Baltimore City Health Department

Youth Health and Wellness Strategy
Baltimore's youth are amazing and resilient. Our Youth Health and Wellness Strategy aims to remove anything that may stand in their way.
Baltimore Billion Steps Challenge
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"Don't Die" Online Naloxone Training
Want to lean how to save a life with naloxone in 10 minutes? Take our online training to learn the signs of opioid overdose, how to administer naloxone, and how to save a life.
Hospital Levels of Care
On April 30, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined the leadership of Baltimore City’s 11 acute-care hospitals to launch the Levels of Care for Baltimore City Hospitals Responding to the Opioid Epidemic. Now open for public comment.
Interactive Map Gallery
Learn about current environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic trends in Baltimore with BCHD's interactive web map gallery.
Healthy Baltimore 2020
Healthy Baltimore 2020 is our new blueprint for to promote health and well-being in Baltimore City through the lens of equity.

Recent News

Baltimore City Joins Other Jurisdictions, Individuals, to Sue President Trump for Intentionally Sabotaging the ACA, Increasing Costs of Health Coverage

Faced with Stark Increases in Premiums and Rising Underinsured Rates, Americans Sue to Halt Trump Administration Sabotage

In systematically attacking the health law, President Trump is increasing the cost of health coverage and the number of uninsured Americans, and is violating his constitutional duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”

Health Commissioner Declares Code Red Extreme Heat Alert for Wednesday

BALTIMORE, MD (August 7, 2018) – With continued heat in the Baltimore region and a heat index expected to be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert for tomorrow, August 8th.

Health Department Raises Awareness about Benefits of Breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week – August 1 through August 7

Today, during World Breastfeeding Week, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined staff at the Health Department’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding for healthy mothers and babies.

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