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Prevention and Health Communications

The mission of the Office of Prevention and Health Communications is to give individuals the knowledge and skills needed to make informed choices regarding their health and safety through: education, training and outreach.

Our health education specialists, trainers and instructors are available to facilitate outreach programs, deliver educational presentations and provide health resources for individuals, worksites or community groups. All services are provided free of charge.

Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention

A Program of the Prevention & Health Communications Department Funded by: The Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health Our Mission Drug Free Wicomico will utilize effective prevention strategies and activities to promote healthy behaviors, decisions, and environments that will reduce, postpone or eliminate the problematic use of alcohol, prescription and over the counter drugs…

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Cerrando Espacios: Un Programa Cáncer de Seno y la Mujer Hispana

Cerrando Espacios: Un Programa Cáncer de Seno y la Mujer Hispana Un Programa del Departamento de Prevención y Comunicación de Salud Financiado por: La afiliación de Maryland de Susan G. Komen Cerrando Espacios: Mujeres Hispanas y el Cáncer de Seno El Departamento de Salud de Wicomico recibe fondos de Susan G. Komen Maryland para seguir…

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Chronic Disease Prevention

Could you be at risk for prediabetes? Click the link below to find out! Prediabetes-Risk-Test-Final — NEW 2019 NEW PROGRAM! SCALE (Sustainable Change and Lifestyle Enhancement) for Families is a new program for women and children in Wicomico and Somerset Counties. This free evidenced-based weight loss, nutrition, and physical activity program is for women ages…

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Opioid Misuse Prevention Program (OMPP)

A Program of Planning and Population Health The Opioid Misuse Prevention Program (OMPP) is part of the Governor’s comprehensive statewide strategy for reducing overdose deaths related to pharmaceutical opioids and heroin. Through the OMPP grant, Health Department staff work closely with stakeholders across the region to reduce unintentional overdoses involving opioids such as prescription painkillers and…

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Prevention & Health Communications (PHC)

A division of Planning and Population Health The mission of the Office of Prevention and Health Communications is to give individuals the knowledge and skills needed to make informed choices regarding their health and safety through: education, training, health assessments and outreach. Our health education specialists, trainers, and instructors are available to facilitate outreach programs, deliver…

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention

A Program of the Prevention & Health Communications Department The Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Adolescent Health Programprovides technical assistance, health education, and promotional efforts to reduce teen pregnancy in Wicomico County. Several community based initiatives are designed to affect teen pregnancy using Abstinence and Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Services and education are provided to pre-adolescents, adolescents, parents and community groups which are…

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention – For Parents

What can you do to help your teens? Open the lines of communication. Encourage your teens to WAIT to have sex! Share stories from your personal experiences. Encourage them to see a clinician to get on some sort of birth control. Explain the unintended consequences of sex such as: pregnancy, STI’s, their chances of getting…

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention – For Teens

What can you do to prevent pregnancy? Practice ABSTINENCE. Abstinence is the only pregnancy prevention method that is 100% effective 100% of the time! Just say NO to sex. If you are sexually active or thinking about having sex, talk to your parent or guardian about getting on a method of birth control that will work for you! Talk to someone you…

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Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

A Program of the Prevention & Health Communications Department Funded by: Cigarette Restitution Fund Program through the Maryland Department of Health Stop Smoking Program: Are YOU READY to Quit for Good? Stopping smoking is a GREAT choice! It is one of the most important things you can do to improve and extend your life. Consider…

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