Holds Town Hall
Former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running to be Maryland’s junior senator in the U.S. Senate, toured AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg Monday. AstraZeneca is an international biopharmaceutical company with 3,500 employees… Read More
Spotlight on Breastfeeding
August is National Breastfeeding Month. The United States Breastfeeding Coalition (USBC) established the designation in August 2011. The group is trying to promote, support, and normalize breastfeeding for mothers and… Read More