Lori A. Brewster, MS,
APRN, BC, LCADC - Health Officer
24-Hour Emergency Hotline:
(410) 543-6996
Welcome!
The mission of the Wicomico
County Health Department is to maximize the health of the citizens
by providing access to opportunities that promote the physical
behavioral, and environmental health through preventive,
educational, assessment, clinical, monitoring and regulatory
programs.
National
Employee Health & Fitness Day™ is the third (3rd)
Wednesday in May each year. Administered annually by
the National Association for Health & Fitness, NEHF
is a national health observance, created to promote
the benefits of physical activity for individuals
through their work site health promotion activities.
Founded in 1989 National Employee Health and Fitness
Day has enlisted tens of thousands of participants
from employers around the world.
Click Here for more info!
SKIN
CANCER DETECTION &
AWARENESS MONTH
Did
you know that
1 in 5 Americans will develop some form of
skin cancer during their lifetime? Skin cancer
develops in people of all colors, from the palest to
the darkest.
Click here to learn important information
about skin cancer including your risk factors, fact
sheets on tanning beds and more!
NATIONAL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AWARENESS MONTH
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart
attack, stroke, heart failure and kidney failure.
The longer it's left untreated, the more serious its
complications can become. Click
here to learn the latest about high blood
pressure and tools you can use to manage your blood
pressure.