Today, as part of Week 2 of Lower Rx Summer, Protect Our Care is releasing a new fact sheet pushing back on Big Pharma’s lies about drug pricing reform. The fact sheet breaks down three major claims pushed by drugmakers and Republican lawmakers to block legislation to reduce prices, including Democrats’ Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) which gives Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug prices for all Americans. Continue reading

The New Hampshire Public Health Association (NHPHA) is pleased to announce that it has welcomed Tamera Carmichael, Executive Director for the Partnership for Public Health, to its Board of Directors for a three year term. Continue reading

A family of four making $85,000 per year in New Hampshire could save $228/month on premiums, thanks to ARP tax credit enhancements Continue reading

Protect Our Care Releases New Fact Sheet As Part of Lower Rx Summer Continue reading

Concord, NH -The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will host its monthly online Super Stellar Friday series as senior educator Dave McDonald talks about Pluto and New Horizons via Zoom webinar on Friday, July 2nd at 7 pm. The most favorable time to see Pluto in the sky is this July, so Dave will guide attendees on a quest to find the dim planet. He will also discuss recent discoveries about Pluto and what it means to be a planet. Later he will provide an update on New Horizons’ recent accomplishments as it speeds toward the edge of the solar system. Following the presentation, Dave will answer audience questions in a Q & A session. Online registration is required to access the presentation; see the museum’s website, starhop.com, to register and submit questions in advance. This event is free, but donations are welcome. Continue reading

A new report from AARP shows that even as the COVID-19 pandemic drove Americans out of work, and cost millions of people their health coverage, prescription drug prices increased at twice the inflation rate of the U.S. economy in 2020. Continue reading

The New Hampshire Public Health Association (NHPHA) is pleased to announce that it has welcomed Bryan L’Heureux, Community Health Partnership Coordinator, Sr with the Population Health team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock to its Board of Directors for a three year term. Continue reading

Roughly 3.7 million more Americans eligible for financial assistance to buy health coverage under the American Rescue Plan Continue reading

New England Garden Expert Bill Noble Speaks on Building a Garden with Historical and Contextual Connections Continue reading

Today, community activists and physicians joined Congressman Chris Pappas in a virtual forum on how prescription drug costs are hurting the New Hampshire economy and families. The event was organized by Protect Our Care NH. Continue reading

Concord- The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will host its monthly online Super Stellar Friday series as taxonomist Dr. Catherine Craig talks about her work via Zoom webinar on Friday, June 4th at 7 pm. At a time when species’ discoveries and extinctions are both news items, understanding what makes a species and how we describe them can illuminate what those trends mean for the future. Dr. Craig, whose recent research focused on hermit crab species within the genus Paguristes, will share her perspective on why taxonomy is important and how it can help us better understand the world around us. Continue reading

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will co-coordinate a community science investigation of extreme heat in New Hampshire. Partnering in New Hampshire with the League of Conservation Voters and Harris Center for Conservation Education, among others, the nation-wide project is led by the Boston Museum of Science, Northeastern University, SciStarter, and Arizona State University and funded by NOAA Continue reading

Grants from the Northern Forest Destination Development Initiative will help 11 communities and organizations serve residents and visitors with improved outdoor recreation opportunities. Continue reading

In Partnership with The 1772 Foundation Continue reading