Go! See The Beautiful Fall Colors In Garrett County
The Go! Fitness Challenge is turning into another massively successful program, and we are so thankful for all of our community members who are participating, and reaching out to ask questions and tell us about their fitness journeys! We are working on a more...
11,000 Steps Should Do It!
New research released on Monday in Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02012-w gives us hope! Participants in the study wore activity trackers and had an average of 4 years of continuous monitoring. What they found was that more steps are...
Recognizing World Mental Health Day With Healing Steps
It's the first day of our County Step Challenge, and we are inviting you to take those steps with the power of self-compassion! Acknowledging the difficulties in our lives and being kind to ourselves can positively affect our mental wellbeing. Our challenge isn't...
The Go! Fitness Challenge Launches On Monday, October 10, 2022! – Here’s Everything You Need To Know…
We're beyond excited to see the renewed excitement for Walktober, and the OVERWHELMING interest in the Go! Fitness Challenge that will run thru the end of 2022. Thank you all so much for your patience as our small, but mighty team has been working to respond to the...
Walktober Day 4 – “Step” Into Walktober!
As our team prepares to release additional information about the upcoming Go! Fitness Challenge tomorrow, we managed to snap this fun group, led by the Garrett County Health Department's Amy Ritchie, kicking off another Walktober 1-mile walk! Amy has been hosting...
Walk Maryland Day!
Walk Maryland Day is a celebration of our state's official exercise and a call to action to support safe walking and walkability. Anyone can participate, and today in Garrett County, we get to walk in the sunshine! If you are interested in a social gathering, we have...
Walktober Day 2 – Creating Fitbit Challenges
Walktober continues to catch on quickly, as our team is working to onboard several additional teams for our Go! Fitness Challenge! (YAY!!) Today, we're sharing a quick guide for our Fitbit program participants (or really anyone who will be participating in the Go!...
Welcome Back To Walktober!
It's already Walktober again, and the leaves around Garrett County are getting ready to put on a fantastic display for Autumn Glory! This year, we're kicking off Walktober with the Fitbit challenge, which will run through the end of the 2022 year, and bringing back...
Chronic Disease Program Serves Thousands in Garrett County
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Developing and implementing impactful programs in Garrett County has long been at the heart of the Garrett County Health Department’s mission to make Garrett County a healthier place to live,...