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.
**
ATTENTION **
All
Wicomico County Health Department clinics and
programs normally operating out of the William
C. Fritz Building at 300 West Carroll Street in
Salisbury, Maryland are temporarily closed
through Monday June 23rd.
The clinics and programs will reopen for normal
hours on Tuesday June 24th at the following
locations:
Prince
Street Elementary School - 400 Prince
Street, Salisbury (Enter
at the bus ramp on Spring Avenue)
Family
Planning
Breast
& Cervical Cancer
Communicable Disease
To contact the clinics at the
Prince Street Elementary location please call:
410-749-1244
Seth H. Hurdle Building
- 108 East Main Street Salisbury
FIRST
FLOOR - Healthy Families
SECOND
FLOOR - Emergency Preparedness, Maryland
Children's Health Program (MCHP)
THIRD
FLOOR - TB Prevention / INH
To contact clinics located at
the Hurdle Building location please call:
410-543-6949.
Services will resume at the
William C. Fritz building as soon as roofing
repairs are complete. Health Department
administration and staff thank the public in
advance for their understanding and cooperation
during the time of construction.
An estimated 6,500 injuries
were treated in hospital
emergency rooms during the
one month period surrounding
the Fourth of July.
Click here to
learn how you can prevent
injuries from fireworks.
ULTRAVIOLET
(UV) SAFETY MONTH
The sun's
rays, also called ultraviolet or UV rays, can damage
your skin and eyes. The short-term results of
unprotected exposure to UV rays are sunburn and
tanning. Long-term exposure may cause early
wrinkles, loss of skin elasticity, dark patches,
skin cancer, and potentially blinding conditions
such as cataracts and macular degeneration. People
of all ages are at risk for damage from UV rays,
including children.
Click here to learn more about sun
safety, receive UV alerts and more!
GROUP B STREP AWARENESS MONTH
Worldwide,
Group B streptococcus is a leading infectious killer
of newborns. It is the leading cause of blood
infection and meningitis in newborns. The good news
is that it can be prevented!
Click here to learn more about Group B
Strep and how you can protect your baby.
