Healthy St. Mary’s Conducting Survey

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership invites all who live, work, or play in St. Mary’s to complete the Community Health Assessment. The purpose of the survey is to get opinions about community health problems in the county.

The survey is open until June 30, 2026.

HSMP will utilize the results of the survey, along with other available information, to identify the most pressing issues that can be addressed through community action. Input through the survey is anonymous. The survey will take 5 to 10 minutes and is available in English and Spanish.

A Community Health Assessment, also known as a Community Health Needs Assessment, refers to a local health assessment process that uses quantitative and qualitative methods to systematically collect and analyze data to understand health within a specific community. Community health assessment data inform community decision-making, the prioritization of health problems, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of community health improvement plans.

This process occurs every six years for the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership. View results here from the 2020 Community Health Assessment for St. Mary’s County.

HSMP Call for Speakers at Annual Meeting

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership also is seeking proposals for speaking sessions for its 2026 annual meeting September 24 at the USMSM SMART Building in California, MD.

Speakers are invited to apply to present on relevant topics, including but not limited to AI in public health, the public health workforce, advancements in rural health, and preventive health.

The meeting is a free, one-day, in-person conference where attendees can learn from health professionals, meet health-focused vendors, and network.

Each year, the meeting features learning sessions on topics related to the four health priority issues in St. Mary’s County: Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, and Violence, Injury, and Trauma.

Applications close at 5pm on July 2. Vendor and attendee registration will open in July. Learn more here.