Garrett County
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has launched a State Health Improvement Process (SHIP) to define health priorities within the State and improve the health of all Marylanders. From this exercise, 39 health objectives have been identified. Click here to read more about SHIP. Of the objectives defined by SHIP, Garrett County is comparable to or better than the State average in 31 of the 39 objectives. Garrett County ranks worse than the State in the following 8 objectives:
- Objective 33 – Youth tobacco use
- Objective 25 – Heart disease mortality
- Objective 24 – Adult seasonal influenza vaccine rate
- Objective 32 – Adult tobacco use
- Objective 31 – Child/adolescent obesity
- Objective 36 – Adults without health insurance
- Objective 30 – Adult overweight/obesity
- Objective 1 – Life expectancy
To address the majority of these objectives, Garrett County developed a health improvement plan based on community health data, forces of change, and the input of over 50 community advocates.