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Dear Friend of Healthy Portland,
Wow, what a great year! It's no surprise that with dedicated community members like you and our commitment to excellence, we are growing. Thanks to a new grant, we are expanding our staff and our coverage area. As you read on, you will see our new and exciting updates. You'll also meet our experienced staff, old and new. So have fun, read on, and let us know if you want to be involved in any of our initiatives.
Think of this as a meet and greet E-gram!
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Letter from the Program Coordinator |
It has been a busy summer and fall. As a result of a new grant awarded from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ME CDC), the Healthy Maine Partnership (HMP) Program housed at the City of Portland, Health and Human Services Department has grown to cover two regions of Cumberland County and taken on some county-wide projects. This expanded program, the Eastern Cumberland County Health Coalition (ECCHCO) is home to Healthy Portland (covering Portland) and Healthy Casco Bay (covering Falmouth, Freeport, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Long Island, Chebeague, Cumberland, Gray, New Gloucester and Pownal). ECCHCO is also partnering with the Communities Promoting Health Coalition, a program of the People's Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) to create a community health profile of Cumberland County. This collaboration will also staff a Tobacco Coordinator for the county.
We are excited to report that our geographical region and staff are expanding. You can count on us to help you in your efforts to make your community a healthier place to live, work and play. We have materials and staff resources available to help with most health promotion initiatives, particularly tobacco-free living, physical activity and nutrition promotion, substance abuse prevention, and the prevention of chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. In addition to the resources available from your local HMP, the Health Promotion Comprehensive Community Health Coalition at the City of Portland has a variety of other health promotion programs including children's oral health, minority health and more. Please contact me at bms@portlandmaine.gov or 874-8634 for more information.
We look forward to hearing from you on how we can help you make your community healthier!
Bethany Sanborn
HMP Program Coordinator |
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Meet the Staff |
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Here's your chance to meet the staff. To get a quick bio for each staff member, simply click on their name.
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Powerful Youth Mini-Grants |
Healthy Portland (HP) and Healthy Casco Bay (HCB) are seeking applications from public entities, schools and non-profit organizations to fund initiatives that support healthy living among youth who live, learn and play in the Portland and Casco Bay regions. Both regions expect to fund two grants, up to $1,500 each. The community initiatives funded under these mini-grants will be focused on youth-adult collaboration and increased youth involvement in social, policy and environmental changes to accomplish the following objectives:
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Youth tobacco use prevention
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Underage drinking prevention
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Healthier food advertising in schools
Applications for the Powerful Youth initiatives are due January 7, 2008. Please visit www.healthyportland.org and click on the youth involvement link to download the application and guidelines. |
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Healthy Portland would like to thank you and all of our supporters who have helped us to improve the health of our great city and beyond. Your continued support and participation in our initiatives is greatly appreciated.
Yours in good health,
Healthy Portland Staff | |
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