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A + B = C. Soup. Service. Connection. That is what has been happening across the Blue Hill Peninsula since early April under the watchful...

I was lucky. My mother had a cancer scare when she was sixty-three. During that episode, we had many heartfelt conversations about what...

by Warren Berkowitz As a local special-education administrator, I had the privilege of helping parents deal with the many challenges of...

Getting Healthier, Getting Moving—How Do We Start? How Do We Stick With It? “Fitness and Real Life” is a new TV ad. A 30-something...

“This is your brain. This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?” This was the script for a TV ad by the Partnership for a...

On Saturday, April 5th, Blue Hill residents will have the opportunity to vote to provide the financial support for a public preschool...

Laughter  stimulates organs, increasing our intake of oxygen-rich air, and increases endorphins that are released by our brains which...

Many of us, the older generation at least, grew up in families where mothers cooked and fathers didn’t, most everything was made from...

This year, National Women’s Health Week was celebrated from May 10th (Mother’s Day) to May 16th. The goal of this week was to empower...

You may have heard the terms “Patient Centered Medical Home” or “Primary Care Medical Home” (PCMH for short) and wondered what exactly...

June is just around the corner. School and family graduation celebrations are already being planned. But what kind of parties are your...

On Saturday, April 5th, Blue Hill residents will have the opportunity to vote to provide the financial support for a public preschool...

by Dennis DeSilvey, MD It is challenging to contemplate whether I should talk about the healthy heart or use the more inclusive term of...

Poverty Speaks On October 19, Healthy Peninsula held it 3rd annual Early Childhood conference on the topic of poverty at the Blue Hill...

by Doug Cowan, MD Have you heard of the Gray Tsunami? It’s just over the horizon! Our elderly population will bring tremendous...

Everyone’s health matters, but the health of children – my children, your children – is important to everyone. Most children are born...

by Sandra Phoenix Every parent wants their child to be the best they can be. Early childhood health screenings can have long lasting...

Children and Brain Development: What We Know About How Children Learn – Part II In my September article, I presented information about...

There is a lot of information available these days about the importance of brain development, early childhood education, kindergarten...