Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study

Hyannis and Ayer communities in @CDC study on PFAS & health
@SilentSpringIns @ERGUpdate @HarvardChanSPH
@mbccprevention PACE

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Last week @EPAwater announced federal drinking water standards for 6 #PFAS chemicals.

Visit https://t.co/xYujwNdvn6 to learn more about what these standards mean.

[Silent Spring Inst @SilentSpringIns]

EPA announced drinking water standards for 6 #PFAS chemicals. “This is a major step toward protecting the public from these toxic chemicals that have contaminated drinking water supplies across the country, putting millions of people’s health at risk.” https://t.co/Nukpzrjc5B

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Join us in Ayer on Wed 5/1 at 7:00 pm at St Andrew's for a FREE screening of the Bloomberg film “The Poison in Us All" followed by discussion and Q&A with Laurie Nehring from PACE and Dr. Laurel Schaider and Emily Heckel from @SilentSpringIns. Refreshments provided!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in our PFAS health study! Because of the great response from the Hyannis community, our calendar is filling up and we are not recruiting any new participants. We are so grateful for your support. Please stay tuned for updates on our results!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in our PFAS health study! Because of the great response from the Ayer community, our calendar is filling up and we are not recruiting any new participants. We are so grateful for your support. Please stay tuned for updates on our results!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in our study in Ayer! We are still looking for more participants to meet our goals.

If you are interested in participating 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA, call/text 978-212-9733, or email [email protected].

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in our study in Hyannis! We are still looking for more participants to meet our goals.

If you are interested in participating 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA, call/text 508-296-4298, or email [email protected].

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

This week we will be posting the enrollment progress of our study in Hyannis and Ayer. We’re getting close to the end of our study, with data collection wrapping up in September!

Learn more and sign up 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Wondering why you should participate in a public health study on #PFAS?

You will:
Receive gift cards
Get comprehensive test results, including PFAS levels
Make a difference by contributing to scientific research

To sign up and learn more 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Today is the day for our public forum on PFAS! Join us in person at Ayer-Shirley Regional High School or livestream here https://t.co/9XTY9Elp1a

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Can’t come in person? The event will be taped by @ApacAyer and available to view afterwards.

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Join us for our public forum on PFAS in 2 days! Learn more about PFAS, get answers to your PFAS questions from local experts, and learn what you can do. All are welcome!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Hear from @JamieEldridgeMA, @RepDanSenaMA, and speakers from PACE, @SilentSpringIns, and @TownOfAyer.

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Our Public Forum on PFAS is a week from today! See a short film, listen to presentations from state legislators and local experts, participate in Q&A, and enjoy refreshments.

[Silent Spring Inst @SilentSpringIns]

Holding the companies that pollute our drinking water financially responsible is a step in the right direction!
https://t.co/l0l07DXdNt @WBUR

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Virginia Martins is excited to be the new phlebotomist in our @townofayer office! Appointments will now be smoother and more efficient.

For more info on the study 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Other speakers will include @laurelschaider and Emily Heckel from @SilentSpringIns and @TownOfAyer DPW's Kimberly Abraham.

Refreshments will be served!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Join us Thurs. 7/13 at Ayer-Shirley High School for a public forum on PFAS.

We’ll have a short film & presentations by @JamieEldridgeMA, @RepDanSenaMA, & others. Learn about PFAS health impacts, proposed legislation in MA, & hear an update on our study.

Hope to see you there!

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Summer is the perfect time to enroll in our study if you’ve lived in #Ayer or #Hyannis! ☀️

For more info 🡆 https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thanks to @capecodacademy for visiting our study office!
The students were able to learn the steps involved with participating in our study and to see where we collect data and prepare samples for sending to labs or storing in our -80 freezer.

[Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study @MAPFAS]

Thanks @CapeCodSTEM for getting the word out about our study!

If you lived in #Hyannis anytime between 2006 & 2016, you may be eligible. Participants receive gift cards and results of blood tests for #PFAS chemicals and health markers.

Learn more: https://t.co/R7lfixwPeA

[CapeCodSTEMNetwork @CapeCodSTEM]

Did you or your family live in Hyannis anytime between May 2006 and July 2016? @SilentSpringIns is recruiting for the MA PFAS & Your Health Study as part of a nationwide @CDCgov study to learn how PFAS chemicals in drinking water may affect our health. https://t.co/azXDuhD1if