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Projects and Outcomes of the
     Healthy Maine Partnership
Local Community and School Programs




                   Developed by
           Health Policy Partners of Maine
                 Updated, July 2010




                                             AKO 7/10
ACCESS Health (14)

Director: Amanda Hopkins
66 Baribeau Drive, Suite 5A
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 373-6925
Fax: (207) 373-6974
ahopkins@midcoasthealth.com


           Co-facilitated FUEL, a 6-week after school program that promotes healthy eating, exercise and lifestyle
           strategies for children and their families at the Bath YMCA.

           Participated in local Food Security Coalition and worked with University of Maine Cooperative Extension to
           deliver nutrition education programs to food pantry clients. Worked with Mid Coast Hunger Prevention
           Project to build 2 additional raised bed gardens for a total of 5 gardens on site for client education and use.

           Collaborated with Communities Against Substance Abuse to integrate tobacco prevention & intervention
           into substance abuse prevention programs offered at area schools.

           Provided “Thinking about Quitting” sessions to clients at Addition Resource Center and Tedford Housing.

           Supported Brunswick Youth Advocacy Program in coordinating and delivering a series of video recordings
           titled “Tobacco Free Tuesday” that aired school wide every Tuesday for 7 weeks.

           Established sustainable after school bicycle club for students at Mt. Ararat Middle School through
           partnerships with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Bowdoin College, SAD 75 and local volunteers.

           Coordinated trainings for Matter of Balance, a fall prevention program, which resulted in 12 new trainers and
           104 community residents completing the 8 week program.

           Worked with Brunswick elementary schools to establish year round walk and bike to school days. Surveyed
           334 parents regarding barriers to walking and biking to school and presented information to stakeholders.

           Delivered “In a Heart Beat”, a heart attack awareness presentation to numerous worksites & at risk groups.

           SAD 75 is one of four school systems in Maine participating in an innovative staff health promotion program
           with Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Maine Education Association Benefits Trust. The pilot is
           modeled after the successful Health Risk Assessment (HRA) programs used in Maine businesses and is
           designed to reduce the growth in health care costs by improving the health of school staff. For over a year,
           employees have been meeting with a Health Coach to help manage health risks.

TOWNS
Arrowsic                    Harpswell (HMP only)
Bath                        Phippsburg
Bowdoin                     Richmond (CCHC only)
Bowdoinham                  Topsham
Brunswick (HMP only)        West Bath
Freeport (YAP group only)   Woolwich
Georgetown
Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness (18)

Director: Jamie Comstock
103 Texas Avenue
Bangor, Maine 04401
(207) 992-4466
jamie.comstock@bangormaine.gov
www.bangormaine.gov

           The coalition’s home office, located at 103 Texas Avenue in Bangor, became smoke-free in 2006. In 2007 the
           City of Bangor became the first municipality in the nation to ban smoking in cars when children under 18 are
           present. The coalition is active in the University of Maine Tobacco-free Campus efforts to become the first
           tobacco-free campus in Maine.

           Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness successfully launched the What You Do Matters brand to provide
           easy to understand health and wellness information in a variety of formats including a monthly health
           newsletter (over 11,000 people reached each month), website (www.WhatYouDoMatters.org) and radio
           PSAs.

           Work continues with five student youth groups who are engaged in health and wellness initiatives in venues
           including SAUs, churches and alternative schools.

           The Penquis District is always working to establish economies of scale and create efficiencies. Collaborative
           district projects include: What You Do Matters public health campaign, district-wide media releases, early
           childcare trainings in collaboration with Penquis Resource Development Center, lead poisoning prevention
           and colorectal cancer screening awareness work. .

           Food security and nutrition education efforts are an important part of our work. We are supporting several
           community gardens this year, and are working to expand Farm to School efforts by bringing local farmers
           and school nutrition directors together to discuss increased purchases of locally grown foods in school lunch
           programs. We are also conducting nutrition trainings at local food pantries.

           Our work around tobacco issues is beginning to pay off. The Bangor Fair will host the state’s first ‘Smoke
           Free Midway’ this year and the University of Maine, Orono campus will become tobacco free on January 1,
           2011—the first in Maine. Additionally, venues such as the Bangor Waterfront and American Folk Festival are
           making significant efforts to control the areas where smoking is allowed.


TOWNS
Bangor       Hermon
Brewer       Holden
Clifton      Newburgh
Eddington    Orono
Glenburn     Orrington
Hampden      Veazie
Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition (8)

Director: Mary Jane Bush
P.O. Drawer X
Bucksport, Maine 04416
(207) 469-6682
mjbush@bucksportbayhealth.org
www.bucksportbayhealth.org

           Recruited more than 150 community volunteers to the coalition to work on improving the health and quality
           of life of Bucksport Bay citizens.

           Established collaborations to implement three self-sustaining chronic care support programs: Matter of
           Balance, Living Well and Strength Training. Through these programs, more than 176 individuals were served.

           Through a community strategy of increased law enforcement on underage drinking and expanded teen
           prevention programs, cigarette use by teens dropped by 8.6%; teen alcohol use fell by 12.7%; marijuana use
           by teens was reduced by 5.8% from 2006-2009 as measured by the Maine Youth Drug Alcohol Use Survey
           (MYDAUS) and Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS).

           Assisted in securing more than $1,020,000 in grant funding for local health, prevention and social service
           programs.

           Implemented Get Fit – Let’s Go, a nine-week adult team challenge program that encouraged weight loss and
           increased physical activity. Eleven teams formed comprising 95 participants who lost 718 pounds and
           increased physical activity by 2,278 hours.

           The Bucksport Coordinated School Health Program applied for and received the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable
           grant. Students from kindergarten will receive free fresh fruits and vegetables everyday at school.

           As part of a community wide strategy to improve nutrition, RSU 25 hired a nutrition consultant to conduct a
           complete review of the school food service program. This review focused, in part, to decrease the use of
           processed foods and increase the production of fresh fruits and vegetables.


TOWNS
Bucksport
Orland
Prospect
Verona
Choose To Be Healthy (26)

Director: Deborah Erickson-Irons
15 Hospital Dr.
York, ME 03909
(207) 439-6504
Fax: (207) 439-8764
derickson-irons@yorkhospital.com

          The school systems in Kittery, Wells/Ogunquit and SAD 60 have implemented the Let’s Go 5210 child obesity
          prevention program in all schools and several child care centers. They have brought farm-to-school,
          gardening and composting projects to their communities. Lebanon Elementary School received a State
          produce grant to encourage the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.

          A three-year relationship with eight local food pantry and meal site coordinators continues with a focus on
          improving the nutritional status of clients. This group meets monthly and partners with Cooperative
          Extension, York County Food Rescue and the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

          Our Worksite Wellness Program assists over 20 local businesses to implement programming that improves
          the health of employees in order to reduce health care costs. Technical assistance is provided on tobacco
          cessation, tobacco policies and current State laws, Drug-free Workplace policies, healthy weight
          management, and other topics.

          Nearly 50 local youth from throughout our service area have participated in our Youth Advocacy Programs.
          Their focus has been on tobacco prevention/cessation and substance abuse prevention.

          We have partnered with 7 recreation departments to provide child obesity prevention training to their staff.

          We helped over 240 restaurant and store staff, owners, and managers to reduce the incidence of serving or
          selling alcohol to under-aged individuals by providing Responsible Seller Server Trainings and the Card Me
          program, as well as by developing and distributing local and state signage and materials.

          We created a regional Southern York County Law Enforcement team from the towns of York, Eliot, South
          Berwick, Wells and Kittery that collaborates to enforce laws that help reduce underage and high risk adult
          drinking. Approximately 50 enforcement activities occurred between April 2009 and June 2010, resulting in
          108 arrests/citations. Six of these were for adults providing/furnishing alcohol.

          We partnered with York High School to implement a new adolescent substance abuse prevention and
          treatment program, Making Change, by acquiring funding, training staff, educating the community, and
          offering a free weekly youth substance abuse support group that is open to all area youth.

TOWNS
Berwick         Ogunquit
Eliot           South Berwick
Kittery         Wells
Lebanon         York
North Berwick
Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (27)

Director: Megan Rochelo, MPH
655 Main Street, 1st Floor
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 602-3550
(207) 283-4138
mrochelo@une.edu

          CHCC has collaborated with Southern Maine Medical Center to restart their “Be Tobacco Free” cessation
          program. This is a free community program which includes four sessions each month with a trained Tobacco
          Cessation Specialist who helps individuals develop and follow through with a plan to end their tobacco use.
          During the first four months of the class we had over 15 people participating in each session.

          CHCC's Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days program is the 2008 winner of the Maine Governor’s Council on Physical
          Activity Contest for Communities Award. In 2010, the 9th year of the program, the coalition had over 300
          participants. This is a free annual walking program targeted at community members and worksites to help
          support and increase physical activity through weekly education and incentives.

          From June 2008 to July 2010, the coalition collaborated with local law enforcement departments to provide
          the On-Premise Alcohol Server Training to over 168 employees of restaurants, bars and clubs. The training is
          designed to better equip management, wait staff and licensees on identifying and preventing violations of
          certain liquor laws with an emphasis on underage and high risk drinkers.

          As part of the Coordinated School Health Program in Old Orchard Beach, CCHC worked with the school
          health coordinator to revise the school curriculum to increase the amount of physical education for sixth,
          seventh and eighth grade students from one quarter per year to a 50 minute class block a week. This change
          also includes a personalized fitness plan for each student.

          In 2009- 2010 CHCC awarded four organizations with Powerful Youth Mini-Grants. The organizations
          receiving the awards were: Community Bike Center in Biddeford, Middle School of the Kennebunks, The New
          School in Kennebunk, ML Day School in Arundel, and Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco. The funds
          support healthy living projects that are focused on increasing youth involvement in accomplishing social,
          policy and environmental change which improve youth health. In addition, CHCC has continued its support of
          the Biddeford Teen Center and Bonny Eagle Middle School Health Club in their youth-driven tobacco
          prevention and health lifestyle projects.

TOWNS
Arundel
Biddeford
Buxton
Dayton
Hollis
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Communities Promoting Health Coalition (7)
(Healthy Lakes Region/Healthy Rivers Region)

Director: Lucie Rioux
510 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 553-5839
Fax: (207) 874-1140
lrioux@propeople.org

         The Communities Promoting Health Coalition received federal funding in the amount of $1.4 million through
         Communities Putting Prevention to Work to increase physical activity and improve nutrition in the region.

         Eight parent Meet-ups on Underage Drinking - also known as “Table Talks” - were held with 75 parents.
         Additionally 13 facilitators were trained to conduct future Table Talks.

         Three Substance Abuse Prevention Tip Sheets for Parents were created and distributed to over 5000 parents.
         Prom and Graduation Tips advertisements were included in 5 local papers in 3 separate issues.

         Trained over 75 seller/servers in Responsible Beverage Service and worked with 25 stores to implement the
         CardME program.

         Trained teachers and helped facilitate the “WreckEd” program, an evidenced based substance abuse
         program for teens. At the end of the program, over 300 parents attended a parent prevention education
         session facilitated by CPHC staff.

         Outreach to dining and drinking establishments regarding Maine’s smoke-free outdoor dining law has been
         an ongoing initiative over the last year. Work on this initiative has included a county-wide outreach mailing
         to all the eating/drinking establishments; the creation of local HMP materials to promote the law; use of
         media to promote awareness of the law; ongoing distribution of local and state awareness materials to
         restaurant establishments throughout the county; and providing technical assistance to establishments.

         Successfully created and supported a YAP group at the Lake Region High School to work with their food
         service director to offer healthier options in their cafeteria. Mahoney Middle School YAP group coordinated
         two walk and bike to school events in their school with over 200 youth and staff participating. Westbrook
         Middle School YAP group also coordinated a walk and bike to school event with close to 100 participants.

         In collaboration with the South Portland School Department Food Service Director, Avesta Housing,
         Communities Partnering to Protect Children (CPPC), and community members, Healthy Rivers organized a
         summer breakfast program in the West End neighborhood of South Portland. The USDA summer breakfast
         program has been successful at feeding youth and engaging parents living in the West End.

TOWNS
Cape Elizabeth   Bridgton   Westbrook   Raymond
Gorham           Casco      Windham     Sebago
Scarborough      Harrison   Baldwin     Standish
South Portland   Naples
Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative (3)
   (Somerset Heart Health)

   Director: Bill Primmerman
   PO Box 468
   31 Commercial Street
   Skowhegan, Maine 04976
   (207) 474-7473
   bprimmerman@RFGH.net

           Somerset Heart Health (SHH) has worked with 30 businesses to adopt tobacco and substance abuse policies:
           five of these businesses now have tobacco-free grounds. Most have also made changes to incorporate more
           physical activity and better nutrition on-site. 250 businesses received signage and education on the dangers
           of second hand smoke.

           SHH served 180 citizens through the Quit and Win Program with an average of 48-52% success rate the first 5
           weeks and a 32% success rate after 6 months out.

           The collaborative has again leveraged more than a quarter of a million dollars in outside grants for the past
           two years to do work around physical activity and nutrition and worksite wellness.

           SHH assisted Skowhegan and Bingham in establishing summer food programs for children and served over
           8,000 meals in the summer of 2009.

           All five school systems are working on Coordinated School Health programs. The collaborative has three
           systems with Youth Action Programs (YAP) groups, four systems have wellness teams, all have wellness
           policies and tobacco-free campuses, five have after school programs and 4 have summer programs for their
           students and Life Skills is being taught in MSAD 54 and 59.

           There are twelve sites across within the service area that have indoor walking for the public thanks to school
           and community access to buildings. More than 450 people have enrolled in the Move More program during
           2009-2010.

           Working with the local Cooperative Extension Office, the collaborative has assisted more than 200 people of
           all ages to access container gardens and three communities have community gardens. In 2009-2010, through
           the collaborative Growing Healthy Initiative, SHH assisted in starting a farm to school program in MSAD 59
           processing local produce and local high school students held a local foods supper as a fund raising
           opportunity for the School system and Rotary Feed The Kids Program. SNAP Ed. Curriculum was taught to 62
           alternative education students

TOWNS
Anson       Central Somerset   Madison        Norridgewock
Athens      Cornville          Mercer         Pleasant Ridge
Bingham     Embden             Moose River    Skowhegan
Brighton    Highland           Moscow         Smithfield
Canaan      Jackman            New Portland   Solon
Caratunk
Greater Waterville Planned Approach to Community Health (4)

Director: LeeAnna Lavoie, CHES
30 Chase Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-4127
Fax: (207) 861-5277
llavoie@mainegeneral.org

           In 2009, PATCH started working on our local Community Health Improvement Plan, with identified priorities
           including: Domestic Violence, Transportation, Dental Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Obesity, Tobacco
           and Substance Abuse.

           In January 2008 the N. Kennebec Underage Drinking Task Force was created with law enforcement officers
           from Oakland, Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and the Kennebec Sheriff’s Department. They conducted cross
           jurisdictional special enforcement and compliance details that resulted in over 300 summonses relating to
           violations of underage drinking laws. This has resulted in over a 5% increase in the # of youth (12-18)
           believing they will be caught by police or parents if using alcohol.

