Montgomery County’s Department of Human Health and Services (DHHS) is the county’s largest government agency and is responsible for public health and human services that help address the needs of the community’s most vulnerable children, adults, and seniors. DHHS delivers services at more than 20 locations in Montgomery County and has over 130 direct service […]
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Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, the Montgomery County Planning Department commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where students focus […]
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There are neglections on the ample park activity resources within Montgomery County, MD. As a result, park visitors are missing out the opportunities to discover and enjoy various points of interest in parks that would optimize their outdoor experiences. It is therefore, essential to examine what needs to take place for exposing the points of […]
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The Silver Spring Regional Center sought a report detailing the economic and fiscal impacts of the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veteran’s Plaza (SSCB) on Montgomery County’s economy in 2017. The SSCB is an indoor community facility for events, festivals, trade shows, conferences and conventions, and other activities available to county residents and out-of-town groups. […]
Read More… from Silver Spring Civic Building and Veteran’s Plaza Economic Impact Analysis FY-2017
As Downtown Silver Spring continues to urbanize, it becomes increasingly important to provide its residents and workforce with adequate recreational space. In conjunction with the the Maryland- National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), this report investigates which areas of Downtown Silver Spring are adequately served by parks and those that lack robust access to […]
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DHHS found that they were inefficiently recording data used to create their necessary reports. With more than 130 direct service programs and contracted services from 700 different providers, the data from those services weren’t always properly recorded. For example, data for some reports, such as the Monthly Trend Reports (MTRs), was recorded and tracked on […]
This design-oriented, community service project has the potential to improve productivity in Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) by providing a central standardized management system. The project goal is to evaluate and assess existing cloudbased data storage systems for a future developer to implement. Client: Noune Sekhpossian, Noune.Sekhpossian@montgomerycountymd.gov DHHS collects ongoing data […]
Flood hazards and associated damage are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the coming years due to increased development and progressing climate change. The severity of these impacts is directly related to the characteristics of drainage basins; severity increases as impervious surface area and development in urban areas increases (USGS, n.d.). Rain events […]