Tag: Public health

79th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships this Friday night
In the Year of the Woman, Sophie Lekas, a 1st Class Midshipman is on the cusp of being the first female ever to win the Tony Rubino Four-Time Brigade Champion Award. She is only the 2nd female to be eligible. The Naval Academy’s 79th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 28, at […]

Greenstreet Gardens Happy Living Health Fair
It’s the perfect time to get hearty and happy! Join Greenstreet Gardens & spring into healthy habits! Come meet with a variety of community health providers, practitioners, and vendors who will be on hand demonstrating paths to wellness through numerous methods and practices! The Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Blood Mobile will be here all day […]

78th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships this Friday night
The Naval Academy’s 78th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The event is open to the public and admission is free. As part of the academy’s physical education program, all midshipmen are required to participate in boxing, and boxing is also offered as a club […]

76th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships scheduled for February 24th
The Naval Academy’s 76th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The event is open to the public and admission is free. As part of the academy’s physical education program, all midshipmen are required to participate in boxing, and boxing is also offered as a club […]

Zika: Maryland Urgent Care Update
Zika Virus: Maryland Urgent Care Update The Zika virus has infected hundreds of thousands of people in 60 countries and is expected to infect 3-4 million people within a year. Zika virus “is scarier than we initially thought,” Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC told reporters on Monday. Of the thirty US cities at highest risk, Washington DC, […]

75th Annual Brigade Boxing Championship scheduled for February 26th
The Naval Academy’s 75th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The event is open to the public and admission is free. This year’s boxing finals will be streamed live via http://livestream.com/accounts/6846224/events/4780881/. Three midshipmen 1st Class (seniors) have the opportunity to win the Tony Rubino Four-Time Brigade […]

Rabid bat discovered in Glen Burnie apartment, residents warned
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued a rabies alert after a bat found on May 6, 2015 in a Hidden Woods Apartments unit at 413 Hideaway Loop, Glen Burnie, tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a deadly disease. Animals that have rabies can spread the disease to humans and pets through a […]

AACC to go smoke-free on July 1st
The Anne Arundel Community College Board of Trustees recently passed a revised Tobacco and Smoking policy that bans the use of tobacco and tobacco substitute products as of July 1, 2015. The policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors and visitors to any AACC current or future location. Included in the ban are […]