prevention

April 14, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Preventing Child Abuse (PHOTO & VIDEO)

The Montgomery County Council on April 14 recognized Child Abuse Prevention Month by honoring the work of the Tree House, which works helps provide an array of services to children and families who are impacted by abuse. At the ceremonies in Rockville, Tree House Director Tom Grazio talked about the organization’s May 2 Tour de […]

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March 10, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Health Update for Montgomery County Maryland on Montontgomery Community Media

CDC Updates Community Health Website

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released, today, the updated Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) online tool that produces public health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes, which describes the population health status of a county and factors that have the potential to influence […]

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October 1, 2013 | Staff Writer

Bullying Awareness Month

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 1 continued its efforts to prevent bullying—both in schools and in the workplace—when it recognized Bullying Prevention Month. Councilmember Valerie Ervin (second from left) was among those who spoke about increasing awareness about the lifelong impacts of bullying. Also at the ceremonies in Rockville were, left to right: James […]

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