           Over 160 employers representing stores/bars/restaurants that sell or serve alcohol have received Retail
           Beverage Server/Seller (RBS) Certification in our service area. RBS trainings were coordinated with our 3
           District HMP partners that resulted in over 400 employees being trained since September of 2008.

           In the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010 the Move More (MM) subcommittee provided 6 week walking classes
           through adult ed. for 24 community members. The MM website was redesigned www.movemore.org.

           Partnered with United Way of Mid-Maine to coordinated food drives with local businesses that promote
           healthy giving options. Developed tool kits for local Food Pantries to help educate their patrons on healthy
           food options, shopping smart, preparing healthy meals, and preparing for winter.

           Made contact with 90 new businesses regarding worksite wellness services available to them free of charge.
           Seven new businesses are now implementing the Healthy Works Framework. Partnered with Federally
           Qualified Health Centers to their patients about www.KeepMEWell.org. Information is shared with patients
           in the waiting area and all exam rooms.

           Project Integrate! continues to identify and address the barriers to effective tobacco treatment for people
           with behavioral Health diagnoses; to increase the capacity of providers to encourage and support tobacco-
           free living; and to advocate for state level policy changes.

           Farm to School initiative at the Albert S. Hall School. We collaborated with Barrels Community Market in
           WTVL and One Drop Farm in Cornville to do a lunch once a month which included local foods. Ann Mefferd, a
           local farmer, talked with students during lunch, explaining how they grow things on their farm. Barrells told
           students about their farmers market on Main St. in Waterville, and David Gulak visited a class and helped
           them plant the seeds for their summer "pizza garden".

TOWNS
Albion      Rome             China       Vassalboro
Belgrade    Sidney           Fairfield   Waterville
Benton      Unity Township   Oakland     Winslow
Healthy Acadia (9)

Director: Doug Michael
P.O. Box 962
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
(207) 288-5331
doug@healthyacadia.org
www.healthyacadia.org


          Healthy Acadia was one of three New England organizations to receive a Community Partnership Award from
          KIDS Consortium in 2009 for successful collaboration with students on service-learning projects.

          50 schools and 20 farms in Hancock and Washington Counties are participating in our Farm to School
          Program, purchasing and serving local foods while teaching nutrition education. More than 2000 low-income
          children now have access to healthy meals at school.

          Healthy Acadia has assisted more than 300 housing units, 12 healthcare facilities, 3 playgrounds, and several
          major employers to adopt smoke-free policies protecting citizens from toxic tobacco smoke. Healthy Acadia
          also worked with Acadia National Park to increase smoke-free outdoor spaces. Sand Beach, Echo Lake Beach,
          and campground amphitheaters are now designated as smoke-free areas.

          Healthy Acadia’s community partnerships have generated new sidewalks in Southwest Harbor, a playground
          in Bar Harbor, a basketball court on Frenchboro Island, a walking trail in Trenton, a skateboard ramp in Bar
          Harbor, and an exercise program for people with developmental disabilities at Downeast Horizons, providing
          children and families with safe places to be physically active.

          Last year, Healthy Acadia leveraged three additional dollars and many volunteer hours for every Fund for a
          Healthy Maine dollar received, expanding investment in local public health improvement.

          This year Healthy Acadia connected over 100 low-income seniors with the Senior Farm Share Program,
          providing them with fresh produce at no cost from two nearby farms. We also reached out to 200 food
          pantry clients with information on the Share the Harvest Program, a stipend for fresh produce at a local
          organic farm stand. This year approximately 40 people were awarded stipends through Share the Harvest.


TOWNS
Bar Harbor
Cranberry Isles
Frenchboro
Lamoine
Mount Desert
Southwest Harbor
Swans Island
Tremont
Trenton
Healthy Androscoggin (22)

Interim Director: Erin Guay
300 Main St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-5990
info@healthyandroscoggin.org
www.healthyandroscoggin.org


         Healthy Androscoggin’s Youth Groups, through the Auburn Middle School, developed a tobacco-free policy
         for all Androscoggin Land Trust-owned properties. The group the posted the lands with tobacco-free signage.

         Convened the Wellness Council of Androscoggin County to provide a space for employee wellness champions
         to network, learn about local resources and share their experiences in creating policy and environmental
         change in their organizations.

         40 employers in Androscoggin County were recognized at an Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce
         Work Healthy Breakfast for policies that support over 9,965 employees in achieving healthy lifestyles.

         Assisted 96 people quit smoking through the Quit & Win Program in 2008/2009; 16 participants were still
         tobacco-free 6 months after the program. 102 participated in the program in 2009/2010.

         Lewiston Public School's Coordinated School Health Program developing Wellness Teams in each of the
         system’s 8 schools. Developed and implemented the Athletes Guide to High School Lunch Menus.

         Distributed over 3,400 Healthy Androscoggin Farm Guides to Androscoggin County since October 2009,
         which connect Androscoggin residents with local produce, Farmers’ Markets and other resources.

         Participated in the Healthy Homes Healthy Families Partnership, which has educated 88 downtown Lewiston
         and Auburn residents about lead poisoning prevention, pest prevention, food sanitation and nutrition. 84 of
         these participants identified themselves as New Mainers.

         Supported over 700 participants in the 2009 Get Fit & Win Program to set exercise goals, while promoting
         local places and ways to be active.

         Won award from MAPSA for the collaboration between Healthy Androscoggin and Androscoggin County Law
         Enforcement in creating the Alcohol Investigator Position held by Officer Tim Darnell.

         Assisted in coordinating a prescription medication collection event. There were over 150 area households
         that dropped off a total of over 8,000 controlled medications and 350 pounds of non-controlled medications.

TOWNS
Auburn    Lewiston         Poland
Durham    Lisbon           Sabattus
Greene    Mechanic Falls   Turner
Leeds     Minot            Wales
Healthy Aroostook (1)

Director: Carol Bell
PO Box 1116, 771 Main Street
Presque Isle, Maine 04769
(207) 768-3056 x 629
Fax: (207) 768-3022
cbell@acap-me.org

           In 2009, 22 people attended the basic skills tobacco training, including 13 social service providers. Provided
           information to over 500 businesses in central and southern Aroostook County regarding the “Workplace Smoking Act”
           that went into effect in September 2009, and assisted several in revising their tobacco policies.

           In collaboration with Power of Prevention, over 250 sellers and servers of alcohol have had “Responsible Beverage
           Server” training. In addition, liquor licensees across the county have been assisted with the development of best
           practice alcohol sales policies. To date, these policies have impacted over 125 employees in the retail setting.
           Collaborated with North Maine Woods for support of enforcement of underage drinking parties.

           Promoted Let’s Go 5210, which is a community-based initiative promoting healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth,
           and families. As of February 2010, we had 53 intervention sites including 31 schools, 10 childcare centers, 7 healthcare
           sites, 4 recreation departments and 1 Girl Scout troop. Gardens were planted at 2 schools and vegetable were used in
           the school lunch program. Information on the new Breastfeeding lactation law was sent to 220 businesses to inform
           them of the law and offer assistance. Story walk was also promoted at all 5210 intervention sites; many of the sites
           have incorporated walking into the story to increase physical activity.

           In collaboration with Power of Prevention developed a Physical Activity Resource Guide to promote low and no cost
           opportunities, distributed 5000 countywide. In collaboration with many partners in the county, we started working on
           finding and mapping all non-motorized trails that are open to the public. Once finished, this information will be
           available on the web and promoted to residents and potential tourists.

           In collaboration with Power of Prevention, developed an Asthma Manual Resource Guide and provided one to each
           healthcare center. Collaborated with local physician to develop commercial on asthma triggers including secondhand
           smoke. Colon Cancer funding was used to develop a low literacy brochure on what you need to know about colon
           cancer, which was also translated into French.

           In March 2010, APE (Aroostook Partnership Extravaganza) Youth Summit was held for students in Grades 6 – 8. There
           were over 600 participants. This was our largest youth summit ever and all 11 school districts in Healthy Aroostook’s
           service area sent students. The keynote presentation focused on tobacco and alcohol prevention and 24 workshops
           related to health and wellness were offered.

TOWNS
Amity          Hersey         New Limerick   Caswell          Ludlow       Reed
Ashland        Hodgdon        Oakfield       Chapman          Macwahoc     Sherman
Bancroft       Houlton        Orient         Crystal          Mapleton     Smyrna
Blaine         Island Falls   Oxbow          Dyer Brook       Mars Hill    South Aroostook
Bridgewater    Limestone      Perham         Easton           Masardis     Wade
Cary           Linneus        Portage Lake   Fort Fairfield   Merrill      Washburn
Castle Hill    Littleton      Presque Isle   Garfield         Monticello   Westfield
Hammond        Moro           Weston         Haynesville      Nashville
Healthy Casco Bay (6)

Director: Anne Tricomi, MPH
134 Congress St
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 541-6957
Fax: (207) 541-6959
act@portlandmaine.gov
www.healthycascobay.org

           Healthy Casco Bay (HCB) provides technical assistance to groups working to create bike/ped policies and
           infrastructure (sidewalks, walkways, etc). In July 2010, the coalition assisted with the first ever Yarmouth
           Clam Festival Bike Valet, put on by the Yarmouth Bike/Ped Committee and the Bike Coalition of Maine, to
           serve over 380 bicycle commuters.

           HCB was awarded a National City and County Health Officer (NACCHO) Action Communities for Health
           Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) grant for a 3-year period, beginning in 2010. ACHIEVE
           funding will enable HCB to expand its capacity in the first year and fund initiatives and projects that will serve
           as models for other HMPs in the subsequent two years.

           HCB partners with existing health and fitness organizations to expand physical activity and local nutrition
           opportunities. In 2010, HCB brokered relationships with Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Pineland Farm, Skyline Farm,
           and Pettengill Farm for opportunities to open the non-farm areas to the public for physical activity, while
           promoting the fresh produce at the farm as well.

           In accordance with the new state smoke-free outdoor dining law, HCB has successfully addressed outdoor
           fair and festival smoking at both the Yarmouth Clam Festival and the Cumberland County Fair.


TOWNS
Brunswick (CCHC only)
Chebeague Island
Cumberland
Falmouth
Freeport
Gray
Harpswell (CCHC only)
Long Island
New Gloucester
North Yarmouth
Pownal
Yarmouth
Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (5)

Director: Joanne E.A. Joy
36 Brunswick Ave.
Gardiner, ME 04345
(207) 588-5011
Fax: (207) 582-5804
j.joy@healthycommunitiesme.org

           Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) works with all school systems in Southern Kennebec
           County. HCCA provides funding and technical assistance to support Youth Voices student groups in Gardiner
           and Winthrop who work to decrease substance and tobacco use, among youth. RSU 2 and 4, have received
           DOE funds to begin School Health Leadership Councils (SHLC) and we provide technical assistance (TA). HCCA
           also provides funding and TA for School Health Leadership Councils in Monmouth and Maranacook Area
           Schools. HCCA partners with other youth-serving organizations such as Head Start, YMCA, and Boys and Girls
           Clubs to develop policy and implement environmental change strategies to support wellness efforts.

           HCCA’s full-time nationally certified Worksite Wellness employee supports small businesses across Southern
           Kennebec County. She will speak, free of charge, to Rotary Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and other
           employer-related meetings and assists in creating and maintaining an on-line inventory of wellness needs for
           local businesses, working to save money while supporting employees to be healthier. She assists small
           employers to use the FREE Healthy Maine Works on-line resource.

           HCCA has formed a service area-wide Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition with representatives from
           schools, law enforcement, and other organizations, and received a federal grant to continue and expand that
           work. HCCA funds a collaborative agreement among five area law enforcement agencies who work together
           to increase the enforcement of Maine’s underage drinking laws and policies.

           HCCA continues to reach out to diverse formal and informal partners as the coalition develops their
           Community Health Improvement Plan. Input included 20 minutes on existing meeting agendas to ask for
           input about community health and quality of life issues. HCCA has met with over 400 people from many
           groups including PTAs, Senior Housing Committees, United Way Board members, KVYMCA, teen afterschool
           programs and others from their 19 communities. The plan will be completed in April 2011.

           HCCA works closely with its funded partner, Gardiner Area Schools supporting both staff wellness, and
           student health. A remarkable success has been the SPARK efforts at Pittston Consolidated School which
           offers daily physical education to all 5th graders. The project established the benefits of daily PE on physical
           fitness, academic performance, and behavior, and more elementary schools in the RSU are adopting the
           daily physical education model.

TOWNS
Augusta        Litchfield     Readfield             Hallowell

Chelsea        Manchester     Richmond (HMP only)   Randolph

Farmingdale    Monmouth       Vienna                Windsor

Fayette        Mount Vernon   Wayne                 Winthrop

Gardiner       Pittston       West Gardiner
Healthy Community Coalition (23)

Director: Kelly Bentley, MPH, PHd(c)
105 Mt. Blue Circle, Suite #1
Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 779-2935 phone
Fax: (207) 778-5797
KBentley@fchn.org

            HCC's tobacco program successes include 15 Greater Franklin County businesses providing tobacco
            treatment support to over 900 employees, in addition through the same Western District Work Healthy!
            Program in Franklin County alone 1,500 employees were affected by tobacco prevention policy changes. 18
            area home daycare providers were training in confident conversation around tobacco and new State tobacco
            laws related to youth and daycare settings.

            In February of 2010, Healthy Community Coalition Tobacco Program staff work with their parent
            organization Franklin Community Health Network to update the network and it's affiliates tobacco-free
            policy. The policy changes included the removal of exceptions for special cases, and grandfathered
            employees. Most importantly HCC was able to facilitate the process of developing protocols for tobacco
            treatment support being offered to employees who wish to quit. The policy now support employees who
            make healthy behavior changes buy providing reimbursement for those individuals engaged in approved
            treatment programs.

            HCC has held 10 RBS trainings throughout Greater Franklin County in the past year and a half, Training over
            50 on and off-premise establishments and 184 employees using state approved alcohol server trainings. HCC
            has had great success with all RSB trainings. Local alcohol licensees call looking for more trainings, they truly
            understand the great importance of substance abuse prevention and what they can do, as retailers, to help
            make the community a healthier place to live.

            As part of an ongoing local food initiative, HCC has worked several area partners to promote the
            consumption of locally grown fruits and vegetables, with a special focus on SNAP Ed participants and other
            low income families. Program highlights include the Hope Harvest Garden, which donated fresh vegetables
            to nine area food pantries and Mauer Meals, which helped promote local farmers markets and farm
            stands among local businesses. HCC also helped distribute “Vegetable Vouchers”, which gives some food
            pantry clients access to fresh vegetables during the summer time and to introduce them to farmers near
            them. HCC also attended several outreach events at local warming centers through winter, held at area
            churches, distributing HMP information around nutrition and Keep Me Well.

