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Model & Promising Practices

Awarded by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Rural Health Achievement Award

Awarded by the Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA)

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Awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Congrats to Garrett County – Maryland’s first #CultureofHealthPrize winner – who’s making health accessible for all! https://t.co/u5912t81vi pic.twitter.com/S2I6PUr7xx
— CountyHealthRankings (@CHRankings) September 19, 2017

Residents live across 645+ square miles in rural Garrett County, MD. To bring them together, @GarrettHealth embraced a virtual approach to community engagement. Their online tool helps residents share data, issues, & solutions. #CountiesCare https://t.co/eYIPNpKQOj
— CountyHealthRankings (@CHRankings) August 29, 2018

We're excited you'll be there @MonicaHVinluan! It'll be a great event celebrating Garrett County, MD and the county's numerous businesses and organizations embracing the spirit of the #CultureofHealthPrize! https://t.co/P6fSg11h6O
— CountyHealthRankings (@CHRankings) February 16, 2018

Here’s a webinar tomorrow where you can learn about Garrett County, MD’s innovative online collaborative platform and planning tool — https://t.co/v0K5K2BmTw https://t.co/03LQQaaY6w Congrats @garretthealth on your great work. @CHRankings
— IPHI (@InstitutePHI) August 27, 2018

Learned valuable strategies for #communityengagement @DASH_connect webinar. Seattle Chinatown pub safety data used for local policy change. Rural Garrett County took an #opensource approach to multisector local data platform for stakeholders 👏 #AllInData4Health #publichealth pic.twitter.com/aP9URpBUGm
— Ramy Kim (@ramymik) April 17, 2018

Garrett County, Maryland, wins a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize for its multidisciplinary approach to a healthier community. Read more about it here: https://t.co/TGqTJF8ol1 #mdruralhealth
— MD Rural Health (@MDRuralHealth) June 14, 2018

Check out this incredible podcast featuring Garrett County's Strategic Health Planner, Shelley Argabrite, and the popular open source platform she founded at https://t.co/YU3dxi1G6H!

Listen to the full podcast at https://t.co/s9mlb84t7R and share your thoughts below! pic.twitter.com/H1ilv8wFuF
— GCHD (@garretthealth) September 27, 2018

Garrett County Health Department Receives National Award and Recognition for Innovative Practice to Improve Health Equity and Stakeholder Engagement https://t.co/5vEnGwpG4Z pic.twitter.com/IuA2yXxL0k
— GCHD (@garretthealth) September 14, 2018

A6: Join our #webinar on Aug 28 to learn how 2017 #CultureofHealthPrize winner Garrett County, MD is creating an innovative platform with @GarrettHealth to increase community engagement + how your community could do the same! https://t.co/eYIPNpKQOj #SaludTues
— CountyHealthRankings (@CHRankings) August 7, 2018

An April 17th webinar will feature #publichealth representatives from Seattle and King County, WA and Garrett County, MD. They will share how they developed and tailored processes for engaging residents in #communityhealth improvement. Sign up: https://t.co/jA9Xho1G6z
— Practical Playbook (@PracPlaybook) April 16, 2018

Garrett County, Maryland, wins a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize for its multidisciplinary approach to a healthier community.https://t.co/m6BirY715U pic.twitter.com/kq5qcj4f8J
— Daily Yonder (@dailyyonder) June 7, 2018

Shelly Argabrite & John Corbin from Garrett County share valuable information on using an #OpenSource framework to engage communities & collect data. Remarkable work & #innovative! Check out https://t.co/w4NsLm2GBN. #Thisispublichealth #NA19 #NACCHO #OpenDataPortal pic.twitter.com/h6fBLmitsc
— Elizabeth Dunn MPH CPH (@XtremeTraveler) July 9, 2019

Had a great night w/@garretthealth + Garrett Co. Arts Council + @ULCCP along w/community mbrs & artists at the intersection of arts + health for Impact Garrett County as part of our #CultureofHealthPrize collab! If you’re in the area join the action group: https://t.co/vQ4jNUlBIr pic.twitter.com/L1TUOtNtw6
— IDEAS xLab (@ideasxlab) November 8, 2019

GARRETT COUNTY TEAM WINS MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD https://t.co/mLMXkx0nlV pic.twitter.com/YELuFFEPY8
— GCHD (@garretthealth) October 25, 2018

Shelley Argabrite has been named a 2018 Community Star by the the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. Garrett County Health Department is an MRHA member. For more info, visit https://t.co/2wSmCK4TkM and https://t.co/e61j88spoh. #mdruralhealth
— MD Rural Health (@MDRuralHealth) November 16, 2018

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