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Month: April 2016

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Cape Cod’s Affordable Housing: State, County and Local Strategies Presented

Every two years, the Department issues a survey to the Barnstable County’s Health and Human Services Advisory Council (HHSAC) representatives asking for feedback on the trends and issues they are seeing in […]

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May 4 BCREPC Regular Meeting

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Harbor View Conference Room at the Barnstable […]

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Re-Cap: Recent Department Activities

See what the Department’s been up to…. April 20, 2016: Vaira Harik, Senior Project Manager, presented at the Cotuit Library’s Cape Cod Opiate Addiction. April 15, 2016: Paula Schnepp, Coordinator of the Cape […]

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REMINDER: State Senate Candidates Address Income Inequality on Lower/Outer Cape

Four candidates for the State Senate seat currently held by Dan Wolf will participate in a free community event, “The Forum: Toward a More Just Society.” The event will focus […]

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PWTF and Preventing Falls Among Older Adults

According to the CDC: “Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, one out of three older people falls each year, but less than half tell their […]

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Dr. Kevin Hill to Discuss Underage Substance Use

From the heroin epidemic to policies concerning the use of marijuana, addiction-related issues are in the news on a daily basis.  The Lower Cape Prevention Partnership and Harwich Youth Services […]

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Cotuit Library Hosts Opiate Addiction Panel

On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 the Cotuit Library hosted a public panel discussion on Cape Cod’s opiate addiction issue.  The discussion addressed the dangers associated with the misuse of prescription painkillers […]

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 30, 2016

On Saturday, April 30th from 10 AM – 2 PM, thousands of pounds of prescription drugs will be disposed of safely across Cape Cod during the 11th Annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day thanks to […]

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Mass. Health Policy Commission Publishes Analysis of Opioid Epidemic

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission has published a presentation of preliminary data preparatory to issuing a Opioid Abuse Report in the coming months.  The data presentation is entitled Analysis of Opioid […]

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