Links
-- By Subject Area
Active
Communities
-Safe
Routes to School
-Active
Community Environments (ACES) – This CDC initiative
promotes walking, bicycling, and the development of accessible
recreation facilities.
-The
Maine Department of Transportation is committed to making
cycling and walking safe transportation alternatives for our
state.
-The Bicycle
Coalition of Maine provides tips for cycling safety and
places to ride.
-The Smart
Growth Network offers guidelines for limiting sprawl and
enhancing community.
-The Good
Work! Resource Kit, published by the Healthy Maine Partnerships
& the Maine Cardiovascular Health Program contains successful
strategies used by Maine employers to improve employee health.
Children
& Youth
-National
Center for Student Aspirations
-Search
Institute – Identifies 40 developmental assets crucial
to healthy child and youth development
-America’s
Promise – Information about the five promises for
youth: caring adults, safe places, healthy starts, marketable
skills, and opportunities to serve
-Maine
Communities for Children & Youth
Clean Environment
-Maine
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
-Mercury
in Schools – How to identify mercury risk in your
school and how to teach children and staff about the risks
-Recycling
& Solid Waste Education Kits from the Maine State
Planning – Borrow one to use in the classroom!
-Business
Recycling information from the State Planning Office
-Acadia
National Park Resource Management Division
-Air
quality forecasts from the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection
-Senator
George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed
Research, University of Maine, Orono
Freedom
from Addiction
-Partnership
for a Tobacco Free Maine
-Maine
Lung Association
-Social Norms
and Alcohol Education Project from Hobart & William
Smith College
-Maine
Office of Substance Abuse
Healthy
Food Systems
-How
Local Farmers and School Food Service Buyers are Building
Alliances (pdf) – Report from US Department of Agriculture
-Community
Food Security Coalition
-Maine Organic
Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
-Maine’s
Eat Local Foods Coalition
-The Maine
Foods Network
-Maine
Nutrition Network
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