Easton Health and Wellness Fair fills Idlewild Park Oct. 3
Town Events page lists Saturday 8 a.m. to noon; free fair with 5K walk, music, children’s activities, food, and health booths.
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Wellness
Health care access, public health, and the people and programs keeping the county well.
Wellness covers the local health care landscape: hospital and clinic news, public health initiatives, mental health resources, and the everyday programs that help Talbot County residents stay healthy, from county health department updates to community fitness and wellness programs.
- Local hospital, clinic, and health-provider news
- Public health department updates and initiatives
- Mental health and wellness resources
- Community health programs and screenings
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For All Seasons opens Oct. 20–23 Dare to Lead cohort in Easton
Four days at Anchor Church, 620 Goldsborough Street, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; $650 includes meals and materials; max 20 seats.
Maryland’s 2026–27 vaccine guidelines out Sept. 10; Cadmus flu clinic Oct. 17
MDH published state schedules for flu, COVID-19, and RSV; Health Officer told Council a community flu vaccination event is Sat. Oct. 17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., at 510 Cadmus Lane, Easton.
Oct. 8 Circle of Hope at Oxford Community Center, 4–8 p.m.
Second annual breast cancer awareness and community celebration Thursday at 200 Oxford Road; OCC lists live music, nibbles, and mocktails; office 410-226-5904.
Community Resource Expo Set Oct. 24 at Easton Elementary
Free event runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 307 Glenwood Avenue; Neighborhood Service Center is listed as organizer on Healthy Talbot.
Oct. 3 blood drive at St. Michaels library, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Blood Bank of Delmarva takes appointments in the Meeting Room at 106 Fremont Street; library calendar and BBD schedule both list the Saturday window.
Oct. 15 Witch Paddle on Royal Oak Road benefits Clark breast center
Second annual evening paddle Thursday, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at 25876 Royal Oak Road; Discover Easton says proceeds support Clark Comprehensive Breast Center.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s Returns to Idlewild Park Sept. 19
Registration 9 a.m. and ceremony 10 a.m. Saturday at 115 Idlewild Avenue in Easton; Alzheimer’s Association Greater Maryland Chapter hosts.
Sat. Sept. 19, 9 a.m.: Stop the Bleed class at St. Michaels library
Free one-hour Stop the Bleed training at the St. Michaels library; Shock Trauma program; register before 8 a.m. that morning.
Mon. Sept. 28, 1 p.m.: Breast cancer talk at Easton library
UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Center presentation on risk factors, symptoms, and early detection; Meeting Room at 100 W. Dover Street; adult program.
Talbot County DSS Resource Fair Wednesday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Bay Street
Free fair at Social Services, 301 Bay St. #5, Easton; Healthy Talbot lists employment, education, health, housing, and financial resource tables plus giveaways.
Parks & Rec Community Yard Sale Saturday, Sept. 19, 6:30 a.m.–Noon at the Community Center
Set-up starts 5:30 a.m. in the Talbot County Community Center parking lot; $10 space registration and $5 table rental if needed; shopping is free per Healthy Talbot and MyRec.
Free Sept. 30 Lunch & Learn: Intro to CALM at For All Seasons in Easton
Lauren K. Weber and Lesa Mulcahy lead a CALM session Wednesday, Sept. 30, noon–1:30 p.m. at the Center for Learning.
Free Oct. 1 Multi-County Special Education Carnival Resource Fair at Chesapeake College
QACPS SECAC’s third annual fair runs Thursday, Oct. 1, 5–7 p.m. at the Caroline Center entrance in Wye Mills.
Talbot Goes Purple Screens Opioid Documentary Friday, Sept. 11, 6–8 p.m. in St. Michaels
Free community showing of An American Opioid Crisis: Talbot Goes Purple at the St. Michaels Community Center; Healthy Talbot lists a post-film Q&A with Sheriff Joe Gamble.
Free Sept. 16 Speaker Series: Dr. Annie Brewster on Storytelling and Healing in Easton
For All Seasons hosts “Reclaiming Our Stories, Reclaiming Ourselves” Wed., Sept. 16, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Theater, 17 S. Washington St.; doors 6:15; register at AnnieBrewster.eventbrite.com.
Free Sept. 17 Eastern Shore First Responder Peer Support Symposium at Chesapeake College
For All Seasons and partners host “Supporting Those Who Answer the Call” Thu., Sept. 17, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. at Todd Performing Arts Center, Wye Mills; keynote Annie Brewster, MD; register at PeerSymposium.eventbrite.com.
For All Seasons Open House Sept. 15 at 300 Talbot St.; Open Access Moved Sept. 1
Public open house 4–6 p.m.; call 410-822-1018 or email ebatson[at]forallseasonsinc.org; crisis lines 410-820-5600 / 410-829-6143.
NonprofitWellness
For All Seasons Open Access Is at 300 Talbot St.; Crisis Line Runs 24 Hours
Clinical and Open Access services moved Sept. 1 from Teal Drive. Easton walk-in hours, Mid-Shore locations, and the 24-hour hotline are posted by the agency.
Mid-Shore Going Purple Together Returns Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at Moton Park
Free recovery-month day at Moton Park, 501 Port Street, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. — the same Saturday as downtown Frederick Douglass Day.
Festival of Hope, Monday, Aug. 31, 6 to 8 p.m., Anchor Church in Easton.
The 10th-anniversary kickoff and Overdose Awareness Day, Monday, Aug. 31, 6 to 8 p.m. at Anchor Church in Easton.
Easton Hospital Budget Climbs to $664 Million After State Change Request
UM Shore Regional Health asked the Maryland Health Care Commission to lift the project from $539.6 million. The philanthropic goal doubled to $100 million in a county of about 38,000.
Two Open Enrollments, a Thin Counseling Bench, and Another Double-Digit Rate Request
Medicare opens Oct. 15. The marketplace opens Nov. 1. Carriers asked for 13.7 percent more for 2027 — a request, not an approved rate.
Talbot Hospice's $29,750 Rural Health Award Is a Named Local Check
Maryland Matters and MDH’s award sheet both list Talbot Hospice at $29,750, the smallest check in the $80 million first round drawn from Maryland’s Year 1 RHTP award.
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