July 27, 2012 

The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition has a team of twenty running in the Falmouth Road Race on Sunday, August 12, 2012. The funds raised will go to the Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Fund, a designated fund at the Cape Cod Foundation. This is the third year that the Coalition has sponsored a team to raise funds for the Coalition and the race is the major fundraiser for the Coalition. If you are interested in running, there are still a few road race numbers remaining. Contact Tim Lineaweaver, Co-Chair of the Coalition at tnt410@aol.com. To find out who is on the team and to make a donation go to http://www.firstgiving.com/88028.

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July 31 Deadline to Apply for 2012 Addressing Health Disparities Leadership Program.  This program reflects the Center for Integrated Health Solutions' commitment to nurturing a workforce that will help reduce disparities for diverse racial, ethnic, and LGBT minority groups receiving community-based primary and behavioral healthcare.  Through this program, managers and leaders will be trained to eliminate disparities in access, service quality and outcomes.

Click here for more details and application.

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The JFK Experience is a live, multimedia theatrical event focused on the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy and features Mike Lowe as JFK.  Event is presented by the Centerville Library and will be held on Monday, August 6th at 7:00 PM at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Rt. 28, Hyannis.  For more info call 508/790-6220.

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Support the Human Rights Commission at a summer evening social on Monday, August 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. An adults-only event, featuring classic world storyteller Tom Lee and a silent auction of items ranging from the delicious to the spectacular, all in the inspiring setting of the Cotuit Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20 each and include the performance, snacks, and one of the Cotuit Center's signature cocktails or other beverage.

Proceeds benefit the Human Rights Academy, a program for high school and middle school students on the Cape. Through the HRA, students learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and then return to their schools to apply the UDHR with their peers. Projects have ranged from an "edutainment" about the prisoners at Guantanamo to sweat shop abuses to violence against women to community wells for developing countries to fundraising for local homeless prevention programs... and much more. Help continue this effective and amazing program for our Cape Cod youth. Their work makes the future brighter for all of us.

Tickets are available from the Cotuit Center for the Arts box office

(508-428-0669.)

Sponsored by the Friends of the Human Rights Commission, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

15th Annual Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament at New Seabury, Monday, August 6th.  Lunch at 11 am, shotgun at 12 noon, cocktails, dinner & live auction with TV5's Susan Wornick at 6 pm.  Still have sponsorships and Tee & Hole Signs available and can still use items for the Live & Silent Auction.  Call 508/477-8845 or go online to reserve your ad and/or foursome.

The Boys & Girls Club is partnering with several local business through promotions to raise much needed funds for the Boys & Girls Club.  Visit Mashpee Commons for free outdoor movies on August 21st @ 8:30 pm, Naukabout and their food vendors and discounted tickets to the Music Festival on August 11, get your car washed at Balise Hyannis Car Wash during July, book a free energy audit with Cape Light Compact through September 28th and much more.

To learn more about all the activities and events to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod click here.

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The next meeting of the Barnstable County Human Rights Commission is scheduled for 5:30 PM in Rms 11/12 at the Barnstable County Superior Courthouse, 3195 Main St.  These meetings are open to the public and all are welcome.

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FREE summer skill building sessions at Cape Cod Community College ACCCESS Center, 540 Main St. in Hyannis.  Next session scheduled for August 13 - 29, 5:30 - 8:30 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

ACT now for Fall.  Start in September and attend classes full time and earn a 16 credit certificate by December or a 26 credit certificate by next Spring in Healthcare Office, Medical Coding & Billing, Business Office Support and Bookkeeping.  Job Placement guidance provided.  Contact Deb'orah Battles, M.Ed., ACT Career Navigator at dbattles@capecod.edu or 508/375-5008, 508/362-2131 ext 652 or the ACT office at ext 4662 or the CCCC Advising Center at ext. 4318 to register or for more information.

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Rural health policy makers and researchers are looking for your input on the most important health issues facing rural residents.  Rural Healthy People 2020 is designed to identify what rural stakeholders see as the most significant preventable threats to the health of rural people, identifying existing rural models for practice that address these threats, and to establish goals for reducing these threats.

