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Category: HUMAN SERVICES

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Harbor Community Health Center, Hyannis & YMCA Hosts Living Well with Diabetes

Harbor Community Health Center, Hyannis and the YMCA Cape Cod host a free afternoon of fun focused on preventing and living well with diabetes on Thursday, November 14th.  The child-friendly […]

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Healthy Cyclists, Healthy Communities – A Big Success!!

On Friday November 8, 2013 over 120 people attended the first Cape Cod Bicycle Summit.  The event was hosted by the Barnstable County Department of Human Services and Mass In Motion.  […]

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Coping with Depression and Suicide: The Role of the Community

You are invited to attend a FREE community forum Coping with Depression and Suicide: The Role of the Community on Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at the […]

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Open Enrollment for New Health and Dental Insurance

Massachusetts residents can now apply for health and dental insurance during open enrollment: October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014.  There are new plans and new ways to get help […]

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The Money Conference

The Money Conference:  Financial Empowerment for Individuals and Families, Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Rd., West Barnstable. The […]

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Barnstable County Commissioners sign Proclamation declaring September 8 – 14, 2013 Suicide Prevention Week in Barnstable County

Pictured from left to right:  Commissioner Sheila Lyons, Beth Albert, Director Department of Human Services, Commissioners Mary Pat Flynn & Bill Doherty A public ceremony was held on Thursday, September […]

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Regional Coalition Honors National Suicide Prevention Week on Cape and Islands

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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Cape Cod & the Islands First Annual Behavioral Health Summit

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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Mass in Motion Tries to Keep Cape Kids Moving

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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