Recent News

Baltimore trades honey buns for granola in city vending machines

Nov 3rd, 2015

Government workers in Baltimore’s public buildings now have fewer honey buns and greasy potato chips at their fingertips following the city’s newly-adopted standards for vending machines.

Baltimore City Health Department: November Digest

Nov 1st, 2015

Baltimore City Health Department Digest - November 2015

Baltimore Receives $1.5 Million in Federal Grants To Prevent Youth Violence

Oct 29th, 2015

On October 28, 2015, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $1.5 million in new federal grants to support violence prevention efforts in Baltimore, MD.

Mayor Rawlings-Blake, Health Commissioner Wen Announce New Federal Grants to Support Violence Prevention Efforts

Oct 28th, 2015

BALTIMORE, Md. (October 28, 2015)— Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined with federal officials today to announce $1.5 million in new federal grants focused on violence prevention efforts in Baltimore City.

“Changing our city’s culture of violence requires more than efforts from our Police Department,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake. “We truly need a community-wide approach, and these grants targeted at supporting the anti-violence efforts of our Health Department reflect that approach.”

Price Soars For Key Weapon Against Heroin Overdoses

Oct 28th, 2015

Around the U.S., a worsening heroin epidemic has more and more cities turning to the anti-overdose drug naloxone to reduce deaths from abuse.

Safe Streets Program expands to Sandtown Winchester neighborhood

Oct 28th, 2015

Baltimore's Safe Streets Program, which is all about reducing homicides and gun violence, is expanding due to a grant.

Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services Announce $1.5 Million in Funding to Increase Support for Male Violence Survivors and Support Safe Streets Expansion

Oct 28th, 2015

The Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $1.5 million in new federal grants focused on violence prevention efforts in Baltimore.

Mayor Rawlings-Blake, Health Commissioner Dr. Wen Announce Synthetic Drug Bill

Oct 26th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (October 26, 2015)– Mayor Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today announced new legislation that will impose stiff penalties for individuals selling synthetic drugs, and a new campaign that is targeting retailers from selling these dangerous substances.

Synthetic drugs have seen increased popularity nationwide, including in Washington D.C. Recently, Baltimore City health officials are seeing an increase in visits to emergency departments due to overdoses on synthetic drugs.

Baltimore City Kicks-off 2015 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Oct 26th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (October 26, 2015)– Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Faye Royale-Larkins, CEO of Total Health Care, Ruth Ann Norton, President and CEO, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), local, state leaders, and members of the community to kick-off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), a weeklong event designed to raise awareness about the threat that lead poisoning poses to our children and our communities.

This year's NLPPW theme, "Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future," underscores the importance of testing your home, testing your child, and learning how to prevent lead poisoning’s serious health effects.

Baltimore is Latest City to Announce Crackdown on Synthetic Drugs

Oct 26th, 2015

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