MCM Health Connect
MCM Health Connect is a project funded by the Healthcare Initiative Foundation aimed at raising awareness about the health issues affecting Montgomery County residents and highlighting the resources available to them. The goal of this platform is to direct attention to specific health issues, educate the public around health, and support the work of local healthcare providers and organizations.
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County health officials update residents on measles, flu and back-to-school vaccinations
Health officials urged residents to get vaccinated before the start of the school year, provided updates on measles cases, warned about vaccine skepticism and discussed a new flu vaccine built… Read More
Maryland reports rise in Cyclospora cases as health officials urge safe food practices
Update (July 23): The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed 110 cases of cyclosporiasis — the illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite — in Maryland this year, with 106 of… Read More
Canadian wildfires impact Montgomery County with poor air quality, disrupted outdoor activities
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada has drifted into the Mid-Atlantic region, bringing hazy skies and unhealthy air quality to Maryland, including Montgomery County. The Maryland Department of… Read More
BTheOne recruits Montgomery County teen ambassadors for mental health initiative
Montgomery County’s BTheOne behavioral health program is recruiting high school students to talk with their peers about mental stressors, substance use and suicide prevention. The program trains teenagers to lead… Read More
Mobile clinic visits Wheaton to bring health services directly to residents
During a humid Tuesday in Wheaton, the WellTogether mobile clinic kicked off an initiative organizers hope can be replicated in communities across Montgomery County. The event brought together local health… Read More
Maryland’s new ‘menopause law’ expands care, insurance coverage
A new Maryland law requires health care providers to receive additional training on menopause and perimenopause while expanding insurance coverage for related care. It’s a change health officials say could… Read More
Silver Spring firm wants to take the sting out of summer
Silver Spring-based Bee Safe Mosquito Control sits at the forefront of the biopesticide movement. Between June and September the company will release 600,000 infected mosquitoes . The male mosquitos are… Read More
High levels of potentially cancerous chemicals found in local waterways
High levels of “forever chemicals” — which can increase risk of cancer — were found in a stream and pond along Great Seneca Highway. It may be tied to firefighting… Read More
Summer Health Guide: Montgomery County’s top doc warns of rising tick bites, heat risks
As residents head outdoors this summer, Montgomery County Chief Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis is urging people to be vigilant about ticks, citing an increase in tick activity and related… Read More
‘Bugapalooza’ teaches lessons about health and medicine
Families in Montgomery County can get up close and personal with bugs to learn how insects have shaped military medicine and public health history during the annual “Bugapalooza” at the… Read More
Montgomery County health officer reassures public amid hantavirus monitoring efforts
Health officials in Maryland are closely monitoring possible hantavirus exposures after two state residents were identified as having contact with a traveler linked to the international MV Hondius cruise ship… Read More
‘The Pulse’ on May Day protests, school shootings and a local medical breakthrough
Thousands of workers, activists and community members across Montgomery County marked this first day of May, also known as May Day with rallies and protests calling for stronger labor protections,… Read More