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Category: Demographics

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Prediabetes – What you don’t know…

86 million US adults have prediabetes, and 90% of them don’t know they have it (CDC 1/25/2016).  One in three Massachusetts adults (apx. 1.8 million) have prediabetes, but 93% don’t […]

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New Immigration Program Provides Free Assistance

The Immigration Resource Center at the Community Action Committee of the Cape & Islands (CACCI ) is a new program that provides free assistance to residents of Barnstable, Dukes, and […]

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Cape Cod Healthcare Announces Grant RFP

Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC) is pleased to release its FY2017 Annual Strategic Grant Request for Proposals (RFP). This grants program is open to all non-profit community organizations with qualifying projects […]

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South Shore CHNA 23 Explores Health Literacy

On June 6, 2016, the South Shore Community Partners in Prevention (CHNA 23) hosted the “Health Literacy Initiative Kickoff” in Plymouth, MA.  The event featured Lindsey Tucker, Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts […]

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CHNA 27 Panel Addresses “The State of Aging on Cape Cod”

At the May 12, 2016 monthly meeting, the Cape and Islands Community Health Network Area 27 (CHNA 27) acknowledged Older Americans Month with a panel discussion “The State of Aging […]

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State Senate Candidates Respond to Issues of Income Inequality

On April 29, 2016, four of the five candidates for the State Senate seat currently held by Dan Wolf participated by invitation in a forum, facilitated by Florence Seldin of […]

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Cape Cod’s Affordable Housing: State, County and Local Strategies Presented

Every two years, the Department issues a survey to the Barnstable County’s Health and Human Services Advisory Council (HHSAC) representatives asking for feedback on the trends and issues they are seeing in […]

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Re-Cap: Recent Department Activities

See what the Department’s been up to…. April 20, 2016: Vaira Harik, Senior Project Manager, presented at the Cotuit Library’s Cape Cod Opiate Addiction. April 15, 2016: Paula Schnepp, Coordinator of the Cape […]

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REMINDER: State Senate Candidates Address Income Inequality on Lower/Outer Cape

Four candidates for the State Senate seat currently held by Dan Wolf will participate in a free community event, “The Forum: Toward a More Just Society.” The event will focus […]

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