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 Avon                    Madrid           Jay
 Carrabassett Valley     New Sharon       Kingfield
 Carthage                New Vineyard     Livermore Falls
 Chesterville            Phillips         Livermore
 Coplin                  Rangeley         Weld
 Dallas                  Rangeley         Wilton
 East Central Franklin   Sandy River      Wyman
 Eustis                  South Franklin
 Farmington              Strong
 Industry                Temple
Healthy Lincoln County (15)

Director: Rebecca Morin
PO Box 721/597 US Route 1
Newcastle, ME, 04543
(207) 563-6123
Fax: (207) 563-7173
hlchmp@midcoast.com

          Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) established a new tobacco policy in collaboration with AOS #93 (Central Lincoln County
          School System) School Health Coordinator for all schools within the AOS and Lincoln Academy. Ongoing support is
          being provided for this policy through the development of Alternative to Suspension Programs/options developed by
          the HLC Tobacco Committee, facilitated by the Midcoast District Tobacco Coordinator.

          Developed and conducted a successful training for facility and home-based childcare providers. The Confident
          Conversations training was presented to 19 childcare providers from across Lincoln County. This training was also an
          introductory event and included topic presentations on portion control/healthy weight management, healthy sleep
          and lead poisoning prevention. Follow up mailings and communication are ongoing with another training being
          planned for Fall, 2010.

          Initiated the 7th annual mid-winter physical activity event called “Surfin’ To Sydney”. A total of 600 people, enrolled in
          the program that lasted from January to early March. This program was particularly successful in the school setting
          with promotion conducted by AOS #93 School Health Coordinator.

          Ongoing worksite wellness support is being provided to Spectrum Generations, Healthy Kids!, The First Bankorp,
          Mobius, Inc. Hodgdon Yachts and Washburn & Doughty, Inc. Our coalition is supporting these worksites in their health
          promotion efforts through policy development and implementation, community coordination for health oriented
          presentations and as needed requests for supplemental prevention information.

          HLC staff, working in partnership with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the Police Departments in Boothbay
          Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro and Wiscasset offered four Alcohol Seller/Server trainings to county liquor licensees
          in 2009-2010. Law enforcement hand delivered invitations resulting in over 50 establishments and 150 individuals
          receiving training and certificates.

          Over the past year our Coalition has grown to include representatives from New Hope for Women, Watershed Center
          for Ceramic Arts, FARMS, Teens To Trails, Maine Medical Association, and residents of Waldoboro, Dresden and the
          Boothbay Region. Internally, we are working to create a shared mission across the action teams and sub-committees of
          the Coalition. Action teams include our Tobacco Committee and Family & Children Work Group and our sub-
          committee/coalitions include Communities Against Substance Abuse (CASA). Capacity building and diversifying the
          coalition to best represent the needs of our community has been a priority.

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Alna              Newcastle       Dresden     Westport
Boothbay Harbor   Nobleboro       Edgecomb    Whitefield
Boothbay          Somerville      Jefferson   Wiscasset
Bremen            South Bristol   Monhegan
Bristol           Southport
Damariscotta      Waldoboro
Healthy Oxford Hills (24)

Director: Ken Morse
181 Main St.
Norway, ME 04268
(207) 739-6222
ken@healthyoxfordhills.org
www.healthyoxfordhills.org


             In December 2008, Healthy Oxford Hills (HOH) hosted the 8th Annual Alcohol and Substance Abuse
             Conference. Each year this popular day-long session is sold out.

             HOH is engaged in planning 8 miles of trails on the Roberts Farm preserve on a hillside above Norway Lake, in
             collaboration with the Western Foothills Land Trust. HOH is also progressing in getting all the licenses and
             permits to allow construction of a trail connecting Oxford Hills Middle and High School, running along the
             Little Androscoggin, using a $160,000 New Balance Foundation grant.

             Co-sponsored Wellness Incorporated Now, a year-long self-management program aimed at pre-diabetics, in
             collaboration with diabetes educators, the food service, the WOW Council at Stephens Memorial Hospital
             and MaineHealth Target Diabetes. This MaineHealth pilot project started January 6th, 2009.

             Received federal SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly Food Stamp Nutrition Ed)
             grant to implement nutrition education in Oxford Hills. This program focuses on educating people about
             growing and cooking local foods.

             HOH helped organize a Teen Summit at Oxford Hills High School that lead to an ongoing Teens for Change
             group working on seven different service learning programs.

             The MSAD#39 implemented the 10-10-10 Club, a new staff wellness initiative that lasts 10 weeks. During
             that time participants attempt to lose one pound per week and contribute $10 into a weight-loss pool. At the
             end of the 10 weeks, the person who has lost the most weight wins the pool. The first 10-10-10 Challenge
             ran in December 2008 and January 2009 over the Holiday season. During this period the average person lost
             5-6 pounds. The second round will run Feb-April 2009 over school break. Participation in the second round
             includes a 1-month gym membership.

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 Brownfield     Otisfield
 Buckfield      Oxford
 Denmark        Paris
 Hartford       Porter
 Hebron         Sumner
 Hiram          Waterford
 Norway         West Paris
Healthy Peninsula (10)

Director: Amy Vaughn
PO Box 945
Blue Hill, Maine 04614
(207) 374-3257
Fax: (207) 374-5175
www.healthypeninsula.org

            The Learning Garden at Penobscot Community School has provided a positive hands-on learning experience
            for students, parents, staff, and community members since 2006. The goal is to provide students with more
            nutritional food choices and promote healthier eating habits, both at school and at home. With a mini-grant
            from Healthy Peninsula, a greenhouse was built for planting greens and other vegetables.

            With help from the Blue Hill Co-Op and Healthy Peninsula, the Sedgwick Elementary School started a new
            community-school garden in 2008. The Sedgwick Pre-K and 2nd grade participated in intensive nutrition
            education programs and with funds from Maine Initiatives. Healthy Peninsula is also collaborating with the
            Blue Hill Co-op to integrate a nutrition education program, “Cook Shop” in the 2nd grade from January-April
            2009.

            Healthy Peninsula’s on-going partnership with Child and Family Opportunities and their 11 Head Start
            centers has added a goal to reduce secondhand smoke exposure for young children. A tobacco awareness
            campaign was implemented to encourage families to “Take a Step,” which involves reducing the amount
            they smoke eliminating tobacco use in their cars and homes and then quitting. Through schools and child
            care providers, the coalition reached over 1,300 families.

            Healthy Peninsula is sponsoring a Retail Beverage Server Training that will be offered in two day-long
            sessions in Blue Hill and Deer Isle locations in March 2009. Businesses and their employees will receive a
            state-certified training covering legal liability and public health impact for selling alcohol to minors or
            intoxicated patrons.

            Healthy Peninsula, along with Friends and Neighbors groups in Brooklin and Brooksville, are promoting local
            foods and community trails. The Brooksville Friends helped start the Farmer’s Market and they continue to
            publish the quarterly Brooksville Breeze. Brooklin held a celebration of locally-grown foods and completed
            the first section of the “School to Sea Trail.”

            Healthy Peninsula is working with a group of elders to provide information and community resources for
            residents “to age gracefully and in place”. Quarterly “Healthy Aging” forums are planned for 2009, with the
            first on Advanced Directives and Financial Planning held in January.

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Blue Hill      Isle au Haut   Deer Isle   Surry
Brooklin       Penobscot
Brooksville    Sedgwick
Castine        Stonington
Healthy Portland (6)

Director: Joan Ingram, MPH
134 Congress St
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 541-6954
Fax: (207) 541-6959
jbi@portlandmaine.gov
www.healthyportland.org

           In 2009 Healthy Portland developed and released a Portland Places to Play Map. The map lists hundreds of
           free or low cost activities for kids and adults to enjoy during all four seasons in the City. The map identifies
           playgrounds, parks, basketball and tennis courts, swimming pools, dog parks and beaches that are open to
           the public.

           During World Breastfeeding week in August 2009, Healthy Portland ran a breastfeeding campaign to
           promote breastfeeding in public and to increase awareness of LD373 an Act to Facilitate Lactation in the
           Workplace. The tagline for the campaign was “When breastfeeding is accepted, it won’t be noticed” and
           featured 6 life-size cutouts of women breast feeing that were displayed in 18 different locations throughout
           the City.

           Healthy Portland applied for and was awarded obesity prevention funds through the Communities Putting
           Prevention to Work grant. The grants period is 24 months and will expand on Healthy Portland's efforts in
           the areas of policy and environmental changes for physical activity and nutrition.

           Educational materials about colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention were created and distributed throughout
           Cumberland County. Posters, flyers, and postcards were designed using images from the 1950s and 60s with
           the theme “Remember this?” to target those age 50 and over and raise awareness about the importance of
           CRC screening. Materials were distributed to physician offices, libraries, worksites, supermarkets, YMCAs,
           and more. Additionally, the materials were used in advertisements that appeared in newspapers and movie
           theaters.


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Portland
Healthy Waldo County (16)

Director: Vyvyenne Richie
119 Northport Ave.
Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 930-6761
Fax: (207) 338-6207
vritchie@wchi.com

             5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Waldo initiate throughout Waldo County with partnerships between Healthy Waldo County,
             SAD #3, RSU#20, Waldo County General Hospital, Head start, Early Head start and child care facilities
             throughout the county.

             Waldo County Physical Activity Resource Guide was created promoting free or low cost resources in all areas
             of Waldo County.

             Developed a monthly E-newsletter that is distributed to 2,000 households.

             Waldo County MSAD #3 and RSU #20 are offering healthy snacks of fruits and vegetables daily, involving
             children in preparation and distribution of these healthy foods and changing perceptions about what to
             choose as a snack.

             A Worksite Wellness Workgroup was developed to work with local businesses, bringing managers and
             owners of businesses together to support wellness programming and health promotion to Waldo County
             employees and their family members. To date, over twenty businesses have participated along with the
             Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce. Presentations included experts in drug recognition and tobacco
             cessation.

             The Youth Advocacy Program (YAP) has a strong presence in the community and can be seen setting positive
             examples to their peers and promoting healthy living. Healthy cooking at Waldo County YMCA has given YAP
             participants an opportunity to prepare and serve nutritious food to the children in the YMCA after school
             program and take a meal home to serve to their own families.

             Substance abuse prevention efforts provide important information to parents through our newsletter and
             newspaper articles, displays at middle school and high school athletic events and community events,
             presentations at athletic department parent nights, providing the Guiding Good Choices curriculum for
             middle school parents and organizing Table Talks hosted by parent volunteers to discuss underage drinking.

             Coalition provided a mini-grant to City of Belfast Parks and Recreation to provide summer day camp
             “Wisekids” for 30 low income children and Yoga classes for fourth graders in the Belfast school system.

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 Belfast       Liberty        Searsport          Islesboro   Palermo     Waldo
 Belmont       Lincolnville   Stockton Springs   Jackson     Prospect    Winterport
 Brooks        Monroe         Swanville          Knox        Searsmont   Unity
 Burnham       Montville      Thorndike          Freedom     Northport
 Frankfort     Morrill        Troy
Knox County Community Health Coalition (17)

Director: Connie Putnam
Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCHC)
120 Union Street
Rockport, ME 04856
(207) 236-6313
c-putnam@myfairpoint.net

           In collaboration with Penobscot Bay Healthcare, Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCHC) provides
           a year-round “Freshstart” tobacco cessation program, free to all community members. KCCHC nominated,
           and Penobscot Bay Healthcare received, a Silver Star through the Maine Tobacco-Free Hospital Network Gold
           Star Standard Awards Program.

           KCCHC and Penobscot Bay YMCA applied for and received an ACHIEVE Grant from CDC and National YMCA to
           address the causes of chronic disease and to increase chronic disease self management supports.

           Since October 2008, KCCHC has hosted an annual forum of Knox County Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens. It
           has become a venue for ongoing informal networking of these volunteers, directors and managers. This
           event also connects participants to the local Cooperative Extension office’s Nutrition Associate, Hannaford
           dieticians, and the USDA.

           KCCHC staff provide “lunch and learn” events for local businesses, agencies, organizations and schools on
           topics, such as worksite wellness, parental role modeling/monitoring, health effects of tobacco use and
           cessation tools, the role of chronic disease self-management, and recognizing the signs and symptoms of
           substance abuse in the workplace. Successful implementation of Healthy Maine Works (HMW), through
           collaboration with the HMP Specialist and Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, has resulted in successfully
           enrolling 17 businesses impacting over 3000 employees in Knox County.

           In collaboration with county-wide law enforcement agencies, KCCHC annually provides 2 RBS trainings with
           approximately 30 people per training in attendance, party patrols, and distribution of over 1,000 PTM
           information cards regarding the 2009 law to ban smoking in vehicles when a minor is present.

           The MSAD #5 School Health Coordinator facilitated a successful collaborative effort among community
           partners to implement their first Summer Food Service Program. This program provided breakfast and lunch
           free of charge to students up to the age of 18 from low income families, on Monday – Friday for 8 weeks in
           the summer of 2008 and 2009. This program served approximately 30-50 kids per week when athletic camps
           weren’t in session and upwards of 75-150 when camps were in session.


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Appleton       Rockland          Matinicus Isle   Vinalhaven
Camden         Rockport          North Haven      Warren
Cushing        South Thomaston   Owls Head        Washington
Friendship     St. George
Hope           Thomaston
Isle au Haut   Union
Partners for Healthier Communities (28)
(A Program of Goodall Hospital)

Director: Sarah Roberts
25 June Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 490-7033
SRoberts@goodallhospital.org

           Partnered with other area HMPs and Carelink RDC to coordinate nutrition related outreach to childcare
           professionals in York County. As a result, Partners for Healthier Communities will be expanding outreach to
           Lyman and Waterboro over the coming year. In addition, the Healthy Maine Partnerships will be partnering
           with the York County Head Start program to promote the 5210 message countywide.

           Partnered with the Sanford Police Department and York County Sheriffs Department to increase
           effectiveness of local underage drinking law enforcement policies and practices by conducting party patrols.
           Through this partnership, 128 citations were given to minors between January and July 2010.

           Through funding from the Office of Substance Abuse, Partners for Healthier Communities trained 57
           individuals through multiple Responsible Beverage Seller/Server trainings

           Engaged 21 youth and 21 stores in Sticker Shock campaign where 15,000 stickers were affixed to warn of the
           repercussions of furnishing alcohol to minors

           The Goodall Healthy Weight Initiative partnered with the Sanford Wal-Mart to implement “Wellness at Wal-
           Mart.” Wal-Mart has agreed to open the store to walkers from 6:00-8:00am every day and has displayed
           healthy messaging in the produce section. Outreach to the Regional Manager of northeast Wal-Marts has
           been made in hopes of expanding this idea to other Wal-Marts in the state of Maine.

           Educated 300 businesses in the Greater Sanford Region on the new tobacco laws. Provided 11 restaurants
           with guidance regarding implementation of tobacco laws and technical assistance around requirements for
           compliance

           Engaged over 100 youth, Department of Transportation, Town of Sanford, Sanford Schools, Lafayette
           neighborhood, and other partners in a Safe Routes to School project. As a result moose prints have been
           painted to guide students along a safe path to school. This project will continue over the summer and into
           the fall.

