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Listening Session to Gather Input from Communities of Color

Listening Session to Gather Input from Communities of Color

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 26, 2024BIPOC, listening session, DEI, HPM, community, community connection

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Vaccination Can Prevent Severe Illness

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Vaccination Can Prevent Severe Illness

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 25, 2024respiratory illness, respiratory illness in infants, RSV, vaccination, HPM, SB, HA, healthy aging, strong beginnings

Free Workshop Will Explore The Art of Habit Stacking

Free Workshop Will Explore The Art of Habit Stacking

Community members are invited to join Healthy Acadia on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., via Zoom for, "The Art of Habit Stacking," with special guest Lizzie Nelson. The free online event is the latest installment in Healthy Acadia’s Monthly Mindfulness series.

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 18, 2024monthly mindfulness, mind-body connection, mindfulness, healthy habits, habit stacking, healthy for life, HPM

New Community Garden Seeks Volunteers

New Community Garden Seeks Volunteers

Join the Healthy Acadia team and active community members in nurturing the development of the new Community Garden in Machias. The Downeast Restorative Harvest (DERH) is an innovative Community Garden program engaging members of the recovery community, agriculture educators, and other community members in growing food for the Washington County Jail's kitchen and for donation to food assistance programs within our community.

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 12, 2024DERH, Downeast Restorative Harvest, HFFA, HPM, BN, basic needs, food secuirty, food pantry, Washington County Jail, volunteer opportunities

Cultural Fusion Fest Welcomes Seasonal Workers and Year-Round Residents

Cultural Fusion Fest Welcomes Seasonal Workers and Year-Round Residents

A group of nonprofits and former seasonal workers who have made MDI their home have come together to plan the Cultural Fusion Fest, a free, family-friendly event to celebrate diversity and inclusion, welcome seasonal workers to MDI for the 2024 season, provide connections to community resources, and offer opportunities for cultural exchange.

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 11, 2024HFFA, HPM, SPR, SB, HA, cultural fusion, cultural competency, community, celebrating community, seasonal workers, connection, diversity, inclusion, family friendly activities, cultural exchange, fusion fest

Ellsworth Library to Host Public Health Afternoon with Healthy Acadia

Ellsworth Library to Host Public Health Afternoon with Healthy Acadia

Healthy Acadia and Ellsworth Public Library are teaming up for a Public Health Afternoon to help more community members better understand available resources to get their vaccination and other health-related questions answered.

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 11, 2024health resources, health questions, vaccination, MaineCare unwinding, HPM

Nurturing Planet Earth for the Health of All

Nurturing Planet Earth for the Health of All

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 8, 2024Earth Day, green ideas, HPM, AHE, recycling, food sustainability, sustainability, environment, reuse, healthy communities

Celebrating School Lunch Heroes

Celebrating School Lunch Heroes

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 7, 2024Maine SNAP-Ed, HFFA, HPM, HEAL, Ellsworth Schools, school lunches, healthy school lunches, school lunch heroes, Greg Berry

The Future of Public Health

The Future of Public Health

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 7, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalkComment

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 6, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalkComment

Reproductive and Sexual Health

Reproductive and Sexual Health

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 5, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalkComment

New Tools and Innovations

New Tools and Innovations

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 4, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalk

Medication Disposal - Keep Our Communities Safe

Medication Disposal - Keep Our Communities Safe

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 3, 2024CE, SPR, HPM, AHE, Rx take back day, prescription drug take back, safe medication disposal, rx disposal, drop box

Climate Change

Climate Change

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 3, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalk

Healthy Neighborhoods

Healthy Neighborhoods

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 2, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE, healthy neighborhoods, National Public Health Week, StoryWalk

Civic Engagement and Public Health

Civic Engagement and Public Health

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 1, 2024CE, HFFA, SB, HPM, AHE

Spring Preparations: Updates from Downeast Restorative Harvest

Spring Preparations: Updates from Downeast Restorative Harvest

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 26, 2024HFFA, food system, food justice, food sustainability, local food systems, food pantry, Downeast Restorative Harvest, garden program for jail residents, jail garden, healthy food in jails, healthy food for all, HPM

Healthy Acadia Offers Free Teaching Artist Workshops for Local Students

Healthy Acadia Offers Free Teaching Artist Workshops for Local Students

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 25, 2024resilience, youth engagement, youth voice, teamwork, restorative justice, restorative practice, substance prevention, mindfulness, confidence, youth mental health, SPR, SB, HPM

COVID-19 treatment Granted Full FDA Approval

COVID-19 treatment Granted Full FDA Approval

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 21, 2024covid resources, Paxlovid, HPM

Chickenpox: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

Chickenpox: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 20, 2024HPM, varicella, chickenpox, rash, contagious, virus, vaccines, childhood vaccination, preventable illness, SB