Some 50 people were in attendance for an Oak Bluffs Board of Health discussion on a proposed moratorium on the construction of synthetic turf fields in Oak Bluffs that contain Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances a class of chemicals known as PFAS that can lead to health concerns. While there was support, most in attendance […]
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Dukes County Commissioners were officially sworn in Wednesday, kicking off the next two-year term for the seven members of the county’s legislative body. Replacing former commissioners Keith Chatinover, Leon Brathwaite, and John Cahill are newly elected members Doug Ruskin, James Klingensmith and Juli Vanderhoop, who now join Christine Todd, Tristan Israel, Peter Wharton and Don […]
Why are data so important to our community’s health? Who’s collecting them, and why? What college student, this writer among them, hasn’t winced at the thought of spending an entire semester collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data in their first statistics class? The topic of data collection can be off-putting for many who perceive it as […]
Did you know that our community, Dukes County, ranks as the 128th healthiest county in the U.S.? Did you know that Nantucket in the same survey ranks 41? U.S. News and World Report just published its rankings of 500 counties in the U.S. (usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities). Each was assessed in 10 health-related measures such as infrastructure, population […]