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Acton        Parsonsfield
Alfred       Sanford
Cornish      Shapleigh
Limerick     Waterboro
Limington
Lyman
Newfield
Partnership for a Healthy Northern Penobscot (19)

Director: Jane McGillicuddy
899 Central Street
Millinocket, Maine 04462
(207) 723-5288
Fax: (207) 723-7435
jmcgillicuddy@mrhme.org

           PHNP has partnerships with local healthcare providers to enhance their ability to treat tobacco dependence.
           Each year basic and intensive tobacco treatment training is offered to providers through a state contractor.
           In addition, PHNP provides quit packs for tobacco dependent patients to local healthcare facilities. If tobacco
           use is reported by a patient, they receive a quit pack which contains helpful information about quitting as
           well as contact information for the Maine Tobacco Helpline. During 2009-10, Penobscot Valley Hospital
           distributed approximately 150 quit packs per quarter.

           PHNP facilitated six responsible beverage server/seller trainings during the 2009-10. Approximately 75 store
           clerks/servers received in depth information about Maine State Law as well as practical strategies to ensure
           the responsible sale of alcohol to adults of legal age.

           PHNP facilitates a series of trainings for childcare providers as part of a collaboration with other district
           HMPs and Penquis. Topic areas include disaster planning and emergency preparedness, second hand smoke,
           physical activity, nutrition, and sun protection. These trainings allow providers to learn new skills and meet
           their licensing requirements without requiring them to travel long distances.

           During 09-10, PHNP staff worked with 12 area employers to implement the Healthy Maine Works program.

           PSAs with information on the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke as well as the risk factors for
           colon cancer were developed and aired on local cable access television in the service area.

           After passing the a wellness policy, MSAD #67 School Health Leadership Team decided to serve salad and
           fresh fruit everyday at the high school. There is at least one fruit and vegetable option daily at the lower
           grades, and whole wheat bread and rolls are served regularly. "Wellness Wednesdays" have also been
           instituted at the elementary level, where a healthy meal is served and teachers are urged to talk about the
           nutritional value of the food when they return to the classroom.

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 Alton                    Edinburg    Lowell         Passadumkeag                          Woodville
 EastArgyle               Enfield     Mattawamkeag   Patten                                East Millinocket
 Bradley                  Greenbush   Maxfield       Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
 Burlington               Howland     Medway         Prentiss
 Carroll                  Kingman     Milford        Springfield
 Chester                  Lakeville   Millinocket    Stacyville
 Drew                     Lee         Mount Chase    Webster
 East Central Penobscot   Lincoln     Old Town       Winn
Piscataquis Public Health Council (20)

Director: Robin A. Mayo, MPH, RN
897 West Main Street
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-4344
Fax: (207) 564-4499
rmayo@mayohospital.com

            Piscataquis Public Health Council (PPHC) partnered with the Maine Center for Public Health and the Maine
            Harvard Prevention Research Center to launch Starting Young Program. The project is designed to assess
            nutrition, physical activity, screen time and other health behaviors of staff, parents and children at five area
            Head Start centers.

            The PPHC established collaborations with two fitness centers to implement a self-sustaining chronic care
            support program: Matter of Balance. Through this program, more than 250 senior individuals were served.

            In 2010, over 95% of store owners were educated about the No BUTS! (Blocking Underage Tobacco Sales)
            Program in Piscataquis and northern Penobscot communities served.

            Over the period July 2007 and July 2010, the PPHC has assisted in securing more than $922,026 in grant
            funding for local public health initiatives involving: lead poisoning, colon cancer awareness, Head Start
            Nutrition Programming, Youth Tobacco Initiative, Underage Drinking Enforcement, Tobacco Clinical Outreach
            to Healthcare Providers, a Cardiovascular Health Initiative targeting rural, low- income individuals, ages 45-
            65, EMHS Healthy Lifestyle Project, H1N1 Influenze Vaccine Funding, and SNAP-Ed 5 Year Initiative.

            Union #60 is seeking to reduce the appeal of underage drinking by increasing knowledge of the health risks
            through a 7th grade health education unit on Substance Abuse Prevention with an emphasis on alcohol
            prevention. As part of this unit, Union #60 received a grant from KIDS Consortium and Office of Substance
            Abuse (OSA) to support the filming of skits written, performed, filmed, and edited by students. The video
            skits were designed for peers to increase use of refusal skills and parents as part of a strategy to increase use
            of recommended parental monitoring practices for underage drinking.

            Collaborating with Mayo Regional Hospital, local Law Enforcement, and Primary Care Providers to implement
            a Prescription Drug Diversion Program for Piscataquis County.

            Over the period January 2009 to June 2010, the PPHC collaborated with Local Law Enforcement to increase
            Underage Drinking Enforcement through standardized policies in 6 local police departments and provided
            education to promote best practices within those same local police departments.


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 Abbot          Guilford     Charleston       Parkman                 Bradford     Garland
 Atkinson       Hudson       Corinth          Sangerville             Brownville   Greenville
 Beaver Cove    Kenduskeag   Dexter           Sebec                   Milo         Wellington
 Blanchard      Lagrange     Dover-Foxcroft   Shirley                 Monson       Willimantic
 Bowerbank      Medford      Exeter           Southeast Piscataquis
Power of Prevention (2)

Director: Rachel Charette BSN, RN
194 East Main St.
Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-1944
Fax (207) 834-2781
rachel.charette@nmmc.org


             In the last year, two nursing homes, a large paper industry and a large wood industry have expressed an
             interest in going tobacco free grounds. We have been very busy offering our services as needed by each
             organization. We also initiated a large educational campaign with landlords concerning tobacco and
             substance abuse prevention policy prevention.

             The Power of Prevention has provided Beverage Server Trainings to local businesses as well as to local law
             enforcement in collaboration with Healthy Aroostook which targeted all of Aroostook County. Michelle
             Plourde Chasse, who works for both partnerships, coordinated these successful events. She also promoted
             PACT agreements with local police departments.

             Our Physical Activity Resource Guide, which is a collaboration of both HMP’s, promotes low cost/no cost
             opportunities in Aroostook was professionally printed and distributed to 2500 in our service area(5000
             county wide). It is used as an awareness tool with our health care providers, new employees at different
             organizations, UMFK, and within every community.

             Let’s Go Aroostook has been implemented in all schools countywide, some of our Recreation Departments,
             and some of our businesses. The work is overseen by our Aroostook Let’s Go Committee.

             Power of Prevention in collaboration with the Caribou Recreation Department initiated a new Senior
             Wellness Day event in 2009 at the Wellness Center with about 15 vendors. Approximately 175 community
             members participated some traveling from as far as 30 minutes away. We provided guidance to other
             communities who expressed an interest in hosting their own similar event.

             New Sweden School received a prestigious bronze award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation this
             spring. Both Colette and Val our School Health Coordinators, have been very busy with events, policy
             changes, and environmental changes such as removing vending machines, initiating composting worm farms
             and establishing gardens.


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 Allagash      New Sweden    Hamlin        Westmanland
 Caribou       Square Lake   Madawaska     Winterville
 Connor        St. Agatha    New Canada    Woodland
 Cyr           St. Francis   Frenchville   Van Buren
 Eagle Lake    St. John      Grand Isle    Wallagrass
 Fort Kent     Stockholm
River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition (25)

Director: Carol Emery
PO Box 86
94 River Street
Rumford, Maine 04276
(207) 364-7408
rvhcc@gwi.net
www.rvhcc.org

           In November 2003, RVHCC collaborated with Rumford Hospital on a smoke-free campus policy. In September
           2004, the coalition collaborated with Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford on developing a tobacco-free
           policy, establishing it as the first ski area in the Nation to go completely tobacco-free.

           Since 2004, RVHCC has worked with town recreational departments in the area. As a result, Andover,
           Rumford and Woodstock have passed tobacco-free zone policies. The coalition established and continued a
           Spring Fitness and Indoor Walking program for the service area. Also RVHCC has been working with local
           businesses on Worksite Wellness and Eat Local Foods programs.

           In 2008, RVHCC worked with Rumford Hospital and Community Dental to establish a Dental Health Center
           which opened in February in the Tech Center.

           In 2008, RVHCC received a grant to provide funding to six law enforcement agencies to address underage
           drinking, supplying and hosting issues. RVHCC coordinated two Server/Seller Alcohol Trainings in Rumford
           and Fryeburg, training a total of twenty store clerks and four police officers. Also the coalition distributed
           over 400 packets of information to parents about preventing tobacco and alcohol-use during annual DARE
           graduation. RVHCC has continued Sticker Shock and No Buts! Programs in local stores.

           MSAD #43 and MSAD #21 (Rumford and Dixfield areas) were successful in their joint applications for the
           2004 and 2008 Physical Education for Progress federal grants. The applications that were spearheaded by
           the school health coordinators have brought in more $1.2 million dollars to their school systems. This has
           allowed the schools to purchase equipment and provide professional development to the physical education
           and health education staff. This has improved physical education program quality where students aspire to
           spend the majority of class time in their fitness “zone”. For the first time many students truly seem to
           understand the connection between physical activity and cardiovascular health. It has also dramatically
           increased opportunities for students to learn lifelong physical activity skills including: x-country skiing,
           snowshoeing canoeing and kayaking.


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Andover     Milton         Gilead      Stoneham
Bethel      Newry          Greenwood   Stow
Byron       Peru           Hanover     Sweden
Canton      Roxbury        Lovell      Upton
Dixfield    Rumford        Mexico      Woodstock
Fryeburg    South Oxford
Healthy Sebasticook Valley (21)

Director: Karen Hawkes
447 North Maine Street
Pittsfield, Maine 04967
(207) 487-3890
Fax: (207) 487-4591
khawkes@emh.org
www.HealthySV.org

            In 2001, the coalition assisted local hospitals and schools to become tobacco-free; advocating for policy
            change and providing signage to both increase awareness and enforcement of the policies.

            In 2002, the coalition funded a mapping project that covered six towns in the local service area. Those maps
            cover free walking, biking and nature trails in all six towns and are widely used by both local residents as well
            as distributed by the Chamber of Commerce to tourists and visitors to the area. In addition, the coalition has
            also established winter walking to the service area: identifying indoor safe walking areas for citizens.

            In 2004, the coalition implemented a Farm Share program that supported local farmers in providing fresh
            produce to area seniors. This program has now been adopted by area merchants with the coalition as the
            administrators and the merchants providing the funding to create sustainability in light of current budgetary
            deficits. The Coalition expanded the Farm Share program in 2010, and a local farm is now providing fresh
            produce to the Pittsfield Food Pantry throughout the growing season.

            In 2007, HealthySV (formerly known as Sebasticook Valley Healthy Communities) received the Gold Level
            Recognition for Heart Safe Communities award from the Maine Cardiovascular Health Program. Working
            together with EMS, community employers and community health educators, the coalition is increasing
            awareness of signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease as well as increasing the number of businesses
            and residents with the necessary tools for providing CPR.

            RSU 19 has implemented numerous strategies to increase physical activity among students and community
            members as part of their comprehensive School Wellness Policy. For example: 1) all elementary schools
            have implemented the Take Time! Program which adds 10-20 minutes of physical activity to each child's day
            through the curriculum and 2) all schools are open before and after school for community walking programs.

            In 2010, HealthySV assisted Sebasticook Valley Hospital with the development of a comprehensive Worksite
            Breastfeeding Policy. The hospital is an advocate of breastfeeding and policy development, and has
            collaborated with HealthySV to create a Health Promotion Series on the topic which aired on local stations.

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 Cambridge     Pittsfield   Etna
 Clinton       Ripley       Levant
 Detroit       St. Albans   Newport
 Harmony       Carmel       Plymouth
 Hartland      Corinna      Stetson
 Palmyra       Dixmont
St. Croix Valley Healthy Communities (11)

Director: Paul Stuart
43 Union St.
Calais, ME 04619
(207) 454-0761
pstuart@downeasthealth.org
www.healthystcroix.org

            Initiated non-smoking ordinances in all public recreational sporting venues with the Calais City Council.

            Collaborated with Calais Regional Hospital to educate employees on the benefits of a smoke-free campus.

            Disseminated information on the hazards of smoking to all area child care providers.

              Joined with NADA to organize a Responsible Beverage Servers Training.

            Collaborated with School Health Coordinator to implement “Healthy Snack Stores” in area schools.

            YAP director created and implemented summer youth programs for each service area community.

            Union 106 schools are working hard to address the obesity epidemic facing Washington County. School
            committees have adopted a union-wide policy that mandates daily physical activity in the classroom.
            Students dance while learning their colors, do jumping jacks to math problems and stretch their muscles
            while learning the continents. The majority of students are also involved in after school programs that focus
            on physical activity and promoting healthy eating habits. Students play Wii, Dance Dance Revolution,
            snowshoe, ski, and hike local trails while eating healthy snacks during their breaks. Staff and high school
            students all have free membership to the local gym and participate in wellness challenges that result in high
            usage of this facility.

TOWNS
Alexander                 Meddybemps
Baileyville               Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation
Baring                    Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation
Calais                    Pembroke
Charlotte                 Perry
Cooper                    Princeton
Crawford                  Robbinston
Danforth                  Talmadge
Dennysville               Topsfield
East Central Washington   Vanceboro
Eastport                  Waite
Grand Lake Stream
Union River Healthy Communities (12)

Director: Helena Peterson RN, MPH
52 Christian Ridge Rd.
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-5352
healthy@downeasthealth.org

          Union River Healthy Communities implement the “It's True!” healthy norms marketing program with high
          school students. Surveys in the second year show 10% more students report never using tobacco, 11% more
          report never using alcohol, 8% more report never using marijuana, and 95% report that they never use illicit
          drugs.

          The coalition provided a mini-grant to the City of Ellsworth to create a Bike-Pedestrian Committee, which
          then worked for a year to complete the Ellsworth Bike-Pedestrian Plan.

          Worked with partners at HealthLink-Maine Coast Memorial Hospital to support 10 regularly scheduled
          exercise programs, and the 10-week “Lose and Win” program. In 2008, 215 participants lost 1,500 pounds,
          pushing the total to over 10,000 pounds lost in 4 years.

          With partners from Healthy Peninsula, created a system of tobacco counseling based on client readiness
          (“Ready to Quit”), which is now available through several local social services and medical offices in the
          region.

          Provided Responsible Beverage Server training to 45 participants from on-premise and off-premise alcohol
          establishments in 2008.

          A comprehensive K-8 Health Education curriculum has been developed and aligned to the new 2007 Maine
          Learning Results. The primary resource is The Great Body Shop program. The Physical Education curriculum
          has been revised and aligned to the new Maine Learning Results.

          In 2007, The Youth Obesity Think Tank was established to determine the factors that drive youth obesity in
          the greater Ellsworth area. The Think Tank project is a collaborative effort of Maine Coast Pediatrics, the
          Downeast Family YMCA, the Ellsworth School Department and Union River Healthy Communities and
          involves a team of approximately 30 leaders from area businesses, schools and government, as well as
          healthcare and community organizations. The group has discussed the dimensions of the problem of youth
          obesity, conducted focus group studies of School Food Directors, youth, parents and others, and surveyed
          parents of Ellsworth School Department students in order to determine what needs to be done to improve
          nutrition and physical activity options for area youth.

