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Baltimore City under 'Code Blue' through the weekend

Feb 12th, 2016

Baltimore City will be under a Code Blue status until Monday, Feb. 15.

Baltimore under Cold Blue Alert

Feb 12th, 2016

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a Code Blue declaration for Baltimore City from Wednesday through Monday morning.

New City Law Punishing Stores That Sell Synthetic Drugs

Feb 11th, 2016

They’re packaged as natural substances sold in drug stores and gas stations, but synthetic drugs are illegal nationwide.

Health Commissioner Wen Declares Code Blue Alert In Baltimore Beginning Wednesday Night Through the Weekend

Feb 10th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (February 10, 2016)– With temperatures predicted to fall into the single-digits with wind chill tonight and expected to remain dangerously cold for much of the week, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a Code Blue declaration for Baltimore City for Wednesday, February 10th through the morning of Monday, February 15th.

City Health Officials Offer Tips to Keep Babies Safe During Cold Winter Months

Feb 9th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (February 9, 2016)– Baltimore health officials are urging parents and caregivers to keep babies safe while keeping them warm during the cold weather.

Sex in the City

Feb 9th, 2016

More than half of the city’s high school students report being sexually active, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Baltimore gets a new sex-education program

Feb 9th, 2016

The federal government gave Baltimore $8.5 million  to revamp its sex-education curriculum last year.

Depending on who is asked, the money is:

America Is Flint

Feb 6th, 2016

We have been rightfully outraged by the lead poisoning of children in Flint, Mich.

How Baltimore’s health department is using data to keep seniors from falling

Feb 5th, 2016

Baltimore public health officials believe that more data can help reduce falls among seniors.

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