FY2023 Adopted Operating and Capital Budget

FY2023 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Health Services Division

Health Services Division The Health Department functions at both a State and County level by implementing State and County laws and regulations. The Director / Health Officer reports to the State Health Department and to the County Executive on public health issues in the County and the region. The Health Department performs all mandated functions as outlined in the Code of

Maryland Regulations (COMAR) and also implements numerous Federal and State grant programs to address identified health needs in the community. Community par WQHUVKLSV DUH DQ HVVHQWLDO FRPSRQHQW RI WKH +HDOWK 'HSDUWPHQW¶V VXFFHVV The Health Department is proud to be an accredited organization, a status they achieved in 2014 and have successfully maintained. Core Services

Core Public Health funding supports the following programs: Administration; Adult (YDOXDWLRQ DQG 5HYLHZ 6HUYLFHV %HKDYLRUDO +HDOWK &KLOGUHQ¶V 'HQWDO +HDOWK Environmental Health: Food Control, Water Quality, Community Services (pictured), and Well & Septic programs; Maternal and Child Health; Communicable Disease Control and Prevention; and Adult Chronic Disease Health outreach, education and screening. The funding is shared by the State and the County.

Health Equity Office The Health Equity Office is a new program that focuses on the health needs of Frederick County populations who have various and intersecting social determinants of health outcomes. This Office will work closely with community partners and individuals to reduce health disparities by identifying barriers and solutions to achieve health equity for all county residents. School Health Program The Frederick County Health Department School Health Program is a collaborative effort with the Frederick County Public School (FCPS) System. The goal of the program is to prevent and identify student health related problems and to intervene to modify or remediate these problems. The comprehensive School Health Program includes delivery of health services and health education that directly contributes to the student's educational success as well as the health of the family and community. School Health Program staff provide the health services in the 68 health rooms of FCPS schools. Mental Health Services Program The Mental Health Services Program (MHS) provides mental health treatment services to Frederick County adults with mild to severe mental illness. In particular, MHS pursues the provision of services to those in our community who have traditionally been underserved. Services include psychosocial evaluations and mental health therapy performed by licensed mental health clinicians, as well as medication evaluations and medication management conducted by licensed psychiatric medical professionals. MHS practitioners actively collaborate with other Frederick County service agencies on behalf of clients. Linking clients and their family members to ancillary community services, in addition to their mental health treatment, is critical to their mental health recovery. The Program is proud to have been accredited for three years by the

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