TOWNS
Amherst           Hancock      Ellsworth    Sullivan
Aurora            Mariaville   Franklin     Waltham
Central Hancock   Osborn       Gouldsboro   Winter Harbor
Dedham            Otis
Eastbrook         Sorrento
Washington County: One Community (13)

Director: Eleody Libby
P.O. Box 679
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3741
Fax: (207) 255-4987
elibby@wc-oc.org
www.washingtoncountymaine.com




           In June 2006, Washington County: One Community successfully implemented, in two school districts, an
           asthma signs/symptoms training to all staff and annual CPR/first-aid training.

           In 2008, the Washington County: One Community HMP worked with the Washington County Food Pantry
           and Head Start to implement a nutrition outreach plan. As a result, the number of Head Start participants
           eating at least three fruits each day increased by one-hundred percent and the number of food pantry
           participants eating at least three fruits per day increased by nine-hundred percent. The number of Head
           Start participants eating at least three servings of vegetables each day increased by two hundred forty-nine
           percent and the number of food pantry participants meeting vegetable requirements remained steady at
           thirty-five percent.

           In July 2008, the coalition successful implemented a procedure to ban tobacco use and smoking on County
           property, including the courthouse and jail.

           In the 2007/2008 school year, the coalition worked successfully with two schools to implement purchasing
           policies that gave way to purchasing local produce. The coalition is working with two additional schools in
           the 2008/2009 school year to adopt similar policies, as well as leveraging funds to hire a coordinator to
           expand the farms-to-schools program in more Washington County schools.



