HE A LTH • Winter 2019 3
T h is iss u e
F E A T U R E S
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
Focused on nature
Healing Garden in Harvard has outgrown its name and helped
thousands of cancer survivors. \\ BY GRANT WELKER
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Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest
healthcare business news ............. 4
Local Innovation
........................... 4
The Lists
Holistic wellness centers ............ 14
Colleges & universities .............. 19
Column:
The little-known crisis in
health care ................................... 22
Column:
Overcoming workplace
anxiety .......................................... 23
Movers & Shakers
People, providers and
practices ....................................... 25
Provider Profile
.......................... 26
Q&A with Jean Comeau,
Harrington Healthcare
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Vaping crisis
Central Mass. smoking cessation professionals are fighting the
impact caused by e-cigarettes. \\ BY GRANT WELKER
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Healthcare jobs just keep growing
From home care to high-level health educators, there's a huge
need for workers in the sector. \\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
C E N T R A L M A S S A C H U S E T T S
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Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com
News Editor
Grant Welker, gwelker@wbjournal.com
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Matthew Wright, Livia Gershon
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Timothy Doyle,
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A division of:
HEALTH
Central Massachusetts HEALTH is published four
times a year by New Engand Business Media LLC.
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Fighting the hepatitis outbreak
Worcester accounts for 12% of the state's growing hepatitis A
problem, despite being 3% of the population.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
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