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Category: Environmental Health

Poor Air Quality Resulting from Canadian Wildfires Impacts New England: What You Should Know

Large, widespread wildfires, like the ones currently burning in Canada, can cause poor air quality across hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of miles. Particulate matter from smoke is carried along […]

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May 31 is World No Tobacco Day

In 1987, the Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it […]

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The Cape Cod & Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force Wraps Up Aerial Oral Rabies Vaccine Distribution for 2023

In May 2021, the first raccoon-variant rabies case on Cape Cod in over eight years was documented in Hyannis. In response, USDA implemented an emergency trap-vaccinate-release (TVR) campaign throughout the […]

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PFAS on Cape Cod: What’s the Big Deal?

An article from the fall edition of our quarterly 2022 Community Health Newsletter. PFAS on Cape Cod: What’s the Big Deal?  Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about a […]

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Cape Cod Hoarding Resource Directory

Scroll down to view lists of hoarding resources pertaining to donation and consignment of items, behavioral health counseling, professional organizers, and cleaning and restoration. Resources provided are for informational purposes […]

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