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Beach Sample Failures

Find out what beaches in Barnstable County have failed recent water quality monitoring.

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Barnstable County Health Department Established 90 Years Ago

In 1926, the Massachusetts legislature, at the behest of the county commissioners and citizens of Cape Cod, passed enabling legislation to establish the Barnstable County Health Department. In 2016, nine decades later, with additional and […]

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BCDHE in My Town

Find out what the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment has been up to in your town.

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Discounted Tick Testing Now Available

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension received a grant from Cape Cod Healthcare under their Community Benefits program for 2016. The grant will subsidize tick testing by the UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology. Cape Cod residents will […]

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Residential Water Testing

If your drinking water comes from a private well on Cape Cod, you might consider getting it tested regularly.

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From the Newsroom

Barnstable County Offers Immunization Program
- 6/16/17
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states vaccines are one of the greatest public health interventions of the 20th century, Read More
Concerned about Vaccine Safety? Here are the Facts.
- 1/12/17
A wailing child, a needle-wielding doctor — what parent wouldn’t feel a twinge, at least for one heart-stopping moment, and Read More
Young Women Know About Skin Cancer Risks — But They’re Still Using Tanning Beds
- 1/12/17
Even though just about every young woman is aware that tanning can lead to skin cancer, as well as premature Read More
Doctors Reveal Photos of Zika’s Effects on 1st Person Infected in US by Virus
- 1/12/17
The first person to be infected locally during Florida’s Zika virus outbreak was nearly five months pregnant, according to a Read More
Want to Spare Your Pet From Cancer? Stop Smoking Cigarettes.
- 1/12/17
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland are urging pet owners who smoke to give up the habit for Read More
Study on Sun Protection Behavior, Skin Cancer Awareness
- 1/12/17
A large international survey on sun exposure behaviors and skin cancer detection found there are many imperfections and geographical inequalities Read More
Barnstable County Employee Named to Federal Committee
- 11/15/16
BARNSTABLE (MA) November 15, 2016 – A senior environmental specialist at the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment has Read More
Cape Cod Hoarding Task Force Announces Free Support Groups
- 9/7/16
The Cape Cod Hoarding Task Force announces the availability of free peer support groups for compulsive acquiring, saving and hoarding during Read More
Rats! Reports Of The Furry Pests Surge in Mashpee
- 7/22/16
Mashpee health agent Glen E. Harrington has received significantly more reports and complaints of rats in residential Mashpee this year Read More
Chatham And Harwich To Receive New Sunscreen Dispensers
- 7/19/16
First, the bad news. Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is being diagnosed at a rate faster than any Read More