Emergency Preparedness & Planning2/7/2013 - MEMA. A significant snowstorm/blizzard is forecasted to impact Massachusetts beginning on Friday February 8th, lasting into Saturday February 9th. Snowfall across much of Massachusetts is expected to be approximately 1-2 feet with locally higher amounts. In addition to snowfall, strong damaging hurricane force winds (gusts up to 80 mph along the coast, up to 50 mph within the Rte 95 corridor, and up to 40 mph further inland) are expected which could lead to widespread power outages. In addition, moderate to major coastal flooding is anticipated along much of the coastline during the Friday evening and Saturday morning high tides. Travel may become nearly impossible with blowing/drifting snow and near zero visibility during the height of the storm (Friday afternoon into Saturday morning). Motorists are asked to stay off the roads if they can during the storm to allow snow plows to clear the roads. For more information please visit the Mass Leaque's website.
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Better Living With Liz Walker 3/8/2012 - Mattapan Community Health Center featured on Better Living with Liz Walker, Watch Channel 5 on March 8th at 7:30 p.m. and see a special piece about the Mattapan Community Health Center and its caring clinicians who are helping their patients to live healthier lives in a healthier community. Partners Community Health will also be featured in a series of Better Living with Liz Walker TV shows. Tune in to see stories about Boston MedFlight and its service to patients who need critical care; “Boston’s Doc,” Dorchester House pediatrician and the Boston Public Health Commission’s new medical director Huy Nguyen, MD; the soon-to-be brand new Mattapan Community Health Center; and the inspiring story of Spaulding's chief resident Dr. Cheri Blauwet as well as “Working Partners,” an innovative, private/public partnership between the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and Spaulding that’s helping patients and community members with employment. More...
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New York Daily News First-time author Emily Allison-Francis hold a copy of her book “Correcting The Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic; Strategies to Fight Diseases and Prolong Life for Black People.” Emily Allison-Francis brought a unique set of skills to her first book ...
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