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Showing posts with label Dept of Public Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dept of Public Health. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Governor Healey Signs Into Law Comprehensive Midwifery and Maternal Health Legislation for Massachusetts

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Law expands access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law a comprehe...
Sunday, February 11, 2024

Annual Report Of The Franklin Health Department: FY 2023 Report

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Mission Statement The Franklin Health Department is charged with protecting the public health and well being of the community, in accordance...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Mass. Public Health seeks your input on survey: "What makes a community healthy and strong?"

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"We know the experiences of people with disabilities are unique and nuanced – which is why we're asking you to take our Community H...
Friday, June 2, 2023

Weekly Wellness Update - World No Tobacco Day

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Today (May 31, 2023)  is " World No Tobacco Day "! The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ...
Friday, April 21, 2023

Franklin Health Department: Wellness Update - Youth Sports Safety Month

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It's Youth Sports Safety Month.   Help your kids enjoy their favorite sports safely.   Explore some tips from the CDC to get you started...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

New York Times: "Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks"

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Benjy Renton ( @bhrenton ) tweeted Thu, Dec 29, 2022: It is important to acknowledge the instances globally in which the public health syste...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022

"more worried about what the implications of that lack of trust in public health" (audio)

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"When the coronavirus vaccines first emerged, they were shown to have 94 to 95 percent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. It ...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Conversation with Franklin's Health Director Cathleen Liberty - 11/08/22 (audio)

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FM #880 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 880 in the series.  This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Fra...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

The TED Interview: "A future without pandemics? with Mark Smolinski"

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"In 2011, when medical doctor and epidemiologist Mark Smolinski was working as a science advisor for the blockbuster film “Contagion,”...
Sunday, July 31, 2022

MA Senate & MA House Pass Legislation to Strengthen Local Public Health Services

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The Massachusetts State Senate on Friday passed legislation to address disparities in local and regional public health systems. The bill, al...
Thursday, July 28, 2022

Beacon Hill Roundup: Conf Cmte agreement on veterans services; possible reshaping of local public health; tax cap to be triggered

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Lawmakers reach agreement on Soldiers’ Home governance "LEGISLATIVE NEGOTIATORS have come to an agreement on how to overhaul the govern...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Town of Franklin - Health Department: COVID-19 Test Kits

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Franklin Health Dept . received 68 At-Home COVID-19 test kits. Call 508-570-8433 for a free kit & location pickup.   Limited Supply. 1 t...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Weekly Wellness Update - April is alcohol awareness month

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April is alcohol awareness month. 95,000 people die from excessive alcohol use in the U.S. each year.   Learn more at: www.cdc.gov/alcohol...
Friday, April 1, 2022

COVID-19 Dashboards for FPS and Town of Franklin updated, numbers higher than las week

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The weekly FPS COVID-19 dashboard is now available to view here: https:// buff.ly/3pQh91e   weekly FPS COVID-19 dashboard From the MA DPH re...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Health Department update: National Health Observance - heart disease

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"February's National Health Observance is Heart Disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men and women. Learn how to...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

“What makes a society if you can’t even get together around keeping your people healthy?”

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"Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S."  "State and local public health departments across the country have endure...
Saturday, October 2, 2021

"the Constitution did not allow Americans always to behave however they chose"

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"The United States owes its existence as a nation partly to an immunization mandate. In 1777, smallpox was a big enough problem for the...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The year of understanding: COVID-19 and the humanity of the unvaccinated - The Boston Globe

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"For the most part, people are looking for answers, but the cards are stacked against them in this digital world. Every health care pro...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Senator Becca Rausch: Our Public Health Victory

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