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Staff Spotlight – April 2017

April 6, 2017
Patty Watson, Project Specialist, presented a demonstration of the Department’s online resources for behavioral health and public health and wellness to the Cape Cod Hoarding Task Force at the Dennis Police Department.

April 13, 2017
Patty Watson, Project Specialist, moderated a panel discussion on transportation as a social determinant of health at the Community Health Network Area 27 (CHNA) monthly membership meeting.

April 24, 2017
Patty Watson, Project Specialist, presented a demonstration of the Department’s online resources for behavioral health and public health and wellness to the Emerald Physicians management team.

April 25, 2017
Michelle Springer, HOME Program Manager, and Beth Albert, Department Director, presented on the HOME Investment Partnership Program to the Town of Yarmouth Board of Selectman.

April 29, 2017
Sheila Curtis, SHINE Program Manager, presented information on Medicare and MassHealth to over 200 visitors at the Prime Time of Your Life Expo “Celebrating Life after 50” at Barnstable High School.


Healthy Connected Cape Cod is the conceptual framework that ties together the work of Barnstable County’s Department of Human Services.  The Department’s goal is to organize regional approaches by engaging residents, health and human service organizations, and coalitions and networks throughout Cape Cod to plan and implement activities that promote health and well-being for County residents.