News Release Articles

11.15.2009
Indoor tanning ban for youths: Anyone under 18 now needs a doctor's prescription to use a tanning bed in Howard County; salon owners unhappy
Baltimore Sun - Larry Carson

11.12.2009
County opening methadone clinic in Columbia: Clinic to open in spring on Columbia Gateway Drive
Howard County Times - Mike Santa Rita

11.12.2009
County bans children from indoor tanning (The Associated Press)
Examiner.com

11.12.2009
Health board bans minors from using tanning beds
Columbia Flyer

11.12.2009
Letter to the Editor: Teens should be allowed to tan
Baltimore Sun

11.11.2009
Howard adopts restriction on indoor tanning beds
Baltimore Sun - Larry Carson

11.11.2009
It’s official: Howard County, Md., bans under-18 tanning
LookingFit.com

11.10.2009
Howard County passes indoor tanning ban
WMAR - Channel 2

11.10.2009
Maryland county bans tanning for teens
WTTG-TV FOX 5 (Washington, D.C.)

11.11.2009
Howard County bans children from indoor tanning
WJZ - Channel 13

11.11.2009
American Academy of Dermatology Association Commends Howard County, Md. for Enacting the Most Restrictive Indoor Tanning Regulation in the Country
Yachtchartersmagazine.com

11.08.2009
Health Notes
Baltimore Sun - Larry Carson

11.03.2009
Businesses honored as 'Healthy Workplaces'
Columbia Flyer - Sarah Breitenbach

10.27.2009
Students in three Howard County schools lined up Friday to be among the first to get the H1N1 vaccine
WBFF-Fox 45 - Kathleen Cairns

10.27.2009
Howard Co. plans 2 appointment-only swine flu vaccine clinics
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

10.24.2009
Howard Co. Students Get H1N1 Vaccine
WJZ - Channel 13- Jessica Kartalija

10.24.2009
At least 1 swine flu shot soon advised for kids 2 doses preferred but, amid delay, single dose gives some benefit
Baltimore Sun - Meredith Cohn and Kelly Brewington

10.23.2009
H1N1 Vaccine Reaches Howard Co. Schools
My Fox DC - WTTG Channel 5 - John Henrehan

10.23.2009
Students To Get H1N1 Vaccine In Howard County
WJZ - Channel 13- Mary Bubala

10.19.2009
H1N1 Vaccine Shortage Stalls Clinics Fewer Shots Coming To Maryland, Feds Say
WBAL-TV Channel 11

10.19.2009
Howard County Gives H1N1 Shots to Pregnant Women
WMAR - ABC Channel 2
Reported by: Joce Sterman

10.07.2009
PETER'S PRINCIPLES - Is Beilenson creating a healthier Howard or a nanny state?
Howard County Times- Luke Broadwater

10.05.2009
Howard Co. Prescription for Health Care
WTTG - Fox 5 Washington DC
Sherri Ly

10.05.2009
Howard Co. Clinic Holds Free Flu Vaccine Nearly 6,000 People Receive Shot
WBAL-TV/Associated Press

10.06.2009
You might never know which flu you have -- conclusive ID of 2009 H1N1 is labor-intensive; capabilities for doing so are limited
Captial News Service
Megan E. Gustafson

5.28.2009
Medical summit looks at crisis in primary care Recommendations sent to lawmakers
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

5.28.2009
Medical summit looks at crisis in primary care Recommendations sent to lawmakers
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

5.18.2009
Low-cost health program lagging Low enrollment clouds Howard uninsured plan
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

5.14.2009
Preparing for swine flu, Round 2 Outbreak calms, but county wants to stay ahead of curve in pandemic readiness
Howard County Times
Janene Holzberg

5.14.2009
Preparing for swine flu, Round 2 Outbreak calms, but county wants to stay ahead of curve in pandemic readiness
Howard County Times
Janene Holzberg

5.5.2009
Health officials prepare for possible fall return of swine flu No cases confirmed; Beilenson says viruses usually disappear in summer
Columbia Flyer
Derek Simmonsen

4.27.2009
County health officials prepare for swine flu Advice: Be on lookout, don't panic
Columbia Flyer
Derek Simmonsen

4.23.2009
DIRTY DINING Part 35: Columbia - Hunan Manor
Ch 2 - WMAR
Joce Sterman

4.23.2009
Lyme Disease Diagnoses Are Increasing
Ch 13 - WJZ
Derek Valcourt

4.23.2009
Lyme disease can be chronic if it goes untreated
Ch 45 - WBFF
Joy Lepola

4.19.2009
Oakland Mills student diagnosed with tuberculosis Howard health officials say very little threat to others at high school
Baltimore Sun
John-John Williams IV

