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Month: March 2016

All-Hazards NOAA Weather Radio

One of the best and most reliable sources of up-to-the-minute weather information is NOAA’s All-Hazard radio network. The system “is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information […]

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March 14, BCREPC Executive Committee Meeting

PUBLIC MEETING Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Executive Committee The BCREPC Executive Committee of the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee will hold a public meeting on at 10:00 […]

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Massachusetts Alerts: A free public safety alerting app

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) offers a great app for your smartphone or tablet. According to the MEMA website, the Massachusetts Alerts app allows you to “Receive emergency alerts […]

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First RSAC Issue Brief Published

The Department is producing a series of issue briefs that will present factual information on an array of topics related to substance use. “Issue Brief 1: Use of Scare Tactics in […]

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Barnstable County’s ‘Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund’ In Action

In 2014, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced first-in-the-nation Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF) which will provide more than $40 million in grants to nine community-based partnerships over four years to help […]

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H2Know: Water you doing about it?

Written by Breanne Penkala, AmeriCorps member placed at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension “Can I flush you?” This is one question I frequently get asked by students at the start […]

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Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2016 Schedule

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s yearly Household Hazardous Waste Collections 2016 schedule is available now! Hazardous Waste & Water Quality programs are designed to assists individuals, families, businesses, and government agencies in […]

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Department Presents RSAC to County Health Agents

Vaira Harik, Department of Human Services’ Senior Project Manager, presented an overview of Barnstable County’s Regional Substance Abuse Council to the Cape and Islands Health Agent Coalition on February 26, 2016.  The talk provided an […]

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