Dorchester County

The Somerset County Health Department assesses the public health status, prevents epidemics and the spread of disease, protects against environmental hazards, guards against the occurrence of injury-causing situations and responds to disasters. The department assures the quality and accessibility of health services and provides family planning and pediatric care services. It supports the Healthy Start Program, which features home visiting and early intervention services. The Somerset County Health Department administers a dual diagnosis program that is a recovery-based approach for treating clients with dualdisorders, such as substance dependency and psychiatric illnesses. The department additionally supports a behavioral health program that includes addiction and mental health-related counseling for incarcerated individuals. It additionally administers lead and mental health case management programs. The Somerset County Health Department provides individual counseling, intensive outpatient treatment and aftercare services. The department maintains a location in Westover, Md.

Anne Arundel County Department of Health, located in Annapolis, Md., is the sole government agency at any level responsible for improving the health of the residents of Anne Arundel County. By state and county authority, the health department is responsible for the enforcement of certain federal, state and county laws and regulations. In addition to regulatory and enforcement work, the department provides mandated, delegated and locally initiated public health services. The Anne Arundel County Council, which also constitutes the County Board of Health, the County Medical Society's Advisory Committee, and several advisory councils, all help the department in its work. The department has a staff of more than 750 health department employees, including physicians, nurses, social workers, sanitarians, counselors, therapists and other allied health and support personnel.