CHS Updates

Learn how to perform the new, "hands-only" method of CPR

FREE training at community Pump-A-Thon*

SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 12:30 - 1 PM -- Centennial Park, Ellicott City. Members of the Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services (HCDFRS) will provide the public with free, hands-on training  in the American Hospital Association's (AHA) new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which does not require mouth-to-mouth or rescue breaths. By taking a few minutes to learn how to perform this technique, you could give back a life someday.  Click here for details about the new"2Hands4Life"  CPR method and to register for the Pump-a-thon.

* A Howard County Family Wellness Day event.

The CARE Center for Child and Adolescent Resources

Howard County Office of Children’s Services offers resource and referral service

THE CARE CENTER FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT RESOURCESprovides free assistance to Howard County parents to help them find services and programs in the community for children and teens. CARE Center staff will work with families to identify needs and offer resource and referral information to help find solutions to questions and concerns. Resource and referral information is available for topics including

• community services
• county recreation and sports
• financial assistance
• support groups
• intensive needs services
• drug or alcohol abuse
• youth development
• child development classes for parents
• positive discipline and parenting
• school readiness and achievement
• concerns about emotional and mental health
• difficult behavior
• child care programs and many others.

 

CARE Line staff can be reached by calling 410/313-CARE (410/313-2273) Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM. Visit the CARE website at www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments.

The CARE Center is a service of the Howard County Department of Citizen Services’ Office of Children’s Services.

Pesticide application at CHS this weekend

Please click here to download a copy of the Memorandum from the HCPSS Grounds Service Department.

Buckle up

NOW THROUGH early June,  Maryland law enforcement officers officers are enforcing the state's seat belt laws as part of Maryland Highway Safety Office's "Choose Safety for Life/Click it or Ticket" campaign. Drivers who are stopped and found to not be wearing seat belts will receive a $25 ticket for their first offense. More in this  MAY 11 Columbia Patch article.

Mild winter = Lyme Disease concerns?

FREE screening of award-winning documentary  Under Our Skin

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 6:30-8:30 PM -- Howard County Library, Central Branch, Columbia. Sponsored by the Howard County Lyme Awareness Group in celebration of  May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Click here for event details, film preview, to register.

 

Collision Avoidance Training (CAT) class for licensed teens, young adults

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 6 -9 PM & SATURDAY, MAY 19, 8 AM - 4 PM-- James N. Robey Public Safety Training Center, Marriottsville. Monthly Collision Avoidance Training (CAT) class for licensed drivers age 16 - 20 years; conducted by the Howard County Police Department. Click here for information about class fee, registration and more.

Next CAT class is FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 29 & 30.

"Power of Parents" handbook (FREE)

MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD) offers a FREE, research-based parent handbook* containing eye-opening facts about teen alcohol use and ways to effectively talk to teens about underage drinking. Visit MADD's "Power of Parents" website to sign up to receive an e-mail version of the handbook.

*  Based on Dr. Robert Turrisi's successful program for parents of college students, the Power of Parents handbook has been adapted for parents of high school students; follow-up research has shown that, when parents read and used the handbook to talk to their high school students, there was a 30% reduction in the teens' underage drinking.

Community drops off 506 lbs. of unwanted medications

The Howard County Times reports on the Police Department's successful, county-wide "Take-Back" initiative in this article. 

Thursday: "Is it ADHD or just inattention?"

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 7 -9 PM -- THRIVE Center for ADHD and Comprehensive Mental Health Care of Central Maryland, Columbia. Presented by Anita Bajaj, M.D, M.P.H. Concurrent webinar, free babysitting available with advanced registration. To R.S.V.P., please contact Heather Lichter at 410/740-3240 or heather.lichter@mythrive.net.

Thursday: "Mental Health Concerns of Adolescents"

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 6:30 -­ 8:30 PM --  The Bain Center, Columbia. A panel will include representatives from local community programs and student speakers, and will address a range of topics. After panel presentations, parents and guardians will have the opportunity to take part in an open discussion or submit questions anonymously, depending on their comfort level. FREE. Seats are limited, so please pre-register by calling 410/313-­‐1940.