Health

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Offers Opportunity for Dialogue

Across the Desk January 10, 2019

Op-ed: Linda D. Adair, Alcohol and Drug Prevention Specialist, Caroline County Health Department Help teens shatter the myths about drugs...

Ron Lewis, Former MIEMSS Region IV Administrator, Named Security Director, UM Shore Regional Health

Across the Desk January 9, 2019

Ron Lewis - Contributed PhotoEaston, Md. – January 9, 2019) Ron Lewis has joined UM Shore Regional Health as security...

Photo: For All Seasons staff and board members posed with speaker Don McPherson. Pictured front row, left to right, are Allie Prell, Andrea Lange, Mayra Torres, Maureen Curtin, Leslie Sea, Monika Mraz, Diane Flagler, Beth Anne Langrell, speaker Don McPherson, Mickey Elsberg and Erica Horney. Pictured back row, left to right, are: Elizabeth Jaramillo, Jane Feigleson, Sallie Miller, Alisha Saulsbury, Lauren Kirby, Bonnie Thomas, Abby Tyner, Lesa Lee, Courtney Calloway, Fabiola Marquez, Katie Pittsinger, Caroline Eglseder, Lisa Roth, Lois Bahr, Lynda Koppelman, and Tom Mendenhall.

For All Seasons Donor Event Speaker Starts Conversation to End Sexual Violence

Across the Desk January 9, 2019

Don McPherson, speaking at For All Seasons’ recent Donor Reception. Contributed PhotoDon McPherson, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, activist and feminist,...

Easterseals to Host Monthly Caregiver Workshops

Across the Desk January 9, 2019

New Castle, DE – Starting in January, Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore will be hosting monthly Caregiver Workshops in...

Photo: Members of Compass Regional Hospice’s Grief Support Services team are, from left, Ann OConnor, grief counselor; Mary Scull, bereavement assistant; Rhonda Knotts, Grief Support Services supervisor; Linda Turner, grief counselor; and Wayne Larrimore, grief counselor and winner of the 2018 Cynthia Nugent Award for Clinical Excellence.

Compass Grief Support Group to Focus on Helping Those Suffering Losses from overdose

Across the Desk January 6, 2019

Members of Compass Regional Hospice’s Grief Support Services team are, from left, Ann OConnor, grief counselor; Mary Scull, bereavement assistant;...

Compass Regional Hospice Calendar of Events January to February 2019

Across the Desk January 4, 2019

Calendar of Events January to February 2019 January … Vigil Volunteer Training — Monday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at...

Photo: From left are Heather Guerieri, executive director, Compass Regional Hospice; Bill Towers, owner of Towers Family Historical Museum in Denton; and Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice during the recent Caroline County Festival of Trees.

Caroline County Festival of Trees Raises More than $8,500 for Compass Regional Hospice

Across the Desk December 27, 2018

From left are Heather Guerieri, executive director, Compass Regional Hospice; Bill Towers, owner of Towers Family Historical Museum in Denton;...

Safe Sitter® Class Set for January 26, 2019 in Chestertown

Across the Desk December 27, 2018

Chestertown, Md. - The popular Safe Sitter® class, taught by pediatric nurses for youth ages 11-13, will be offered in...

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking!

Across the Desk December 26, 2018

Did you know that 200,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with lung cancer? Cigarette smoking is the most destructive thing...

Photo: From left are Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice; Jordan Tucker, development assistant, Compass Regional Hospice; Beth Hobson, staff member, Swan Cove Spa and Salon; Paul Fisher, owner, Swan Cove Spa and Salon; and Heather Guerieri, executive director, Compass Regional Hospice.

Swan Cove raises more than $1,200 for Compass Regional Hospice

Across the Desk December 26, 2018

From left are Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice; Jordan Tucker, development assistant, Compass Regional Hospice; Beth Hobson, staff...