TOWNS
Addison          Machias
Beals            Machiasport
Cherryfield      Marshfield
Columbia Falls   Milbridge
Columbia         Northfield
Cutler           Roque Bluffs
East Machias     Steuben
Harrington       Wesley
Jonesboro        Whiting
Jonesport        Whitneyville
Lubec            East Central Washington
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  • 1. Projects and Outcomes of the Healthy Maine Partnership Local Community and School Programs Developed by Health Policy Partners of Maine Updated, July 2010 AKO 7/10
  • 2. ACCESS Health (14) Director: Amanda Hopkins 66 Baribeau Drive, Suite 5A Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 373-6925 Fax: (207) 373-6974 ahopkins@midcoasthealth.com Co-facilitated FUEL, a 6-week after school program that promotes healthy eating, exercise and lifestyle strategies for children and their families at the Bath YMCA. Participated in local Food Security Coalition and worked with University of Maine Cooperative Extension to deliver nutrition education programs to food pantry clients. Worked with Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Project to build 2 additional raised bed gardens for a total of 5 gardens on site for client education and use. Collaborated with Communities Against Substance Abuse to integrate tobacco prevention & intervention into substance abuse prevention programs offered at area schools. Provided “Thinking about Quitting” sessions to clients at Addition Resource Center and Tedford Housing. Supported Brunswick Youth Advocacy Program in coordinating and delivering a series of video recordings titled “Tobacco Free Tuesday” that aired school wide every Tuesday for 7 weeks. Established sustainable after school bicycle club for students at Mt. Ararat Middle School through partnerships with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Bowdoin College, SAD 75 and local volunteers. Coordinated trainings for Matter of Balance, a fall prevention program, which resulted in 12 new trainers and 104 community residents completing the 8 week program. Worked with Brunswick elementary schools to establish year round walk and bike to school days. Surveyed 334 parents regarding barriers to walking and biking to school and presented information to stakeholders. Delivered “In a Heart Beat”, a heart attack awareness presentation to numerous worksites & at risk groups. SAD 75 is one of four school systems in Maine participating in an innovative staff health promotion program with Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Maine Education Association Benefits Trust. The pilot is modeled after the successful Health Risk Assessment (HRA) programs used in Maine businesses and is designed to reduce the growth in health care costs by improving the health of school staff. For over a year, employees have been meeting with a Health Coach to help manage health risks. TOWNS Arrowsic Harpswell (HMP only) Bath Phippsburg Bowdoin Richmond (CCHC only) Bowdoinham Topsham Brunswick (HMP only) West Bath Freeport (YAP group only) Woolwich Georgetown
  • 3. Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness (18) Director: Jamie Comstock 103 Texas Avenue Bangor, Maine 04401 (207) 992-4466 jamie.comstock@bangormaine.gov www.bangormaine.gov The coalition’s home office, located at 103 Texas Avenue in Bangor, became smoke-free in 2006. In 2007 the City of Bangor became the first municipality in the nation to ban smoking in cars when children under 18 are present. The coalition is active in the University of Maine Tobacco-free Campus efforts to become the first tobacco-free campus in Maine. Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness successfully launched the What You Do Matters brand to provide easy to understand health and wellness information in a variety of formats including a monthly health newsletter (over 11,000 people reached each month), website (www.WhatYouDoMatters.org) and radio PSAs. Work continues with five student youth groups who are engaged in health and wellness initiatives in venues including SAUs, churches and alternative schools. The Penquis District is always working to establish economies of scale and create efficiencies. Collaborative district projects include: What You Do Matters public health campaign, district-wide media releases, early childcare trainings in collaboration with Penquis Resource Development Center, lead poisoning prevention and colorectal cancer screening awareness work. . Food security and nutrition education efforts are an important part of our work. We are supporting several community gardens this year, and are working to expand Farm to School efforts by bringing local farmers and school nutrition directors together to discuss increased purchases of locally grown foods in school lunch programs. We are also conducting nutrition trainings at local food pantries. Our work around tobacco issues is beginning to pay off. The Bangor Fair will host the state’s first ‘Smoke Free Midway’ this year and the University of Maine, Orono campus will become tobacco free on January 1, 2011—the first in Maine. Additionally, venues such as the Bangor Waterfront and American Folk Festival are making significant efforts to control the areas where smoking is allowed. TOWNS Bangor Hermon Brewer Holden Clifton Newburgh Eddington Orono Glenburn Orrington Hampden Veazie
  • 4. Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition (8) Director: Mary Jane Bush P.O. Drawer X Bucksport, Maine 04416 (207) 469-6682 mjbush@bucksportbayhealth.org www.bucksportbayhealth.org Recruited more than 150 community volunteers to the coalition to work on improving the health and quality of life of Bucksport Bay citizens. Established collaborations to implement three self-sustaining chronic care support programs: Matter of Balance, Living Well and Strength Training. Through these programs, more than 176 individuals were served. Through a community strategy of increased law enforcement on underage drinking and expanded teen prevention programs, cigarette use by teens dropped by 8.6%; teen alcohol use fell by 12.7%; marijuana use by teens was reduced by 5.8% from 2006-2009 as measured by the Maine Youth Drug Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS) and Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS). Assisted in securing more than $1,020,000 in grant funding for local health, prevention and social service programs. Implemented Get Fit – Let’s Go, a nine-week adult team challenge program that encouraged weight loss and increased physical activity. Eleven teams formed comprising 95 participants who lost 718 pounds and increased physical activity by 2,278 hours. The Bucksport Coordinated School Health Program applied for and received the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable grant. Students from kindergarten will receive free fresh fruits and vegetables everyday at school. As part of a community wide strategy to improve nutrition, RSU 25 hired a nutrition consultant to conduct a complete review of the school food service program. This review focused, in part, to decrease the use of processed foods and increase the production of fresh fruits and vegetables. TOWNS Bucksport Orland Prospect Verona
  • 5. Choose To Be Healthy (26) Director: Deborah Erickson-Irons 15 Hospital Dr. York, ME 03909 (207) 439-6504 Fax: (207) 439-8764 derickson-irons@yorkhospital.com The school systems in Kittery, Wells/Ogunquit and SAD 60 have implemented the Let’s Go 5210 child obesity prevention program in all schools and several child care centers. They have brought farm-to-school, gardening and composting projects to their communities. Lebanon Elementary School received a State produce grant to encourage the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. A three-year relationship with eight local food pantry and meal site coordinators continues with a focus on improving the nutritional status of clients. This group meets monthly and partners with Cooperative Extension, York County Food Rescue and the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Our Worksite Wellness Program assists over 20 local businesses to implement programming that improves the health of employees in order to reduce health care costs. Technical assistance is provided on tobacco cessation, tobacco policies and current State laws, Drug-free Workplace policies, healthy weight management, and other topics. Nearly 50 local youth from throughout our service area have participated in our Youth Advocacy Programs. Their focus has been on tobacco prevention/cessation and substance abuse prevention. We have partnered with 7 recreation departments to provide child obesity prevention training to their staff. We helped over 240 restaurant and store staff, owners, and managers to reduce the incidence of serving or selling alcohol to under-aged individuals by providing Responsible Seller Server Trainings and the Card Me program, as well as by developing and distributing local and state signage and materials. We created a regional Southern York County Law Enforcement team from the towns of York, Eliot, South Berwick, Wells and Kittery that collaborates to enforce laws that help reduce underage and high risk adult drinking. Approximately 50 enforcement activities occurred between April 2009 and June 2010, resulting in 108 arrests/citations. Six of these were for adults providing/furnishing alcohol. We partnered with York High School to implement a new adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment program, Making Change, by acquiring funding, training staff, educating the community, and offering a free weekly youth substance abuse support group that is open to all area youth. TOWNS Berwick Ogunquit Eliot South Berwick Kittery Wells Lebanon York North Berwick
  • 6. Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (27) Director: Megan Rochelo, MPH 655 Main Street, 1st Floor Saco, ME 04072 (207) 602-3550 (207) 283-4138 mrochelo@une.edu CHCC has collaborated with Southern Maine Medical Center to restart their “Be Tobacco Free” cessation program. This is a free community program which includes four sessions each month with a trained Tobacco Cessation Specialist who helps individuals develop and follow through with a plan to end their tobacco use. During the first four months of the class we had over 15 people participating in each session. CHCC's Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days program is the 2008 winner of the Maine Governor’s Council on Physical Activity Contest for Communities Award. In 2010, the 9th year of the program, the coalition had over 300 participants. This is a free annual walking program targeted at community members and worksites to help support and increase physical activity through weekly education and incentives. From June 2008 to July 2010, the coalition collaborated with local law enforcement departments to provide the On-Premise Alcohol Server Training to over 168 employees of restaurants, bars and clubs. The training is designed to better equip management, wait staff and licensees on identifying and preventing violations of certain liquor laws with an emphasis on underage and high risk drinkers. As part of the Coordinated School Health Program in Old Orchard Beach, CCHC worked with the school health coordinator to revise the school curriculum to increase the amount of physical education for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from one quarter per year to a 50 minute class block a week. This change also includes a personalized fitness plan for each student. In 2009- 2010 CHCC awarded four organizations with Powerful Youth Mini-Grants. The organizations receiving the awards were: Community Bike Center in Biddeford, Middle School of the Kennebunks, The New School in Kennebunk, ML Day School in Arundel, and Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco. The funds support healthy living projects that are focused on increasing youth involvement in accomplishing social, policy and environmental change which improve youth health. In addition, CHCC has continued its support of the Biddeford Teen Center and Bonny Eagle Middle School Health Club in their youth-driven tobacco prevention and health lifestyle projects. TOWNS Arundel Biddeford Buxton Dayton Hollis Kennebunk Kennebunkport Old Orchard Beach Saco
  • 7. Communities Promoting Health Coalition (7) (Healthy Lakes Region/Healthy Rivers Region) Director: Lucie Rioux 510 Cumberland Avenue Portland, Maine 04101 (207) 553-5839 Fax: (207) 874-1140 lrioux@propeople.org The Communities Promoting Health Coalition received federal funding in the amount of $1.4 million through Communities Putting Prevention to Work to increase physical activity and improve nutrition in the region. Eight parent Meet-ups on Underage Drinking - also known as “Table Talks” - were held with 75 parents. Additionally 13 facilitators were trained to conduct future Table Talks. Three Substance Abuse Prevention Tip Sheets for Parents were created and distributed to over 5000 parents. Prom and Graduation Tips advertisements were included in 5 local papers in 3 separate issues. Trained over 75 seller/servers in Responsible Beverage Service and worked with 25 stores to implement the CardME program. Trained teachers and helped facilitate the “WreckEd” program, an evidenced based substance abuse program for teens. At the end of the program, over 300 parents attended a parent prevention education session facilitated by CPHC staff. Outreach to dining and drinking establishments regarding Maine’s smoke-free outdoor dining law has been an ongoing initiative over the last year. Work on this initiative has included a county-wide outreach mailing to all the eating/drinking establishments; the creation of local HMP materials to promote the law; use of media to promote awareness of the law; ongoing distribution of local and state awareness materials to restaurant establishments throughout the county; and providing technical assistance to establishments. Successfully created and supported a YAP group at the Lake Region High School to work with their food service director to offer healthier options in their cafeteria. Mahoney Middle School YAP group coordinated two walk and bike to school events in their school with over 200 youth and staff participating. Westbrook Middle School YAP group also coordinated a walk and bike to school event with close to 100 participants. In collaboration with the South Portland School Department Food Service Director, Avesta Housing, Communities Partnering to Protect Children (CPPC), and community members, Healthy Rivers organized a summer breakfast program in the West End neighborhood of South Portland. The USDA summer breakfast program has been successful at feeding youth and engaging parents living in the West End. TOWNS Cape Elizabeth Bridgton Westbrook Raymond Gorham Casco Windham Sebago Scarborough Harrison Baldwin Standish South Portland Naples
  • 8. Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative (3) (Somerset Heart Health) Director: Bill Primmerman PO Box 468 31 Commercial Street Skowhegan, Maine 04976 (207) 474-7473 bprimmerman@RFGH.net Somerset Heart Health (SHH) has worked with 30 businesses to adopt tobacco and substance abuse policies: five of these businesses now have tobacco-free grounds. Most have also made changes to incorporate more physical activity and better nutrition on-site. 250 businesses received signage and education on the dangers of second hand smoke. SHH served 180 citizens through the Quit and Win Program with an average of 48-52% success rate the first 5 weeks and a 32% success rate after 6 months out. The collaborative has again leveraged more than a quarter of a million dollars in outside grants for the past two years to do work around physical activity and nutrition and worksite wellness. SHH assisted Skowhegan and Bingham in establishing summer food programs for children and served over 8,000 meals in the summer of 2009. All five school systems are working on Coordinated School Health programs. The collaborative has three systems with Youth Action Programs (YAP) groups, four systems have wellness teams, all have wellness policies and tobacco-free campuses, five have after school programs and 4 have summer programs for their students and Life Skills is being taught in MSAD 54 and 59. There are twelve sites across within the service area that have indoor walking for the public thanks to school and community access to buildings. More than 450 people have enrolled in the Move More program during 2009-2010. Working with the local Cooperative Extension Office, the collaborative has assisted more than 200 people of all ages to access container gardens and three communities have community gardens. In 2009-2010, through the collaborative Growing Healthy Initiative, SHH assisted in starting a farm to school program in MSAD 59 processing local produce and local high school students held a local foods supper as a fund raising opportunity for the School system and Rotary Feed The Kids Program. SNAP Ed. Curriculum was taught to 62 alternative education students TOWNS Anson Central Somerset Madison Norridgewock Athens Cornville Mercer Pleasant Ridge Bingham Embden Moose River Skowhegan Brighton Highland Moscow Smithfield Canaan Jackman New Portland Solon Caratunk
  • 9. Greater Waterville Planned Approach to Community Health (4) Director: LeeAnna Lavoie, CHES 30 Chase Ave Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 872-4127 Fax: (207) 861-5277 llavoie@mainegeneral.org In 2009, PATCH started working on our local Community Health Improvement Plan, with identified priorities including: Domestic Violence, Transportation, Dental Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Obesity, Tobacco and Substance Abuse. In January 2008 the N. Kennebec Underage Drinking Task Force was created with law enforcement officers from Oakland, Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and the Kennebec Sheriff’s Department. They conducted cross jurisdictional special enforcement and compliance details that resulted in over 300 summonses relating to violations of underage drinking laws. This has resulted in over a 5% increase in the # of youth (12-18) believing they will be caught by police or parents if using alcohol. Over 160 employers representing stores/bars/restaurants that sell or serve alcohol have received Retail Beverage Server/Seller (RBS) Certification in our service area. RBS trainings were coordinated with our 3 District HMP partners that resulted in over 400 employees being trained since September of 2008. In the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010 the Move More (MM) subcommittee provided 6 week walking classes through adult ed. for 24 community members. The MM website was redesigned www.movemore.org. Partnered with United Way of Mid-Maine to coordinated food drives with local businesses that promote healthy giving options. Developed tool kits for local Food Pantries to help educate their patrons on healthy food options, shopping smart, preparing healthy meals, and preparing for winter. Made contact with 90 new businesses regarding worksite wellness services available to them free of charge. Seven new businesses are now implementing the Healthy Works Framework. Partnered with Federally Qualified Health Centers to their patients about www.KeepMEWell.org. Information is shared with patients in the waiting area and all exam rooms. Project Integrate! continues to identify and address the barriers to effective tobacco treatment for people with behavioral Health diagnoses; to increase the capacity of providers to encourage and support tobacco- free living; and to advocate for state level policy changes. Farm to School initiative at the Albert S. Hall School. We collaborated with Barrels Community Market in WTVL and One Drop Farm in Cornville to do a lunch once a month which included local foods. Ann Mefferd, a local farmer, talked with students during lunch, explaining how they grow things on their farm. Barrells told students about their farmers market on Main St. in Waterville, and David Gulak visited a class and helped them plant the seeds for their summer "pizza garden". TOWNS Albion Rome China Vassalboro Belgrade Sidney Fairfield Waterville Benton Unity Township Oakland Winslow
  • 10. Healthy Acadia (9) Director: Doug Michael P.O. Box 962 Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 (207) 288-5331 doug@healthyacadia.org www.healthyacadia.org Healthy Acadia was one of three New England organizations to receive a Community Partnership Award from KIDS Consortium in 2009 for successful collaboration with students on service-learning projects. 50 schools and 20 farms in Hancock and Washington Counties are participating in our Farm to School Program, purchasing and serving local foods while teaching nutrition education. More than 2000 low-income children now have access to healthy meals at school. Healthy Acadia has assisted more than 300 housing units, 12 healthcare facilities, 3 playgrounds, and several major employers to adopt smoke-free policies protecting citizens from toxic tobacco smoke. Healthy Acadia also worked with Acadia National Park to increase smoke-free outdoor spaces. Sand Beach, Echo Lake Beach, and campground amphitheaters are now designated as smoke-free areas. Healthy Acadia’s community partnerships have generated new sidewalks in Southwest Harbor, a playground in Bar Harbor, a basketball court on Frenchboro Island, a walking trail in Trenton, a skateboard ramp in Bar Harbor, and an exercise program for people with developmental disabilities at Downeast Horizons, providing children and families with safe places to be physically active. Last year, Healthy Acadia leveraged three additional dollars and many volunteer hours for every Fund for a Healthy Maine dollar received, expanding investment in local public health improvement. This year Healthy Acadia connected over 100 low-income seniors with the Senior Farm Share Program, providing them with fresh produce at no cost from two nearby farms. We also reached out to 200 food pantry clients with information on the Share the Harvest Program, a stipend for fresh produce at a local organic farm stand. This year approximately 40 people were awarded stipends through Share the Harvest. TOWNS Bar Harbor Cranberry Isles Frenchboro Lamoine Mount Desert Southwest Harbor Swans Island Tremont Trenton
  • 11. Healthy Androscoggin (22) Interim Director: Erin Guay 300 Main St. Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 795-5990 info@healthyandroscoggin.org www.healthyandroscoggin.org Healthy Androscoggin’s Youth Groups, through the Auburn Middle School, developed a tobacco-free policy for all Androscoggin Land Trust-owned properties. The group the posted the lands with tobacco-free signage. Convened the Wellness Council of Androscoggin County to provide a space for employee wellness champions to network, learn about local resources and share their experiences in creating policy and environmental change in their organizations. 40 employers in Androscoggin County were recognized at an Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce Work Healthy Breakfast for policies that support over 9,965 employees in achieving healthy lifestyles. Assisted 96 people quit smoking through the Quit & Win Program in 2008/2009; 16 participants were still tobacco-free 6 months after the program. 102 participated in the program in 2009/2010. Lewiston Public School's Coordinated School Health Program developing Wellness Teams in each of the system’s 8 schools. Developed and implemented the Athletes Guide to High School Lunch Menus. Distributed over 3,400 Healthy Androscoggin Farm Guides to Androscoggin County since October 2009, which connect Androscoggin residents with local produce, Farmers’ Markets and other resources. Participated in the Healthy Homes Healthy Families Partnership, which has educated 88 downtown Lewiston and Auburn residents about lead poisoning prevention, pest prevention, food sanitation and nutrition. 84 of these participants identified themselves as New Mainers. Supported over 700 participants in the 2009 Get Fit & Win Program to set exercise goals, while promoting local places and ways to be active. Won award from MAPSA for the collaboration between Healthy Androscoggin and Androscoggin County Law Enforcement in creating the Alcohol Investigator Position held by Officer Tim Darnell. Assisted in coordinating a prescription medication collection event. There were over 150 area households that dropped off a total of over 8,000 controlled medications and 350 pounds of non-controlled medications. TOWNS Auburn Lewiston Poland Durham Lisbon Sabattus Greene Mechanic Falls Turner Leeds Minot Wales