The starting point for this conversation is an online survey at http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/807374/Rural-Health-People-2020.  You are invited to take the survey and forward this link to people in your own networks so Massachusetts can be represented.  The survey link will be open through August 31, 2012 and will take 5-10 minutes to complete and does not require professional background in health issues.

Contact Dr. Jane Bolin at jbolin@srph.ltamhsc.edu or Dr. Gail Bellamy at gail.bellamy@med.fsu.edu with questions.  This message is forwarded from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

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Conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 13th from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM and Friday, September 14th from 8:30 am - 1:30 PM at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa, 1225 Iyannough Rd., Rte. 132, Hyannis.

Conference fee $125/Group rate available.  CEU's available.  For questions or to register contact Nancy Raymond at nraymond@childrenscove.org.  Register online at www.childrenscove.org by September 3, 2012.  This conference was made possible by the generous support of the Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office.

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MHP is sponsoring two workshops this fall at the Framingham United Church of Christ Conference Center for municipalities, housing volunteers, housing authorities and their affiliated nonprofits.

The first training will take place on Thursday, September 13th from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and will cover the basics of the state procurement law (Chapter 30B) and the state statute that governs public construction (Chapter 149, Sections 44A-H).  The second workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 10th from 9:00 AM to 3:30 pm and will address how municipalities can create a Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, what the powers of a trust are and the examples of trust activities.

Both workshops will be held at the Framingham United Church of Christ Conference Center, One Badger Road, Framingham.  Registration fee for each session is $15 for lunch & materials.  Scholarships will be made available.  Click here to register or for more information or contact MHP's Dina Vargo at dvargo@mhp.net for more information or to register.

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Forty-six states will stand together with 70+ national organizations, professional associations, and federal agencies that comprise the Falls Free initiative to participate in the 5th Annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD) on September 22nd, the first day of fall.  This year's theme, Standing Together to Prevent Falls, seeks to unite professionals, older adults, caregivers, and family members to play a part in raising awareness and preventing falls in older adults.  See if your state is participating and use our tools to plan an event in your community.

Start Planning your FPAD activities  /  Find your State Coalition  /  Learn more about the Falls Free Initiative

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2012 Out of the Darkness Community Walk, September 29th, Buzzards Bay sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  2012 Honorary Co-Chairs:  Senator Scott Brown & Senator John Kerry.  To register or sponsor or donate visit www.outofthedarkness.org.  For other Massachusetts walk locations click here.

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Barnstable Housing Authority is soliciting applications under its Rental Acquisition Program (RAP) for 2 bedroom units in Barnstable.  Click here for more information.

Pine Oaks Village 3 in Harwich is accepting applications for placement on the wait list.  Pine Oaks Village Phase 3 is sponsored by MidCape Church Homes Inc.  Phase 3 is an apartment community designed for the elderly 62 and over and is subsidized by the HUD PRAC 202 Program.  Click here for more information.

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Fact Sheets from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus are attached. Click here for mosquito-borne illness risk map.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a rare but serious disease caused by a virus and is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.  In Massachusetts, the virus is most often identified in mosquitoes found in and around freshwater and hardwood swamps. Read more ...

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-carried virus that can cause illness ranging from a mild fever to more serious disease like encephalitis or meningitis.  It was first identified in the United States in 1999.  WNV may also be spread through blood transfusion or organ transplant.  Read more ...

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Player registration and tournament sponsor opportunities are now available for the Third Annual Latham Centers' Charity Golf Classic at the Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club in Brewster.  The bramble-format tournament takes place on Monday, October 22nd with an 11:00 shotgun start.  Event proceeds benefit life-transforming programs for Latham Centers' children and adults with emotional, cognitive and physical disabilities.  Players and sponsors may register and donate online at www.lathamcenters.org/events .  Raffle and auction donations are also being accepted.  For more information contact Gerry Desautels at gdes@lathamcenters.org or call 774/353-9296.

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The Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255, Press 1) is available 24/7/365 to provide confidential counseling and referrals for Veterans and their families.  This is an integrated national outreach effort to increase awareness and use of the Veterans Crisis Line, support and promote broader VA suicide prevention efforts, and promote help-seeking behaviors among Veterans at risk of suicide and other mental health problems.  For more information about the Veterans Crisis Line please click here.

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