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How Baltimore’s health department is using data to keep seniors from falling

Feb 5th, 2016

Baltimore public health officials believe that more data can help reduce falls among seniors.

Commissioner Wen Issues Statement Regarding Obama Administration’s Proposed $1.1 billion in New Funding to Combat Nation's Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Epidemic

Feb 4th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (February 4, 2016)– Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.

Council told of shortage of resources to prevent lead poisoning

Feb 4th, 2016

Thousands of rental homes in Baltimore are believed to contain dangerous lead paint, but the city has money to repair only 230 of them over the next three years, a top housing official testified Th

Local experts: Zika virus no cause for alarm

Feb 3rd, 2016

There are new concerns Wednesday about the Zika virus after nine cases showed up in Florida, prompting a state of emergency in parts of that state.

Here’s the plan for Light City’s innovation track

Feb 3rd, 2016

It’s been about 11 months since the init

Baltimore to use grant to assess ways to keep seniors from falling

Feb 2nd, 2016

The Baltimore City Health Department has won a $200,000 one-year planning grant from the 

Repeal of Federal Ban on Needle Exchange: Necessary But Not Sufficient

Feb 1st, 2016

In 1988, Congress passed an omnibus bill that included a federal funding ban on needle exchange programs.

Baltimore City Health Department Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant to Improve Community Health through Multi-Sector Collaboration

Feb 1st, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (February 1, 2016)– Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) has been selected by DASH—Data Across Sectors for Health—as one of ten grantees to implement projects that

Baltimore City Health Department: February Digest

Feb 1st, 2016

Baltimore City Health Department Digest - February  2016

Gimme shelter: Keeping homeless warm in a blizzard is easier said than done

Jan 30th, 2016

One of the first things Ivan Sullivan did after he woke up at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Cold Weather Shelter in Westminster, was to rush to the window.

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