Victoria Haeselbarth
Working for Your Health: A closer look at pain
Pain has plagued us since the beginning of humankind, its origins explored in frustrated fits and starts by philosophers and doctors attempting to understand...
Working for Your Health: Dukes County Health Council overview
For almost three years, the Dukes County Health Council (DCHC) has been bringing readers the latest information on important public health topics, ranging from...
Working for Your Health: Is old age over?
Few of us relish the thought of growing old. No matter how well we take care of ourselves, aging can bring unwelcome changes that...
Flu vaccines for 2024
Influenza is a very serious health risk, and can be fatal. The Centers for Disease Control reported estimates of influenza disease burden in the...
Working for Your Health: Community health center scrambling after Leslie’s closure
As news of the closure of Leslie’s Pharmacy reverberates across the Island community, local agencies are scrambling to assist vulnerable patients who relied on...
Dukes County Health Council: Take the plunge
Watching athletes like Katie Ledecky and Torri Huske take home the gold during the Paris Olympics has inspired some of us to take to...
Working for Your Health: Stroke prevention
May is a time when the weather typically brightens, and many of us are getting back in our yards, firing up our grills, and...
Working for Your Health: PFAS and you
What is PFAS?
There’s been a lot of news lately — much of it cautionary — about the chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...
Working for Your Health: There’s no place like home
The concept of “home” varies from person to person; all of us know its importance. For many of us, home takes on greater meaning...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
Did you know?
By 2050, the number of people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer's disease is estimated to reach nearly 13 million.
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Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
Vaccination is one of the most important achievements in the history of medicine. Its role in safeguarding public health and eradicating deadly diseases is...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for Your Health
The topic of climate change is in the news daily, notably the pressures we face from an increase in extreme weather events. Lately we’ve...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
Whoever said, “The eyes are the windows to the soul,” he probably wasn’t thinking about the importance of protecting them from environmental threats, or...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
It can be uplifting to hear good news, especially when it involves preserving human life and improving its quality. A growing number of scientific...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
In 1968, a piece appeared in the Reader's Digest introducing the phrase "Getting old ain't for sissies," bringing humor to an aging population’s aching...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
It may surprise you that Martha’s Vineyard is considered a “level two rural community,” an important distinction shared with only 20 percent of the...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
It’s human nature to spend more time examining our failures than celebrating our victories; to complain about the inconvenient steps needed to get a...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
Few would argue that 2022 had its challenges, the healthcare field not excluded. The pandemic left us with supply shortages, apparent not only on...
Dukes County Health Council: Working for your health
Imagine going to your doctor for a routine visit, and being advised to exercise more regularly to preserve your mobility and to improve your...
Working for your health
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...