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To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Foundation’s recent gift of $10,000 designated for the GoGoGrandparent Program will make it possible for this pilot program of the Island-wide Transportation Coalition to continue to offer rides on the Island for aging adults. We appreciate the bank’s continuing support of these vital community programs. The program, launched […]
A survey of older residents showed they perceive Howes House as a West Tisbury resource rather than an Up-Island resource, according to a presentation made by the Howes House building committee. The committee presented its focus study findings during a Wednesday, Nov. 2, morning meeting. A copy of the presentation slides are available on the […]
The American College of Rheumatology gave Massachusetts an overall “C” grade in its report titled “Rheumatic Disease Report Card: Raising the Grade on Rheumatology Care in America.” This is the overall grading more than half of U.S. states received from the organization. This is an update from a report originally made in 2018. The report […]
The Howes House building committee plans to gather a focus group rather than relying on a survey to determine what folks want for the future of the building. The committee met Tuesday morning for the first time since its name was changed. According to committee member Bernadette Lyons, the committee wanted to form a survey […]
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 […]