April 26, 2024

Health Dept. Honors Gold Star Food Safety Winners

Gold Star Awards

The St. Mary’s County Health Department announced 107 recipients of the 2022 Gold Star Awards given annually to food service facilities that achieve superior food safety standards.

Rotary Club Supports Crisis Hotline

Crisis

The Rotary Club of Charlotte Hall and Community Bank of the Chesapeake have awarded the St. Mary’s County Health Department a $10,000 grant to promote the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Health Hub Offers Employment Services

Jobs

Employment services are now offered at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub in Lexington Park. To make an appointment, call 301-904-8949.

Health Hub Offering Crisis Counseling Services

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The St. Mary’s County Health Department is offering crisis evaluation and counseling services at the St. Mary’s Health Hub in Lexington Park, MD.

What’s New at Health Hub in Lex Park?

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The St. Mary’s County Health Hub in Lexington Park serves as a vital link to community support and critical mental and physical health services — including harm reduction, youth mentoring, crisis stabilization, jail diversion programs for substance use treatment and recovery, and primary care medical services. Other services include expungement clinics, harm reduction, medical respite, and reiki.

Public Health Internships for Students Offered

Public Health

The St. Mary’s County Health Department is accepting applications for its summer Student Academy in Public Health internship program, which will run from July 17 through August 18, 2023.

Multi-Partner Effort Tackling Homelessness Issues

MedStar scholarship

Multiple groups are coming together to provide medical respite services to St. Mary’s County residents who are homeless.

Free Legal Expungement Clinics in Lex Park

Expungement

Free legal services will be provided by Williams, McClernan, and Stack LLC to those seeking expungements of certain types of criminal records as allowable by Maryland law. The clinics will be held at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub at 21625 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD. 

For Moms & Their Babies, Thrive By Three

Thrive By Three

The St. Mary’s County Health Department’s Thrive By Three program offers support for pregnant mothers and their children.

New Clinic Opens at Lex Park Health Hub

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A Greater Baden Medical Services primary health care clinic has opened at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub at 21625 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park.