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Prevention and Education Services
Prevention services aim to promote healthy lifestyle practices through all stages of life, and offers a variety of programs to help you achieve your overall health and wellness goals.
Our programs are offered through the health department and are available to community groups, youth groups, schools, churches, and worksites.
Check out our services below!
Addiction in the Workplace
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Could you spot the signs of substance use in the workplace? Even when it takes place off-the-clock, substance use can take a heavy toll on workers’ productivity, health, and happiness.
Worcester County Health Department can provide material and training to help managers and owners understand the signs of addiction in employees and to connect those in need to local treatment resources.
Binge Drinking Risks
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Binge drinking is the most common, costly, and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks or women consume 4 or more drinks in about 2 hours. Most people who binge drink are not alcohol dependent.
Brain Health & Alzheimer's Disease
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Be kind to your mind! Learn about the healthy lifestyle changes you can make that can help you take care of your brain health.
Colorectal Cancer Screening Information
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Early Screening = Early Detection
- Are you a resident of Worcester County?
- Are you 45 years old or older?
- Have limited income?
- Have no health insurance or insurance that does not completely pay for:
- Doctor Consultation
- Physical Exam
- Colonoscopy
- Follow-up
- Have insurance, but need support getting the screening or follow-up?
Cooking Up Health: A Nourishing Neighbors Program
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With funding from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the Worcester County Health Department has created the Cooking up Health: A Nourishing Neighbors Program in partnership with local organizations, to increase access to healthy food, boost nutrition and financial literacy, and reduce food insecurity. Read more to find out what this program is bringing to Worcester County.
Diabetes Prevention and Education
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Prediabetes is a health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetes. Prediabetes increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. The good news is that prediabetes can be prevented. Take the diabetes risk test to measure your risk for prediabetes.
Healthy Heart Ambassador Program
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Classes to Help You Manage Your High Blood Pressure
The Healthy Heart Ambassador Program offers self-monitoring, lifestyle coaching, and nutrition education classes to help you with hypertension - also known as high blood pressure - get to and maintain a healthy blood pressure level.
Healthy Lifestyles and Chronic Disease Prevention
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Healthy lifestyle programs include Nutrition Counseling, healthy eating resources, Just Walk, and What's Cooking in Worcester?
Healthy Worcester Families Program
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Healthy Worcester Families is one of our three evidence-based parenting education programs.
Life Skills Parenting Program
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Life Skills is a parenting program offered to help strengthen skills in specific areas.
Marijuana Risks
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Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that contains close to 500 chemicals, including THC, a mind-altering compound that causes harmful health effects. People also smoke or eat different forms of marijuana extracts, which deliver a large amount of THC and can be potentially more dangerous.
Maryland's Good Samaritan Law
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Maryland’s Good Samaritan Law protects people assisting in an emergency overdose situation from arrest, as well as prosecution, for certain crimes.
The purpose of the law is to encourage any person, regardless of age, who experiences or observes a medical emergency caused by the ingestion or use of alcohol or other drugs to seek medical assistance without fear of arrest or prosecution for:
- Possessing or using a controlled dangerous substance
- Possessing or using drug paraphernalia
- Providing alcohol to minors
Mini Grant Applications
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Below are the digital application packets for all currently available community-based mini grant opportunities. To request a paper application, please call 410-632-1100 ext. 1119. Applications must be returned to the Worcester County Health Department (6040 Public Landing Rd. Snow Hill, MD.) by October 22, 2026, no later than 4:30 p.m. A review team will evaluate the applications, and awards will be made after October 30, 2026.
Narcan Training
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To schedule an IN-PERSON Narcan Training, email
Prevention Services Partnerships FY 26
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The Worcester County Health Department’s Prevention Services Unit extends our sincere gratitude to the many community organizations, healthcare providers, schools, local municipalities, local government, law enforcement, nonprofits, and faith leaders who partnered with our organization throughout Fiscal Year 2026, improving the health and well-being of local residents.
What's Cooking in Worcester?
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What’s Cooking in Worcester is a cooking series that features delicious, nutritious takes on some of our favorite recipes including meals, snacks, and desserts.
What’s Cooking in Worcester premieres on Facebook and YouTube quarterly on Friday at 5:00 pm. Check out the recipes below that have already been featured on the show. We love getting recipe ideas from our viewers. To submit one, please email