PREVENTING FALLS: A HEALTH PRIORITY FOR MARYLAND PDF Print E-mail
BALTIMORE, MD (September 15, 2011)-Maryland seniors go to the emergency room for falls more than any other type of injury, according to state hospital discharge data.

Each day in 2009, 78 Marylanders aged 65 and older were treated in an emergency department for a fall, and another 42 older adults were hospitalized for the same reason, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). Hospitalizations alone cost over $130 million, per the Maryland Assessment Tool for Community Health (MATCH).
 
To bring awareness to the dangers of falling, September 18-24 is designated by Governor O'Malley as Fall Prevention Awareness Week in Maryland.

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 **Health Advisory**
 
Shellfish and shellfish products from Korea should not be eaten
 
BALTIMORE, MD (May 17, 2012) - The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is advising consumers not to eat any fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish that come from South Korea.  Molluscan shellfish includes fresh or frozen oysters, clams, and mussels, whole and roe-on scallops, either shucked or in the shell, whole or in part.  Crabs and shrimp are not molluscan shellfish.  Shellfish grown and produced in Maryland are not affected. There are no recent cases of illness in Maryland known to be related to Korean shellfish. 
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Baltimore (May 16, 2012) --The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has announced the appointment of Craig Stofko as the Health Officer for Somerset County Health Department effective today.  He has served as Interim Health Officer since August 2011.  
 
"We are delighted that Craig accepted the position as leader of the Somerset County Health Department," said Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, DHMH Secretary. "We look forward to having him join Maryland's public health leadership team."
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May is Hepatitis Awareness Month: Get Educated, Get Vaccinated and Get Tested! MD Hepatitis Coalition honoring Local Heroes

 

Baltimore, MD (May 8, 2012) –The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maryland Hepatitis Coalition in observance of National Hepatitis Awareness Month.  DHMH also joins the Maryland Hepatitis Coalition in honoring a number of local heroes for their exemplary work and dedication in the battle against this disease.

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