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Calvert County health officer highlights strong population health but flags mental-health, provider shortages
Summary
At a May 13 meeting convened as the Board of Health, Calvert County health officials presented county health rankings and year-to-year data showing generally strong population health while identifying gaps in mental-health services, primary-care access and service-area recreational access.
Calvert County health officials told the Board of Health on May 13 that the county performs above state and national averages on many population-health measures but faces persistent gaps in behavioral-health capacity, primary care and access to nearby parks.
Dr. Toni Zamora, the county health officer, and Jennifer Mora, director of community resources, presented findings drawn from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Maryland vital statistics and state behavioral surveys and outlined public-health measures and projected items for the health department’s FY budget.
The presentation showed Calvert County among the healthier Maryland counties on aggregate population-health and community-condition indices, with the county performing above state and national averages on overall life expectancy and several quality-of-life indicators. On causes of death, officials reported cardiovascular disease accounted for the largest share (reported at 29.3 percent), followed by malignant neoplasms (about 20.2 percent);…
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