Welcome to Healthy Acadia

We are a coalition of citizens and organizations committed to community health improvement and positive child and youth development in Maine’s Mount Desert Island Region. We serve the towns of Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Lamoine, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Swans Island, Tremont, and Trenton.

At Healthy Acadia we recognize that it takes more than healthy lifestyle choices to foster true community health. We work in partnership to make lasting changes–changes in policies, practices, and places–that can set the stage for healthier living.

Local citizens, governments, organizations, schools, and businesses all play critical roles in this effort. Many of these strategies are set forth in the Good Health Starts Here report, Healthy Acadia’s Action Plan for Community Health.

We hope you will use this website to learn more about us, the health of our communities, our community and school partners, and local efforts to make our region healthier. Please contact us for more information.

Healthy Acadia is one of 31 Healthy Maine Partnerships funded by the Fund for a Healthy Maine through Maine’s Bureau of Health, Department of Human Services. We also receive funding and support from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and the Maine Communities for Children + Youth Initiative. Healthy Acadia is hosted by Mount Desert Island Hospital in partnership with School Union 98.

Healthy Acadia Advisory Council Members

Our Mission & Vision Statements