  • 12. Healthy Aroostook (1) Director: Carol Bell PO Box 1116, 771 Main Street Presque Isle, Maine 04769 (207) 768-3056 x 629 Fax: (207) 768-3022 cbell@acap-me.org In 2009, 22 people attended the basic skills tobacco training, including 13 social service providers. Provided information to over 500 businesses in central and southern Aroostook County regarding the “Workplace Smoking Act” that went into effect in September 2009, and assisted several in revising their tobacco policies. In collaboration with Power of Prevention, over 250 sellers and servers of alcohol have had “Responsible Beverage Server” training. In addition, liquor licensees across the county have been assisted with the development of best practice alcohol sales policies. To date, these policies have impacted over 125 employees in the retail setting. Collaborated with North Maine Woods for support of enforcement of underage drinking parties. Promoted Let’s Go 5210, which is a community-based initiative promoting healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth, and families. As of February 2010, we had 53 intervention sites including 31 schools, 10 childcare centers, 7 healthcare sites, 4 recreation departments and 1 Girl Scout troop. Gardens were planted at 2 schools and vegetable were used in the school lunch program. Information on the new Breastfeeding lactation law was sent to 220 businesses to inform them of the law and offer assistance. Story walk was also promoted at all 5210 intervention sites; many of the sites have incorporated walking into the story to increase physical activity. In collaboration with Power of Prevention developed a Physical Activity Resource Guide to promote low and no cost opportunities, distributed 5000 countywide. In collaboration with many partners in the county, we started working on finding and mapping all non-motorized trails that are open to the public. Once finished, this information will be available on the web and promoted to residents and potential tourists. In collaboration with Power of Prevention, developed an Asthma Manual Resource Guide and provided one to each healthcare center. Collaborated with local physician to develop commercial on asthma triggers including secondhand smoke. Colon Cancer funding was used to develop a low literacy brochure on what you need to know about colon cancer, which was also translated into French. In March 2010, APE (Aroostook Partnership Extravaganza) Youth Summit was held for students in Grades 6 – 8. There were over 600 participants. This was our largest youth summit ever and all 11 school districts in Healthy Aroostook’s service area sent students. The keynote presentation focused on tobacco and alcohol prevention and 24 workshops related to health and wellness were offered. TOWNS Amity Hersey New Limerick Caswell Ludlow Reed Ashland Hodgdon Oakfield Chapman Macwahoc Sherman Bancroft Houlton Orient Crystal Mapleton Smyrna Blaine Island Falls Oxbow Dyer Brook Mars Hill South Aroostook Bridgewater Limestone Perham Easton Masardis Wade Cary Linneus Portage Lake Fort Fairfield Merrill Washburn Castle Hill Littleton Presque Isle Garfield Monticello Westfield Hammond Moro Weston Haynesville Nashville
  • 13. Healthy Casco Bay (6) Director: Anne Tricomi, MPH 134 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 (207) 541-6957 Fax: (207) 541-6959 act@portlandmaine.gov www.healthycascobay.org Healthy Casco Bay (HCB) provides technical assistance to groups working to create bike/ped policies and infrastructure (sidewalks, walkways, etc). In July 2010, the coalition assisted with the first ever Yarmouth Clam Festival Bike Valet, put on by the Yarmouth Bike/Ped Committee and the Bike Coalition of Maine, to serve over 380 bicycle commuters. HCB was awarded a National City and County Health Officer (NACCHO) Action Communities for Health Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) grant for a 3-year period, beginning in 2010. ACHIEVE funding will enable HCB to expand its capacity in the first year and fund initiatives and projects that will serve as models for other HMPs in the subsequent two years. HCB partners with existing health and fitness organizations to expand physical activity and local nutrition opportunities. In 2010, HCB brokered relationships with Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Pineland Farm, Skyline Farm, and Pettengill Farm for opportunities to open the non-farm areas to the public for physical activity, while promoting the fresh produce at the farm as well. In accordance with the new state smoke-free outdoor dining law, HCB has successfully addressed outdoor fair and festival smoking at both the Yarmouth Clam Festival and the Cumberland County Fair. TOWNS Brunswick (CCHC only) Chebeague Island Cumberland Falmouth Freeport Gray Harpswell (CCHC only) Long Island New Gloucester North Yarmouth Pownal Yarmouth
  • 14. Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (5) Director: Joanne E.A. Joy 36 Brunswick Ave. Gardiner, ME 04345 (207) 588-5011 Fax: (207) 582-5804 j.joy@healthycommunitiesme.org Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) works with all school systems in Southern Kennebec County. HCCA provides funding and technical assistance to support Youth Voices student groups in Gardiner and Winthrop who work to decrease substance and tobacco use, among youth. RSU 2 and 4, have received DOE funds to begin School Health Leadership Councils (SHLC) and we provide technical assistance (TA). HCCA also provides funding and TA for School Health Leadership Councils in Monmouth and Maranacook Area Schools. HCCA partners with other youth-serving organizations such as Head Start, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Clubs to develop policy and implement environmental change strategies to support wellness efforts. HCCA’s full-time nationally certified Worksite Wellness employee supports small businesses across Southern Kennebec County. She will speak, free of charge, to Rotary Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and other employer-related meetings and assists in creating and maintaining an on-line inventory of wellness needs for local businesses, working to save money while supporting employees to be healthier. She assists small employers to use the FREE Healthy Maine Works on-line resource. HCCA has formed a service area-wide Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition with representatives from schools, law enforcement, and other organizations, and received a federal grant to continue and expand that work. HCCA funds a collaborative agreement among five area law enforcement agencies who work together to increase the enforcement of Maine’s underage drinking laws and policies. HCCA continues to reach out to diverse formal and informal partners as the coalition develops their Community Health Improvement Plan. Input included 20 minutes on existing meeting agendas to ask for input about community health and quality of life issues. HCCA has met with over 400 people from many groups including PTAs, Senior Housing Committees, United Way Board members, KVYMCA, teen afterschool programs and others from their 19 communities. The plan will be completed in April 2011. HCCA works closely with its funded partner, Gardiner Area Schools supporting both staff wellness, and student health. A remarkable success has been the SPARK efforts at Pittston Consolidated School which offers daily physical education to all 5th graders. The project established the benefits of daily PE on physical fitness, academic performance, and behavior, and more elementary schools in the RSU are adopting the daily physical education model. TOWNS Augusta Litchfield Readfield Hallowell Chelsea Manchester Richmond (HMP only) Randolph Farmingdale Monmouth Vienna Windsor Fayette Mount Vernon Wayne Winthrop Gardiner Pittston West Gardiner
  • 15. Healthy Community Coalition (23) Director: Kelly Bentley, MPH, PHd(c) 105 Mt. Blue Circle, Suite #1 Farmington, ME 04938 (207) 779-2935 phone Fax: (207) 778-5797 KBentley@fchn.org HCC's tobacco program successes include 15 Greater Franklin County businesses providing tobacco treatment support to over 900 employees, in addition through the same Western District Work Healthy! Program in Franklin County alone 1,500 employees were affected by tobacco prevention policy changes. 18 area home daycare providers were training in confident conversation around tobacco and new State tobacco laws related to youth and daycare settings. In February of 2010, Healthy Community Coalition Tobacco Program staff work with their parent organization Franklin Community Health Network to update the network and it's affiliates tobacco-free policy. The policy changes included the removal of exceptions for special cases, and grandfathered employees. Most importantly HCC was able to facilitate the process of developing protocols for tobacco treatment support being offered to employees who wish to quit. The policy now support employees who make healthy behavior changes buy providing reimbursement for those individuals engaged in approved treatment programs. HCC has held 10 RBS trainings throughout Greater Franklin County in the past year and a half, Training over 50 on and off-premise establishments and 184 employees using state approved alcohol server trainings. HCC has had great success with all RSB trainings. Local alcohol licensees call looking for more trainings, they truly understand the great importance of substance abuse prevention and what they can do, as retailers, to help make the community a healthier place to live. As part of an ongoing local food initiative, HCC has worked several area partners to promote the consumption of locally grown fruits and vegetables, with a special focus on SNAP Ed participants and other low income families. Program highlights include the Hope Harvest Garden, which donated fresh vegetables to nine area food pantries and Mauer Meals, which helped promote local farmers markets and farm stands among local businesses. HCC also helped distribute “Vegetable Vouchers”, which gives some food pantry clients access to fresh vegetables during the summer time and to introduce them to farmers near them. HCC also attended several outreach events at local warming centers through winter, held at area churches, distributing HMP information around nutrition and Keep Me Well. TOWNS Avon Madrid Jay Carrabassett Valley New Sharon Kingfield Carthage New Vineyard Livermore Falls Chesterville Phillips Livermore Coplin Rangeley Weld Dallas Rangeley Wilton East Central Franklin Sandy River Wyman Eustis South Franklin Farmington Strong Industry Temple
  • 16. Healthy Lincoln County (15) Director: Rebecca Morin PO Box 721/597 US Route 1 Newcastle, ME, 04543 (207) 563-6123 Fax: (207) 563-7173 hlchmp@midcoast.com Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) established a new tobacco policy in collaboration with AOS #93 (Central Lincoln County School System) School Health Coordinator for all schools within the AOS and Lincoln Academy. Ongoing support is being provided for this policy through the development of Alternative to Suspension Programs/options developed by the HLC Tobacco Committee, facilitated by the Midcoast District Tobacco Coordinator. Developed and conducted a successful training for facility and home-based childcare providers. The Confident Conversations training was presented to 19 childcare providers from across Lincoln County. This training was also an introductory event and included topic presentations on portion control/healthy weight management, healthy sleep and lead poisoning prevention. Follow up mailings and communication are ongoing with another training being planned for Fall, 2010. Initiated the 7th annual mid-winter physical activity event called “Surfin’ To Sydney”. A total of 600 people, enrolled in the program that lasted from January to early March. This program was particularly successful in the school setting with promotion conducted by AOS #93 School Health Coordinator. Ongoing worksite wellness support is being provided to Spectrum Generations, Healthy Kids!, The First Bankorp, Mobius, Inc. Hodgdon Yachts and Washburn & Doughty, Inc. Our coalition is supporting these worksites in their health promotion efforts through policy development and implementation, community coordination for health oriented presentations and as needed requests for supplemental prevention information. HLC staff, working in partnership with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the Police Departments in Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro and Wiscasset offered four Alcohol Seller/Server trainings to county liquor licensees in 2009-2010. Law enforcement hand delivered invitations resulting in over 50 establishments and 150 individuals receiving training and certificates. Over the past year our Coalition has grown to include representatives from New Hope for Women, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, FARMS, Teens To Trails, Maine Medical Association, and residents of Waldoboro, Dresden and the Boothbay Region. Internally, we are working to create a shared mission across the action teams and sub-committees of the Coalition. Action teams include our Tobacco Committee and Family & Children Work Group and our sub- committee/coalitions include Communities Against Substance Abuse (CASA). Capacity building and diversifying the coalition to best represent the needs of our community has been a priority. TOWNS Alna Newcastle Dresden Westport Boothbay Harbor Nobleboro Edgecomb Whitefield Boothbay Somerville Jefferson Wiscasset Bremen South Bristol Monhegan Bristol Southport Damariscotta Waldoboro
  • 17. Healthy Oxford Hills (24) Director: Ken Morse 181 Main St. Norway, ME 04268 (207) 739-6222 ken@healthyoxfordhills.org www.healthyoxfordhills.org In December 2008, Healthy Oxford Hills (HOH) hosted the 8th Annual Alcohol and Substance Abuse Conference. Each year this popular day-long session is sold out. HOH is engaged in planning 8 miles of trails on the Roberts Farm preserve on a hillside above Norway Lake, in collaboration with the Western Foothills Land Trust. HOH is also progressing in getting all the licenses and permits to allow construction of a trail connecting Oxford Hills Middle and High School, running along the Little Androscoggin, using a $160,000 New Balance Foundation grant. Co-sponsored Wellness Incorporated Now, a year-long self-management program aimed at pre-diabetics, in collaboration with diabetes educators, the food service, the WOW Council at Stephens Memorial Hospital and MaineHealth Target Diabetes. This MaineHealth pilot project started January 6th, 2009. Received federal SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly Food Stamp Nutrition Ed) grant to implement nutrition education in Oxford Hills. This program focuses on educating people about growing and cooking local foods. HOH helped organize a Teen Summit at Oxford Hills High School that lead to an ongoing Teens for Change group working on seven different service learning programs. The MSAD#39 implemented the 10-10-10 Club, a new staff wellness initiative that lasts 10 weeks. During that time participants attempt to lose one pound per week and contribute $10 into a weight-loss pool. At the end of the 10 weeks, the person who has lost the most weight wins the pool. The first 10-10-10 Challenge ran in December 2008 and January 2009 over the Holiday season. During this period the average person lost 5-6 pounds. The second round will run Feb-April 2009 over school break. Participation in the second round includes a 1-month gym membership. TOWNS Brownfield Otisfield Buckfield Oxford Denmark Paris Hartford Porter Hebron Sumner Hiram Waterford Norway West Paris
  • 18. Healthy Peninsula (10) Director: Amy Vaughn PO Box 945 Blue Hill, Maine 04614 (207) 374-3257 Fax: (207) 374-5175 www.healthypeninsula.org The Learning Garden at Penobscot Community School has provided a positive hands-on learning experience for students, parents, staff, and community members since 2006. The goal is to provide students with more nutritional food choices and promote healthier eating habits, both at school and at home. With a mini-grant from Healthy Peninsula, a greenhouse was built for planting greens and other vegetables. With help from the Blue Hill Co-Op and Healthy Peninsula, the Sedgwick Elementary School started a new community-school garden in 2008. The Sedgwick Pre-K and 2nd grade participated in intensive nutrition education programs and with funds from Maine Initiatives. Healthy Peninsula is also collaborating with the Blue Hill Co-op to integrate a nutrition education program, “Cook Shop” in the 2nd grade from January-April 2009. Healthy Peninsula’s on-going partnership with Child and Family Opportunities and their 11 Head Start centers has added a goal to reduce secondhand smoke exposure for young children. A tobacco awareness campaign was implemented to encourage families to “Take a Step,” which involves reducing the amount they smoke eliminating tobacco use in their cars and homes and then quitting. Through schools and child care providers, the coalition reached over 1,300 families. Healthy Peninsula is sponsoring a Retail Beverage Server Training that will be offered in two day-long sessions in Blue Hill and Deer Isle locations in March 2009. Businesses and their employees will receive a state-certified training covering legal liability and public health impact for selling alcohol to minors or intoxicated patrons. Healthy Peninsula, along with Friends and Neighbors groups in Brooklin and Brooksville, are promoting local foods and community trails. The Brooksville Friends helped start the Farmer’s Market and they continue to publish the quarterly Brooksville Breeze. Brooklin held a celebration of locally-grown foods and completed the first section of the “School to Sea Trail.” Healthy Peninsula is working with a group of elders to provide information and community resources for residents “to age gracefully and in place”. Quarterly “Healthy Aging” forums are planned for 2009, with the first on Advanced Directives and Financial Planning held in January. TOWNS Blue Hill Isle au Haut Deer Isle Surry Brooklin Penobscot Brooksville Sedgwick Castine Stonington
  • 19. Healthy Portland (6) Director: Joan Ingram, MPH 134 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 (207) 541-6954 Fax: (207) 541-6959 jbi@portlandmaine.gov www.healthyportland.org In 2009 Healthy Portland developed and released a Portland Places to Play Map. The map lists hundreds of free or low cost activities for kids and adults to enjoy during all four seasons in the City. The map identifies playgrounds, parks, basketball and tennis courts, swimming pools, dog parks and beaches that are open to the public. During World Breastfeeding week in August 2009, Healthy Portland ran a breastfeeding campaign to promote breastfeeding in public and to increase awareness of LD373 an Act to Facilitate Lactation in the Workplace. The tagline for the campaign was “When breastfeeding is accepted, it won’t be noticed” and featured 6 life-size cutouts of women breast feeing that were displayed in 18 different locations throughout the City. Healthy Portland applied for and was awarded obesity prevention funds through the Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant. The grants period is 24 months and will expand on Healthy Portland's efforts in the areas of policy and environmental changes for physical activity and nutrition. Educational materials about colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention were created and distributed throughout Cumberland County. Posters, flyers, and postcards were designed using images from the 1950s and 60s with the theme “Remember this?” to target those age 50 and over and raise awareness about the importance of CRC screening. Materials were distributed to physician offices, libraries, worksites, supermarkets, YMCAs, and more. Additionally, the materials were used in advertisements that appeared in newspapers and movie theaters. TOWNS Portland
  • 20. Healthy Waldo County (16) Director: Vyvyenne Richie 119 Northport Ave. Belfast, ME 04915 (207) 930-6761 Fax: (207) 338-6207 vritchie@wchi.com 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Waldo initiate throughout Waldo County with partnerships between Healthy Waldo County, SAD #3, RSU#20, Waldo County General Hospital, Head start, Early Head start and child care facilities throughout the county. Waldo County Physical Activity Resource Guide was created promoting free or low cost resources in all areas of Waldo County. Developed a monthly E-newsletter that is distributed to 2,000 households. Waldo County MSAD #3 and RSU #20 are offering healthy snacks of fruits and vegetables daily, involving children in preparation and distribution of these healthy foods and changing perceptions about what to choose as a snack. A Worksite Wellness Workgroup was developed to work with local businesses, bringing managers and owners of businesses together to support wellness programming and health promotion to Waldo County employees and their family members. To date, over twenty businesses have participated along with the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce. Presentations included experts in drug recognition and tobacco cessation. The Youth Advocacy Program (YAP) has a strong presence in the community and can be seen setting positive examples to their peers and promoting healthy living. Healthy cooking at Waldo County YMCA has given YAP participants an opportunity to prepare and serve nutritious food to the children in the YMCA after school program and take a meal home to serve to their own families. Substance abuse prevention efforts provide important information to parents through our newsletter and newspaper articles, displays at middle school and high school athletic events and community events, presentations at athletic department parent nights, providing the Guiding Good Choices curriculum for middle school parents and organizing Table Talks hosted by parent volunteers to discuss underage drinking. Coalition provided a mini-grant to City of Belfast Parks and Recreation to provide summer day camp “Wisekids” for 30 low income children and Yoga classes for fourth graders in the Belfast school system. TOWNS Belfast Liberty Searsport Islesboro Palermo Waldo Belmont Lincolnville Stockton Springs Jackson Prospect Winterport Brooks Monroe Swanville Knox Searsmont Unity Burnham Montville Thorndike Freedom Northport Frankfort Morrill Troy
