In the United States, someone dies by suicide every 13.7 minutes. On the Cape and Islands, the suicide death rate is 1.6 times higher than the rate for Massachusetts. For […]
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The Cape Cod Behavioral Health Steering Committee presents: the Cape Cod and Islands 1st Annual Behavioral Health Summit: Building Bridges to Recovery on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Double […]
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Cape Cod Times, 8/13/13: Decades of data showing American kids are too heavy have begun to change direction. This is undeniably good news but Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of […]
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Click on the Department Reports and Publications button on the left to view two new reports added to the website: American Community Survey: Poverty by Towns on Cape Cod Substance […]
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July 26, 2013: The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod has launched the Navigator Pilot Project. The purpose of the project is to improve access to information and the coordination […]
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At the July 25, 2013 Health & Human Services Advisory Council meeting, Christine Stein, Senior Project Manager in the Barnstable County Department of Human Services, presented Ann Marie Riley (center) […]
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Every year 36,000 Massachusetts residents are diagnosed with cancer and nearly 13,000 die from cancer. Cancer continues to be the leading cause of death in Massachusetts, and impacts some populations […]
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• On July 18 the Policy Board of the Cape and Islands Regional Network to Address Homelessness will participate in the 21st Annual Bob Murray Housing for Love Walk 2013. […]
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The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded nutrition program that provides free meals to children ages 18 and under when school is not in session. Summer meal […]
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