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Funding ban on needle exchanges effectively lifted

Jan 7th, 2016

Congress effectively lifted the nation’s long-standing ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs, which allow intravenous drug addicts to trade dirty syringes for clean ones in the hope o

Health Commissioner Wen Declares First Code Blue Alert of the Winter Season

Jan 4th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (January 4, 2016)– With overnight temperatures predicted to fall into the teens with a single-digit wind chill, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.

Md. schools must offer healthy lunch options

Jan 4th, 2016

Our kids are being poisoned every day in their schools.

No reason to delay labeling

Jan 4th, 2016

In a recent editorial, The Baltimore Sun questioned the appropriateness of legislation under consideration to require businesses that sell sugary drinks to put up a label warning of potential negat

Baltimore City Expanding ‘Virtual Supermarket Program’

Dec 27th, 2015

Bringing affordable and nutritious food to those in need. The city is expanding its Virtual Supermarket Program, helping neighborhoods where getting healthy food is limited.

Baltimore City Health Department’s Healthy Holiday Tips

Dec 22nd, 2015

As we prepare for the end of 2015, the Baltimore City Health Department wants to offer some tips to ensure you and your family have a healthy holiday season. Prepare yourself (and your family) for the flu. Flu season is well under way, but it is not too late to take steps to prevent ourselves from getting sick—and keep us from spreading sickness to others around us, including children and older adults:

BCHD Healthy Holiday Tips

Dr. Leana Wen Commends New Law Banning Animal Fighting Paraphernalia

Dec 19th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (December 19, 2015)– Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement commending a new law in effect today that creates a criminal charge for the possession of animal fighting paraphernalia in Baltimore City:

Dr. Leana Wen Reminds Residents to Take Precautions to Prevent Foodborne Illness

Dec 16th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (December 16, 2015)– Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today issued the following statement urging residents to take precautions in order to prevent foodborne illness throughout the winter season:

Dr. Leana Wen Applauds State’s Decision to Expand Access for Opioid Overdose Antidote across Maryland

Dec 14th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (December 14, 2015)– Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement applauding the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for issuing a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense naloxone, also called Narcan, a medication that completely reverses the effect of an opioid overdose, without a prescription under the State’s Overdose Response Program:

We've turned our back on a proven method to curtail gun violence

Dec 14th, 2015

The many calls for gun control that have followed from this year’s mass shootings ignore the fact that there are already programs proven to reduce gun violence in the US.

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