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‘New Year, But Will There Be a New You?’ Montgomery County’s Health Officer Gives Advice for Keeping Health and Wellness Resolutions on Latest ‘What’s Happening MoCo’ Podcast

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 1, 2024

It is a new year, but will there be a new and improved you? Are you staying true to your new year’s resolutions? Montgomery County’s Health Officer, Kisha Davis, joins the latest episode of the “What’s Happening MoCo” podcast to help residents keep their physical and mental health resolutions. Armed with a “top five” list of tips for residents, Dr. Davis participates in a lively and educational conversation with podcast host Derrick Kenny.

To access Dr. Davis’ tips, listen to the What’s Happening MoCo podcast via a podcast platform including Apple Podcasts at https://bit.ly/whats-happening-moco, Spotify, Amazon Music (ask Alexa to play the What’s Happening MoCo podcast), iHeartRadio, TuneIn and others. The video version of the podcast can be viewed on the What’s Happening MoCo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WhatsHappeningMoCoPodcast or on County Cable Montgomery, Xfinity channel 996, RCN 1056 or Verizon 30.

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Dr. Davis joined the County as its health officer in November of 2022. Her role includes leading the County’s public health agenda. She is a County resident and a trained family health physician.

“As the County’s health officer, I think of the County’s residents as my patients… and what I’m responsible for is making sure that this County… remains the healthiest in the state,” said Dr. Davis.

As the County’s physician, she was generous with her advice as she shared her top five tips on achieving mental and physical health goals.

Residents and others interested in asking a question or suggesting a topic to be addressed in a future episode are encouraged to engage via the Facebook page, group or via e-mail at derrick.kenny@montgomerycountymd.gov.

In past episodes, podcast host Derrick Kenny has addressed a wide variety of subjects. The show’s guests have included elected officials, Montgomery employees who specialize in specific aspects of government, business leaders and entertainers who live in the County. New podcasts are released twice a month.

The What’s Happening MoCo podcast episode archives can be accessed by visiting the podcast’s webpage at https://montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/whats-happening-moco-podcast.html.

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Release ID: 24-058
Media Contact: Neil H. Greenberge
Categories: Health