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Category: Health and Wellness

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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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PWTF and Preventing Falls Among Older Adults

According to the CDC: “Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, one out of three older people falls each year, but less than half tell their […]

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Public Health and Wellness Service Directory Launched

Barnstable County Department of Human Services announces a newly revised and updated local Service Directory containing service providers and organizations serving the health and human service needs of Barnstable County.  […]

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Goodbye Old Website! Welcome to the New!

Welcome to Barnstable County Department of Human Services’ NEW Website! Yes, you are in the right place!   The Barnstable County Department of Human Services redesigned our website for easier access to […]

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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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“The Raising of America Series” Free Streaming Ends 2/14/16

Funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, “The Raising of America Series” is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so […]

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