4.8.2009 9:10 pm
Lyme Disease on the Rise
WMAR-TV 2
Brittney Gordon

4.8.2009 3:13 pm
County Sees Lyme Disease Cases Grow
WBAL-TV 11
Lisa Robinson

3.29.2009
Sharfstein has made his mark City health commissioner engaged the broad community in public issues
Baltimore Sun
Matthew Hay Brown

3.16.2009
Blocked Pipe Causes Wastewater Spill in Mount Airy Stream
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

3.19.2009
Man, county battle chronic Lyme disease
Howard County Times
Medina Roshan

3.15.2009
Budget shortfall headed toward $10 million Ulman proposes measures to trim costs; Health Department layoffs begin
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

3.15.2009
Civil Marriage Is a Healthy Choice
The Washington Post
Peter Beilenson, M.D., M.P.H.

3.13.2009
DIRTY DINING Part 33: Ellicott City
WMAR-TV Channel 2
Joce Sterman

3.13.2009
Howard Co. Health Dept. may lay off 15 workers
The Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

3.12.2009
County Health Department to lay off 15 workers Budget cuts might require more, health officer says
Derek Simmonsen

3.12.2009
Howard County health workers laid off (corrected article)
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

3.12.2009
Howard County health workers laid off
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

3.12.2009
County Health Dept. to lay off 15 workers
Howard County Times/Columbia Flier
Derek Simmonsen
simmonsen@patuxent.com

2.24.2009
Howard County Finds Health Care a Tough Sell
The Examiner

2.18.2009
Mikulski hearing focuses on Healthy Howard 'Lot to be learned' from county health care program
The Columbia Flyer
Jennifer Broadwater

2.6.2009
Healthy Howard opens to newly unemployed
Howard County Times
Derek Simmonsen

2.6.2009
Howard eases restrictions on health access plan
The Baltimore Sun

2.3.2009
County AIDS clinic to change hands, hours, location
The Columbia Flyer
Janene Holzberg

2.3.2009
The New Uninsured Neither Rich Nor Poor, Many People Who Have Lost Their Jobs In the Deepening Recession Find Getting Health Care Is Something of a Lottery
The Washington Post
John Fairhall and Kate Steadman
Kaiser Health News

1.30.2009
Uninsured Reduced 8% In Howard County
WUSA-Channel 9
Scott Broom
Kaiser Health News

1.18.2009
Beilenson defends Healthy Howard's success to County Council Criticism
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

1.15.2009
Howard making head way on Healthy Howard
Baltimore Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

1.13.2009
Seeing Red - The Rising Costs of Care And a Failing Economy Drive More Americans Into Medical Debt
Kaiser Health News Washington Post
Sandra G. Boodman

1.11.2009
County may reopen enrollment in medical services plan for limited-income residents
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

1.6.2009
Howard begins health care enrollment campaign
Baltimore Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

1.6.2009
Three minutes with Ronald Peterson on Healthy Howard
Baltimore Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

1.6.2009
Beilenson refocuses effort to boost enrollment for Healthy Howard Plan
The Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

1.5.2009
Howard officials seek more participants for health plan: A county councilman had criticized low first month enrollment
The Baltimore Sun

1.5.2009
County moves to boost Healthy Howard enrollment: Still expects to sign up 2,000 for pioneer health care plan
The Columbia Flyer
Derek Simmonsen

1.4.2009
Health care reform talk goes local: Meetings set by Obama team meant to mobilize for change
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

12.23.2008
Good Dental Health Follows Children to School
Howard County Times
Derek Simmonsen

11.9.2008
Drive-through flu clinic looking better by the year
Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

11.2.2008
Drive-Thru Like No Other
WMAR - ABC2
5:29 PM EST

11.2.2008
Free Vaccinations Prep Howard Co. For Flu Season
WJZ-TV channel 13
6:53 PM EST

11.2.2008
Howard County Holds Flu Shot Drive-Thru
Fox 5 Washington D.C.
11:10 PM EST

10.5.2008
Healthy Howard draws its initial applicants About 25 residents turn up in Columbia to sign up electronically for access to care
Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson

10.2.2008
County launches pioneer health plan for uninsured
Columbia Flyer
Derek Simmonsen

10.1.2008
Health care enrollment opens for uninsured Howard residents
Baltimore Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

