Every two years, the Department issues a survey to the Barnstable County’sĀ Health and Human Services Advisory CouncilĀ (HHSAC) representatives asking for feedback on the trends and issues they are seeing in […]
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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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See what the Department’sĀ been up to…. April 20, 2016: Vaira Harik, Senior Project Manager, presented at theĀ Cotuit Library’sĀ Cape Cod Opiate Addiction. April 15, 2016: Paula Schnepp, Coordinator of the Cape […]
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Four candidates for the State Senate seat currently held by Dan Wolf will participate in a free community event, āThe Forum: Toward a More Just Society.ā The event will focus […]
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According to the CDC: “Each year, millions of older peopleāthose 65 and olderāfall. In fact, one out of three older people falls each year, but less than half tell their […]
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From the heroin epidemic to policies concerning the use of marijuana, addiction-related issues are in the news on a daily basis.Ā The Lower Cape Prevention Partnership and Harwich Youth Services […]
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On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 theĀ Cotuit Library hosted a public panel discussion on Cape Cod’s opiate addiction issue. Ā The discussion addressed the dangers associated with the misuse of prescription painkillers […]
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OnĀ Saturday, April 30th fromĀ 10 AM – 2 PM, thousands of pounds of prescription drugs will be disposed of safely across Cape Cod during theĀ 11thĀ Annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayĀ thanks to […]
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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission has published a presentation of preliminary data preparatory to issuing aĀ Opioid Abuse Report in the coming months.Ā The data presentation is entitled Analysis of Opioid […]
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