Baltimore City Health Department

The Maryland Department of the Environment has called a Code Purple Very Unhealthy Air Quality Alert for today, July 17, 2026. Stay safe, check on neighbors and loved ones! Everyone is at risk, especially children, pregnant people, older adults, and people with asthma, COPD, or heart disease, and those who work or exercise outdoors. Take precautions by avoiding strenuous outdoor activities and consider moving outdoor activities indoors.

Visit Maryland Dept. Of The Environment for updates and monitor conditions throughout the day: https://mde.maryland.gov/.../AirQualityM.../Pages/index.aspx.

There is a code orange air quality forecast for most of Maryland today. You can see the air quality forecast and a full discussion of the potential impacts from smoke from Canadian wildfires at http://tinyurl.com/MDEcurrentair.

Do you have a story to tell?

Join us and for a 5-Day Youth Media Camp! Youth will learn how to film, edit, and create content while raising awareness about important community issues such as substance use, recovery, and overdose prevention.

Limited spots available with priority given to youth with lived/living experience of incarceration, substance use, overdose, and/or recovery. Upon completion of the program, students will receive a starter content creation kit.

Apply by July 20, 2026, with the QR code on the flyer or at the link in our bio.

Questions? Email [email protected]