  • 21. Knox County Community Health Coalition (17) Director: Connie Putnam Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCHC) 120 Union Street Rockport, ME 04856 (207) 236-6313 c-putnam@myfairpoint.net In collaboration with Penobscot Bay Healthcare, Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCHC) provides a year-round “Freshstart” tobacco cessation program, free to all community members. KCCHC nominated, and Penobscot Bay Healthcare received, a Silver Star through the Maine Tobacco-Free Hospital Network Gold Star Standard Awards Program. KCCHC and Penobscot Bay YMCA applied for and received an ACHIEVE Grant from CDC and National YMCA to address the causes of chronic disease and to increase chronic disease self management supports. Since October 2008, KCCHC has hosted an annual forum of Knox County Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens. It has become a venue for ongoing informal networking of these volunteers, directors and managers. This event also connects participants to the local Cooperative Extension office’s Nutrition Associate, Hannaford dieticians, and the USDA. KCCHC staff provide “lunch and learn” events for local businesses, agencies, organizations and schools on topics, such as worksite wellness, parental role modeling/monitoring, health effects of tobacco use and cessation tools, the role of chronic disease self-management, and recognizing the signs and symptoms of substance abuse in the workplace. Successful implementation of Healthy Maine Works (HMW), through collaboration with the HMP Specialist and Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, has resulted in successfully enrolling 17 businesses impacting over 3000 employees in Knox County. In collaboration with county-wide law enforcement agencies, KCCHC annually provides 2 RBS trainings with approximately 30 people per training in attendance, party patrols, and distribution of over 1,000 PTM information cards regarding the 2009 law to ban smoking in vehicles when a minor is present. The MSAD #5 School Health Coordinator facilitated a successful collaborative effort among community partners to implement their first Summer Food Service Program. This program provided breakfast and lunch free of charge to students up to the age of 18 from low income families, on Monday – Friday for 8 weeks in the summer of 2008 and 2009. This program served approximately 30-50 kids per week when athletic camps weren’t in session and upwards of 75-150 when camps were in session. TOWNS Appleton Rockland Matinicus Isle Vinalhaven Camden Rockport North Haven Warren Cushing South Thomaston Owls Head Washington Friendship St. George Hope Thomaston Isle au Haut Union
  • 22. Partners for Healthier Communities (28) (A Program of Goodall Hospital) Director: Sarah Roberts 25 June Street Sanford, ME 04073 (207) 490-7033 SRoberts@goodallhospital.org Partnered with other area HMPs and Carelink RDC to coordinate nutrition related outreach to childcare professionals in York County. As a result, Partners for Healthier Communities will be expanding outreach to Lyman and Waterboro over the coming year. In addition, the Healthy Maine Partnerships will be partnering with the York County Head Start program to promote the 5210 message countywide. Partnered with the Sanford Police Department and York County Sheriffs Department to increase effectiveness of local underage drinking law enforcement policies and practices by conducting party patrols. Through this partnership, 128 citations were given to minors between January and July 2010. Through funding from the Office of Substance Abuse, Partners for Healthier Communities trained 57 individuals through multiple Responsible Beverage Seller/Server trainings Engaged 21 youth and 21 stores in Sticker Shock campaign where 15,000 stickers were affixed to warn of the repercussions of furnishing alcohol to minors The Goodall Healthy Weight Initiative partnered with the Sanford Wal-Mart to implement “Wellness at Wal- Mart.” Wal-Mart has agreed to open the store to walkers from 6:00-8:00am every day and has displayed healthy messaging in the produce section. Outreach to the Regional Manager of northeast Wal-Marts has been made in hopes of expanding this idea to other Wal-Marts in the state of Maine. Educated 300 businesses in the Greater Sanford Region on the new tobacco laws. Provided 11 restaurants with guidance regarding implementation of tobacco laws and technical assistance around requirements for compliance Engaged over 100 youth, Department of Transportation, Town of Sanford, Sanford Schools, Lafayette neighborhood, and other partners in a Safe Routes to School project. As a result moose prints have been painted to guide students along a safe path to school. This project will continue over the summer and into the fall. TOWNS Acton Parsonsfield Alfred Sanford Cornish Shapleigh Limerick Waterboro Limington Lyman Newfield
  • 23. Partnership for a Healthy Northern Penobscot (19) Director: Jane McGillicuddy 899 Central Street Millinocket, Maine 04462 (207) 723-5288 Fax: (207) 723-7435 jmcgillicuddy@mrhme.org PHNP has partnerships with local healthcare providers to enhance their ability to treat tobacco dependence. Each year basic and intensive tobacco treatment training is offered to providers through a state contractor. In addition, PHNP provides quit packs for tobacco dependent patients to local healthcare facilities. If tobacco use is reported by a patient, they receive a quit pack which contains helpful information about quitting as well as contact information for the Maine Tobacco Helpline. During 2009-10, Penobscot Valley Hospital distributed approximately 150 quit packs per quarter. PHNP facilitated six responsible beverage server/seller trainings during the 2009-10. Approximately 75 store clerks/servers received in depth information about Maine State Law as well as practical strategies to ensure the responsible sale of alcohol to adults of legal age. PHNP facilitates a series of trainings for childcare providers as part of a collaboration with other district HMPs and Penquis. Topic areas include disaster planning and emergency preparedness, second hand smoke, physical activity, nutrition, and sun protection. These trainings allow providers to learn new skills and meet their licensing requirements without requiring them to travel long distances. During 09-10, PHNP staff worked with 12 area employers to implement the Healthy Maine Works program. PSAs with information on the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke as well as the risk factors for colon cancer were developed and aired on local cable access television in the service area. After passing the a wellness policy, MSAD #67 School Health Leadership Team decided to serve salad and fresh fruit everyday at the high school. There is at least one fruit and vegetable option daily at the lower grades, and whole wheat bread and rolls are served regularly. "Wellness Wednesdays" have also been instituted at the elementary level, where a healthy meal is served and teachers are urged to talk about the nutritional value of the food when they return to the classroom. TOWNS Alton Edinburg Lowell Passadumkeag Woodville EastArgyle Enfield Mattawamkeag Patten East Millinocket Bradley Greenbush Maxfield Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Burlington Howland Medway Prentiss Carroll Kingman Milford Springfield Chester Lakeville Millinocket Stacyville Drew Lee Mount Chase Webster East Central Penobscot Lincoln Old Town Winn
  • 24. Piscataquis Public Health Council (20) Director: Robin A. Mayo, MPH, RN 897 West Main Street Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 (207) 564-4344 Fax: (207) 564-4499 rmayo@mayohospital.com Piscataquis Public Health Council (PPHC) partnered with the Maine Center for Public Health and the Maine Harvard Prevention Research Center to launch Starting Young Program. The project is designed to assess nutrition, physical activity, screen time and other health behaviors of staff, parents and children at five area Head Start centers. The PPHC established collaborations with two fitness centers to implement a self-sustaining chronic care support program: Matter of Balance. Through this program, more than 250 senior individuals were served. In 2010, over 95% of store owners were educated about the No BUTS! (Blocking Underage Tobacco Sales) Program in Piscataquis and northern Penobscot communities served. Over the period July 2007 and July 2010, the PPHC has assisted in securing more than $922,026 in grant funding for local public health initiatives involving: lead poisoning, colon cancer awareness, Head Start Nutrition Programming, Youth Tobacco Initiative, Underage Drinking Enforcement, Tobacco Clinical Outreach to Healthcare Providers, a Cardiovascular Health Initiative targeting rural, low- income individuals, ages 45- 65, EMHS Healthy Lifestyle Project, H1N1 Influenze Vaccine Funding, and SNAP-Ed 5 Year Initiative. Union #60 is seeking to reduce the appeal of underage drinking by increasing knowledge of the health risks through a 7th grade health education unit on Substance Abuse Prevention with an emphasis on alcohol prevention. As part of this unit, Union #60 received a grant from KIDS Consortium and Office of Substance Abuse (OSA) to support the filming of skits written, performed, filmed, and edited by students. The video skits were designed for peers to increase use of refusal skills and parents as part of a strategy to increase use of recommended parental monitoring practices for underage drinking. Collaborating with Mayo Regional Hospital, local Law Enforcement, and Primary Care Providers to implement a Prescription Drug Diversion Program for Piscataquis County. Over the period January 2009 to June 2010, the PPHC collaborated with Local Law Enforcement to increase Underage Drinking Enforcement through standardized policies in 6 local police departments and provided education to promote best practices within those same local police departments. TOWNS Abbot Guilford Charleston Parkman Bradford Garland Atkinson Hudson Corinth Sangerville Brownville Greenville Beaver Cove Kenduskeag Dexter Sebec Milo Wellington Blanchard Lagrange Dover-Foxcroft Shirley Monson Willimantic Bowerbank Medford Exeter Southeast Piscataquis
  • 25. Power of Prevention (2) Director: Rachel Charette BSN, RN 194 East Main St. Fort Kent, ME 04743 (207) 834-1944 Fax (207) 834-2781 rachel.charette@nmmc.org In the last year, two nursing homes, a large paper industry and a large wood industry have expressed an interest in going tobacco free grounds. We have been very busy offering our services as needed by each organization. We also initiated a large educational campaign with landlords concerning tobacco and substance abuse prevention policy prevention. The Power of Prevention has provided Beverage Server Trainings to local businesses as well as to local law enforcement in collaboration with Healthy Aroostook which targeted all of Aroostook County. Michelle Plourde Chasse, who works for both partnerships, coordinated these successful events. She also promoted PACT agreements with local police departments. Our Physical Activity Resource Guide, which is a collaboration of both HMP’s, promotes low cost/no cost opportunities in Aroostook was professionally printed and distributed to 2500 in our service area(5000 county wide). It is used as an awareness tool with our health care providers, new employees at different organizations, UMFK, and within every community. Let’s Go Aroostook has been implemented in all schools countywide, some of our Recreation Departments, and some of our businesses. The work is overseen by our Aroostook Let’s Go Committee. Power of Prevention in collaboration with the Caribou Recreation Department initiated a new Senior Wellness Day event in 2009 at the Wellness Center with about 15 vendors. Approximately 175 community members participated some traveling from as far as 30 minutes away. We provided guidance to other communities who expressed an interest in hosting their own similar event. New Sweden School received a prestigious bronze award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation this spring. Both Colette and Val our School Health Coordinators, have been very busy with events, policy changes, and environmental changes such as removing vending machines, initiating composting worm farms and establishing gardens. TOWNS Allagash New Sweden Hamlin Westmanland Caribou Square Lake Madawaska Winterville Connor St. Agatha New Canada Woodland Cyr St. Francis Frenchville Van Buren Eagle Lake St. John Grand Isle Wallagrass Fort Kent Stockholm
  • 26. River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition (25) Director: Carol Emery PO Box 86 94 River Street Rumford, Maine 04276 (207) 364-7408 rvhcc@gwi.net www.rvhcc.org In November 2003, RVHCC collaborated with Rumford Hospital on a smoke-free campus policy. In September 2004, the coalition collaborated with Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford on developing a tobacco-free policy, establishing it as the first ski area in the Nation to go completely tobacco-free. Since 2004, RVHCC has worked with town recreational departments in the area. As a result, Andover, Rumford and Woodstock have passed tobacco-free zone policies. The coalition established and continued a Spring Fitness and Indoor Walking program for the service area. Also RVHCC has been working with local businesses on Worksite Wellness and Eat Local Foods programs. In 2008, RVHCC worked with Rumford Hospital and Community Dental to establish a Dental Health Center which opened in February in the Tech Center. In 2008, RVHCC received a grant to provide funding to six law enforcement agencies to address underage drinking, supplying and hosting issues. RVHCC coordinated two Server/Seller Alcohol Trainings in Rumford and Fryeburg, training a total of twenty store clerks and four police officers. Also the coalition distributed over 400 packets of information to parents about preventing tobacco and alcohol-use during annual DARE graduation. RVHCC has continued Sticker Shock and No Buts! Programs in local stores. MSAD #43 and MSAD #21 (Rumford and Dixfield areas) were successful in their joint applications for the 2004 and 2008 Physical Education for Progress federal grants. The applications that were spearheaded by the school health coordinators have brought in more $1.2 million dollars to their school systems. This has allowed the schools to purchase equipment and provide professional development to the physical education and health education staff. This has improved physical education program quality where students aspire to spend the majority of class time in their fitness “zone”. For the first time many students truly seem to understand the connection between physical activity and cardiovascular health. It has also dramatically increased opportunities for students to learn lifelong physical activity skills including: x-country skiing, snowshoeing canoeing and kayaking. TOWNS Andover Milton Gilead Stoneham Bethel Newry Greenwood Stow Byron Peru Hanover Sweden Canton Roxbury Lovell Upton Dixfield Rumford Mexico Woodstock Fryeburg South Oxford
  • 27. Healthy Sebasticook Valley (21) Director: Karen Hawkes 447 North Maine Street Pittsfield, Maine 04967 (207) 487-3890 Fax: (207) 487-4591 khawkes@emh.org www.HealthySV.org In 2001, the coalition assisted local hospitals and schools to become tobacco-free; advocating for policy change and providing signage to both increase awareness and enforcement of the policies. In 2002, the coalition funded a mapping project that covered six towns in the local service area. Those maps cover free walking, biking and nature trails in all six towns and are widely used by both local residents as well as distributed by the Chamber of Commerce to tourists and visitors to the area. In addition, the coalition has also established winter walking to the service area: identifying indoor safe walking areas for citizens. In 2004, the coalition implemented a Farm Share program that supported local farmers in providing fresh produce to area seniors. This program has now been adopted by area merchants with the coalition as the administrators and the merchants providing the funding to create sustainability in light of current budgetary deficits. The Coalition expanded the Farm Share program in 2010, and a local farm is now providing fresh produce to the Pittsfield Food Pantry throughout the growing season. In 2007, HealthySV (formerly known as Sebasticook Valley Healthy Communities) received the Gold Level Recognition for Heart Safe Communities award from the Maine Cardiovascular Health Program. Working together with EMS, community employers and community health educators, the coalition is increasing awareness of signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease as well as increasing the number of businesses and residents with the necessary tools for providing CPR. RSU 19 has implemented numerous strategies to increase physical activity among students and community members as part of their comprehensive School Wellness Policy. For example: 1) all elementary schools have implemented the Take Time! Program which adds 10-20 minutes of physical activity to each child's day through the curriculum and 2) all schools are open before and after school for community walking programs. In 2010, HealthySV assisted Sebasticook Valley Hospital with the development of a comprehensive Worksite Breastfeeding Policy. The hospital is an advocate of breastfeeding and policy development, and has collaborated with HealthySV to create a Health Promotion Series on the topic which aired on local stations. TOWNS Cambridge Pittsfield Etna Clinton Ripley Levant Detroit St. Albans Newport Harmony Carmel Plymouth Hartland Corinna Stetson Palmyra Dixmont
  • 28. St. Croix Valley Healthy Communities (11) Director: Paul Stuart 43 Union St. Calais, ME 04619 (207) 454-0761 pstuart@downeasthealth.org www.healthystcroix.org Initiated non-smoking ordinances in all public recreational sporting venues with the Calais City Council. Collaborated with Calais Regional Hospital to educate employees on the benefits of a smoke-free campus. Disseminated information on the hazards of smoking to all area child care providers. Joined with NADA to organize a Responsible Beverage Servers Training. Collaborated with School Health Coordinator to implement “Healthy Snack Stores” in area schools. YAP director created and implemented summer youth programs for each service area community. Union 106 schools are working hard to address the obesity epidemic facing Washington County. School committees have adopted a union-wide policy that mandates daily physical activity in the classroom. Students dance while learning their colors, do jumping jacks to math problems and stretch their muscles while learning the continents. The majority of students are also involved in after school programs that focus on physical activity and promoting healthy eating habits. Students play Wii, Dance Dance Revolution, snowshoe, ski, and hike local trails while eating healthy snacks during their breaks. Staff and high school students all have free membership to the local gym and participate in wellness challenges that result in high usage of this facility. TOWNS Alexander Meddybemps Baileyville Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation Baring Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation Calais Pembroke Charlotte Perry Cooper Princeton Crawford Robbinston Danforth Talmadge Dennysville Topsfield East Central Washington Vanceboro Eastport Waite Grand Lake Stream
  • 29. Union River Healthy Communities (12) Director: Helena Peterson RN, MPH 52 Christian Ridge Rd. Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 667-5352 healthy@downeasthealth.org Union River Healthy Communities implement the “It's True!” healthy norms marketing program with high school students. Surveys in the second year show 10% more students report never using tobacco, 11% more report never using alcohol, 8% more report never using marijuana, and 95% report that they never use illicit drugs. The coalition provided a mini-grant to the City of Ellsworth to create a Bike-Pedestrian Committee, which then worked for a year to complete the Ellsworth Bike-Pedestrian Plan. Worked with partners at HealthLink-Maine Coast Memorial Hospital to support 10 regularly scheduled exercise programs, and the 10-week “Lose and Win” program. In 2008, 215 participants lost 1,500 pounds, pushing the total to over 10,000 pounds lost in 4 years. With partners from Healthy Peninsula, created a system of tobacco counseling based on client readiness (“Ready to Quit”), which is now available through several local social services and medical offices in the region. Provided Responsible Beverage Server training to 45 participants from on-premise and off-premise alcohol establishments in 2008. A comprehensive K-8 Health Education curriculum has been developed and aligned to the new 2007 Maine Learning Results. The primary resource is The Great Body Shop program. The Physical Education curriculum has been revised and aligned to the new Maine Learning Results. In 2007, The Youth Obesity Think Tank was established to determine the factors that drive youth obesity in the greater Ellsworth area. The Think Tank project is a collaborative effort of Maine Coast Pediatrics, the Downeast Family YMCA, the Ellsworth School Department and Union River Healthy Communities and involves a team of approximately 30 leaders from area businesses, schools and government, as well as healthcare and community organizations. The group has discussed the dimensions of the problem of youth obesity, conducted focus group studies of School Food Directors, youth, parents and others, and surveyed parents of Ellsworth School Department students in order to determine what needs to be done to improve nutrition and physical activity options for area youth. TOWNS Amherst Hancock Ellsworth Sullivan Aurora Mariaville Franklin Waltham Central Hancock Osborn Gouldsboro Winter Harbor Dedham Otis Eastbrook Sorrento
  • 30. Washington County: One Community (13) Director: Eleody Libby P.O. Box 679 Machias, ME 04654 (207) 255-3741 Fax: (207) 255-4987 elibby@wc-oc.org www.washingtoncountymaine.com In June 2006, Washington County: One Community successfully implemented, in two school districts, an asthma signs/symptoms training to all staff and annual CPR/first-aid training. In 2008, the Washington County: One Community HMP worked with the Washington County Food Pantry and Head Start to implement a nutrition outreach plan. As a result, the number of Head Start participants eating at least three fruits each day increased by one-hundred percent and the number of food pantry participants eating at least three fruits per day increased by nine-hundred percent. The number of Head Start participants eating at least three servings of vegetables each day increased by two hundred forty-nine percent and the number of food pantry participants meeting vegetable requirements remained steady at thirty-five percent. In July 2008, the coalition successful implemented a procedure to ban tobacco use and smoking on County property, including the courthouse and jail. In the 2007/2008 school year, the coalition worked successfully with two schools to implement purchasing policies that gave way to purchasing local produce. The coalition is working with two additional schools in the 2008/2009 school year to adopt similar policies, as well as leveraging funds to hire a coordinator to expand the farms-to-schools program in more Washington County schools. TOWNS Addison Machias Beals Machiasport Cherryfield Marshfield Columbia Falls Milbridge Columbia Northfield Cutler Roque Bluffs East Machias Steuben Harrington Wesley Jonesboro Whiting Jonesport Whitneyville Lubec East Central Washington