9.3.2008
Howard teens can sign contract pledging safe driving practices
Baltimore Examiner
Josh Kowalkowski

9.3.2008
Issue of teen pregnancy moves front and center
Baltimore Sun
Sara Neufeld and Kelly Brewington

8.27.2008
Voters may have to tune in to more minstrelsy
Baltimore Sun
Laura Vozzella

7.20.2008
Credo: Dr. Peter Beilenson
The Examiner
Sara Michael

6.23.2008
Howard man diagnosed with infection linked to tainted tomatoes: Resident contracted salmonella infection while traveling
Columbia Flyer
Andrei Blakely

6.19.2008
Health department plans emergency drills: Exercise to test methods of distribution
Explore Howard
Sarah Daniels

6.19.2008
Pandemic flu exercies in Howard County
MD Daily Record
Richard Simon

6.19.2008
Howard County to test distribution of medicine
The Maryland Daily Record

6.19.2008
Avian flu drill reveals curable ills in university hospital's protocol
The Examiner
Sara Michael

6.18.2008
Howard County to test distribution of medicine
The Examiner

6.18.2008
Flu Pandemic Exercise in Howard County
abc2news

6.18.2008
State Conducting Flu Pandemic Exercise
WJZ-TV
Dennis Edwards

6.17.2008
Going Door-To-Door in Howard County
WBAL Radio
Scott Wykoff

2.26.2008
Student is first TB case in Howard this year

2.26.2008
Hammond student diagnosed with TB

2.26.2008
Howard County student diagnosed with tuberculosis

2.2.2008
Pregnancy Notification Policy Alarms Some Health Experts

1.14.2008
The Principal is the Key

1.11.2008
Recent Deaths Highlight Child Abuse Problem

1.10.2008
Health, safety initiative coming to elementary schools

11.30.2007
New play area carries health-themed message

11.22.2007
MRSA forum draws little notice

11.19.2007
Official: Staph overblown

11.8.2007
Still time for a shot

11.8.2007
Flu shot clinic called improvement over last year's effort

11.5.2007
Drive-through vaccination clinic a success for Howard County

11.4.2007
Howard Co. Holds Largest Flu Vaccination in U.S.

11.4.2007
Howard County Holds Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic

11.1.2007
Howard County Flu Clinic Aims to Inoculate 4,000

10.26.2007
Howard Co. Plans Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic

10.25.2007
Howard County offers free flu shots

10.25.2007
Howard County plans drive-through flu shot clinic

10.25.2007
Flu-shot clinic schedule

10.25.2007
County to offer free flu shots at drive-through clinic

10.2007
Howard Restaurateurs Challenged to Make County Employee Work Overtime

9.27.2007
Health Expo to Offer Free Services

8.31.2007
Health Violations Kept Eateries from Achieving ‘Healthy’ Status

8.30.2007
Initiative Identifies 'Healthy' Restaurants

8.29.2007
Healthy Meals in Diverse Settings

8.28.2007
Legislation Filed as Turf Valley Landowners Move Toward Cleanup Program

8.24.2007
Officials Warn of Unlicensed Vendors

8.24.2007
Turning Up the Heat
A More Aggressive Stance Due on Food Violations

8.13.2007
Officials Become Iron Chefs for a Day

8.03.2007
Arsenic Found at Site of Residential Development

8.03.2007
Developer Under Fire Over Soil Test Results

8.03.2007
Arsenic found high in Turf Valley

6.28.2007
Howard County Restaurants Slow to Respond to Healthy Dining Program

6.20.2007
People On The Move

6.13.2007
Dog Bites to Pools

6.12.2007
Clean, safe home is a healthy home

5.31.07
Restaurants Prepare For End of Smoking Ban Exemptions

5.31.07
Graduating From Court to a New Life

5.16.07
Survey to Assess Health of Howard Children

5.16.07
Maryland at High Risk for Lyme Disease

5.16.07
Howard Co. Smoking Ban to Overide State Law

5.09.07
Testing pledge at Turf Valley

5.09.07
Taking smoking off the menu

4.11.07
Healthy Dining Initiative Launched

4.04.07
Health Department to kids, parents: Got sunscreen?

4.04.07
Howard Urging Emergency Preparation

4.01.07
Stop Lighting Up or Don’t Start is Message to Teens

3.29.07
Health Chief's Shift from Big-city Ills

3.28.07
Beilenson to Help Anti-smoking Effort

3.9.07
New Health Officer Plans to Make Howard a Model Community

2.8.07
Beilenson Tapped for Health Job Former Baltimore Chief Named to Lead Howard

2.06.07
The Good Doctor Makes his Way to Howard County