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Category: HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

We’re Hiring! Seasonal Job Openings with Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment

Barnstable County Department of Health & Environment (BCDHE) is seeking seasonal full-time staff to fill the following positions: Applicants must be available to work the entire duration of the summer […]

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Daylight Savings is a Good Reminder for Individual & Community Preparedness!

It’s time to spring forward! Daylight Savings Time begins when the clock strikes 2 AM on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Fun Fact: Daylight Savings Time was first implemented in 1918 […]

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The Alternative: A Newsletter from the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center

Check out MASSTC’s most recent edition of their newsletter “The Alternative” featuring insights on urine diversion or “Pee-cycling”.

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Mass Audubon’s Cape Cod Natural History Conference on Saturday, March 9th, Features Talk on Urine Diversion

Mass Audubon’s 2024 Cape Cod Natural History Conference will take place in-person on Saturday, March 9th from 8:30am-3:30pm at Cape Cod Community College’s Tilden Arts Center. Bryan Horsely, Environmental Project […]

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Urine Diversion on Cape Cod – Listen on WCAI’s ‘The Point’

Catch the replay of this morning’s insightful episode of The Point on WCAI, broadcasted at 9am. Mindy Todd, the show’s host, welcomed Brian Baumgaertel, the Director of the Massachusetts Alternative […]

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Acute Respiratory Illness Update

Data Compiled by Lea Hamner, Contract Epidemiologist with the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment The following summarizes current Massachusetts statewide trends with regard to acute respiratory illness. Massachusetts […]

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High Winds and Rain Predicted Wednesday into Thursday

UPDATED Wednesday, 2/28/24, 9:30 AM The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the Cape and Islands, in effect from 7 AM this morning to 7 AM […]

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The Alternative: Creating Space for Technologists to Tackle Wastewater Challenges on Cape Cod

Interested in joining the discussion about wastewater challenges on Cape Cod? Check out “The Alternative”, a weekly newsletter from Barnstable County’s Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center! Read the latest […]

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American Heart Association: Snow Shoveling, cold temps combine for perfect storm of heart health hazards

Weather forecasters may call it ‘white fluffy stuff,’ however, snow can be a bigger danger than many people may realize. According to the American Heart Association, celebrating its Centennial birthday as the […]

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