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Category: Aging

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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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“Toward a More Just Society” Forum Scheduled

The Network of Human Services and Faith Communities of the Lower/Outer Cape will host their next Forum: “Toward a More Just Society – Inequality & Quality of Life on Cape Cod” on April […]

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Barnstable County Ranks 5th Nationwide for “Well-Being”

Barnstable County came in 5th place in the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being: 2015 Community Rankings list released on February 23, 2016. The report measures how residents of 190 U.S. cities […]

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“Summit on Older Adults” Report Available

On October 30, 2014, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), the Massachusetts Departments of Mental Health (DMH) and Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans […]

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New Massachusetts Healthy Aging Report Released

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report: Community Profiles 2015 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation is now available. This resource helps those working in communities better understand the risks facing older adults. This year’s […]

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