Category: Other News

Choptank Health marks 25 years of school-based health during National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month

Across Our Desk

Denton, MD: Choptank Community Health System is celebrating 25 years of providing school-based health services to Mid-Shore students. The milestone is being recognized in February as part of the National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. Choptank Health is celebrating its successes and raising awareness about how school-based health centers improve access to healthcare services for […]

Continue Reading

Worcester Health Says Take control of your health this spring with Their Healthy Lifestyle Balance Program

Across Our Desk

Snow Hill, MD- Take control of your health this spring with the newest session of Worcester Health’s Healthy Lifestyle Balance Program. This program is proven to prevent or delay the onset of Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, and other chronic diseases. Healthy Lifestyle Balance is a free class that will help you […]

Continue Reading

Kent County Public Schools Using Science and Reading to Build Strong Literacy Foundations

Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD: More and more school systems are adopting an approach already entrenched in Kent County Public Schools to build strong literacy foundations in students. In January, the Maryland State Board of Education issued a resolution calling for a comprehensive literacy policy aligned with the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading applies a body […]

Continue Reading

Maryland State Police Asking For Public’s Assistance In Fatal Shooting Investigation In Wicomico County

Across Our Desk

SALISBURY, MD: Maryland State Police are asking the public assistance in the investigation of a fatal shooting that occurred Friday in Wicomico County. At about 8:10 p.m, Maryland State Police responded to the 900 block of North Division Street in Salisbury, Maryland for a report of a shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the victim, […]

Continue Reading

University of Maryland Extension will hire the second Cohort for ‘Creating Leadership and Professional Development Through Extension Internships

Across Our Desk

This Spring, the University of Maryland Extension will hire the second Cohort for ‘Creating Leadership and Professional Development Through Extension Internships,’ Summer 2024. The University of Maryland Extension received a grant on April 15th, 2021. The grant was endowed by the United States Department of Agriculture and sponsored by the National Institute of Food and […]

Continue Reading

Primary Stroke Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Earns Honors from American Heart Association

Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD: UM Shore Regional Health recently was notified that UM Shore Medical Center at Easton’s Primary Stroke Center received the 2023 Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award from the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) and is included in ASA’s Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. This is the […]

Continue Reading

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Offers Grants for Invasive Fish Removal

Across Our Desk

. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for invasive fish control grants of up to $5,000. This grant program seeks to support effective ways to remove invasive fish, particularly blue catfish and Northern snakeheads, from Maryland waters and identify sustained beneficial uses of caught fish. The application deadline is April […]

Continue Reading

Maryland Enacts Striped Bass Emergency Regulations to Increase Protections for the Spawning Population

Across Our Desk

Striped bass emergency regulations submitted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to bolster the species’ spawning population were approved on February 9, 2024 by the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, and are effective immediately. The emergency regulations extend periods of closure to recreational striped bass fishing in the […]

Continue Reading

Mid Shore Launches Health Careers Website

Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD: The Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition is proud to announce the launch of a new health careers website, MidShoreHealthCareers.org  for health professional job seekers and employers. “The healthcare workforce has seen many challenges, especially in rural communities, and our workgroup is dedicated to bringing collaborative ideas and solutions forward”, said Jonathan Dayton, Executive […]

Continue Reading