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Maryland 's State Health Improvement Process (SHIP) Resources

Data Sources

Maryland Medicaid eHealth Statistics

Charts of Selected Chronic Disease SHIP metrics for "West-Central" Maryland

Additional Tools and Resources

MD’s State Health Improvement Process (SHIP): 2011-2014 A presentation by Madeleine A. Shea, Ph.D., Director, Office of Population Health Improvement, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on December 12, 2011. Click here to see the PowerPoint slides.

Ten Essential Public Health Services - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National Partnership for Action to End Disparities and NPA Tools

Healthy People.gov: Information on the Healthy People initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and complete information on Healthy People 2020, national prevention strategies, health disparities, and leading health indicators for the nation.

Overview of Health Measures
Determinants of Health
Health-related Quality of Life and Wellbeing
Disparities

DHMH's SHIP website provides tools for each of the SHIP Vision Areas - Healthy Babies, Healthy Social Environments, Safe Physical Environments, Infectious Disease, Chronic Disease, and Health Care Access: SHIP Toolbox
Which Disparities Interventions Work?
How Can Efforts to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care Succeed?
National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities - Toolkit for Community Action
Trends in the U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (1999-2010)
HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Nation Free of Disparities in Health and Health Care
National Prevention Strategy - America's Plan for Better Health and Wellness
Health Care's Blind Side - The Overlooked Connection between Social Needs and Good Health

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in fiscal year 2000, the state of maryland was awarded funds through the cigarette restitution fund and howard county obtained funding for planning and implementing tobacco programs. these programs target three areas of tobacco use prevention cessation enforcement the tobacco...

tobacco control program

the bureau of environmental health protects the health of the citizens of howard county from diseases and hazards found in the environment. our role is to identify hazards in the environment that may cause disease, and to develop plans and...

environmental health

howard county health department plays an important role in regards to emergency preparedness in howard county, md. click here for resources and links....

emergency preparedness

the health department conducts surveillance and reporting on many different communicable diseases, this page has an overview of those diseases and information on how to contact our infection control/communicable diseases unit....

infection control

a review of services specifically geared towards men at the howard county health department....

looking for affordable health care for yourself or your family? click the picture to learn more about what health insurance options are out there for you and your family. visit the healthy howard access plan website at www.healthyhowardplan.org. veterans administration ...

get connected to health care

the health department s substance abuse service is the only publicly funded addictions, prevention and treatment program in howard county that treats patients regardless of ability of pay. services are provided at the gateway counseling center for adults and adolescents....

substance abuse assessment and treatment

the howard county health department provides a variety of women s health services to include various confidential and preventative health care for women and adolescents. weekly family planning clinics are based on a sliding fee scale and are available...

reproductive health services

the howard county health department provides evaluation and personal care monitoring services to howard county residents. programs include aers overview adult evaluation and review services serves adults needing assistance and support and all persons being considered for community placements, nursing...

senior health services

the howard county health department is able to facilitate outreach programs and provide resources about wellness, disease prevention and chronic illnesses. our programs include oral health, asthma, diabetes and smoking cessation programs. for more information about each program, click on...

health education and wellness programs

the child health program provides services to families with children that meet specific eligibility criteria. programs offered by the howard county health department include the infants and toddlers program, healthy start, wic, child advocacy center, case management for children with...

the goals of the cancer control program at the howard county health department are to reduce cancer mortality in howard county and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes among whites and ethnic minorities. through the cigarette restitution fund (crf), cancer...

cancer control programs

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