Healthy Androscoggin

Walking at Beaver Park this month!

Christine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:26 +0000

Enjoy Spring walking at Beaver Park during the Month of March. Park
admission is free for walkers this month. This is a great opportunity to
explore the Park trails during a family outing. Guided walks will also
be held every Thursday from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m with Ranger Brooks. For
more information contact Verla Brooks, Lisbon Park Ranger at
353-9075 or vbrooks@lisbonme.org

One Book/ One Community Events

Christine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:09:28 +0000

You are invited to participate in this year’s One Book/One Community Celebration that is being launched this week by the Lewiston and Auburn public libraries in collaboration with a cadre of community partners. This year’s title, written by award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver, is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a first-hand recounting of how Kingsolver’s family was changed by one year of deliberately eating food produced solely on or around their family homestead in rural Virginia. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the book takes an earnest and entertaining look at both this personal struggle to limit one’s diet to locally grown foods and at the system of food distribution that exists in the U.S. and around the world.

Over a dozen other activities related to this year’s OneBook/One Community program will take place locally through the end of April, including book discussions, a screening of the documentary “Food, Inc.,” workshops in organic gardening and cooking, a talk by MOFGA director Russell Libby, and a sustainable foods conference. For a complete list of One Book-related programs, please see the One Book Brochure 2010 (PDF).

For more information call the Auburn Public Library at 333-6640, or the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135.

Introducing New Staff

Christine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:42:32 +0000

Healthy Androscoggin is very excited to announce the recent addition of Amanda Hutchins as the new Child and Adolescent Health Promotion Coordinator. Hutchins will coordinate all of the youth programming for Healthy Androscoggin, including working with area schools and community youth groups to implement health promotion curricula as well as further developing Healthy Androscoggin’s youth and internship programs. She will also address child environmental concerns, such as lead poisoning awareness, by assisting with the Healthy Homes Healthy Families classes and educating landlords about lead poisoning prevention; as well as the LEAP! project which provides resources and technical assistance to local childcare agencies so that they can create healthier practices and environments.

Amanda Hutchins brings a multidisciplinary background to Healthy Androscoggin. She recently finished her Master’s degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion at Simmons College where she was a graduate assistant in the Nutrition department. As an intern, she was involved with the Alfond Youth Center’s Kid Power Program which focuses on creating lifetime physical fitness and healthy eating habits. She was the Winslow Teen Rec. Coordinator in which she interacted with teens and developed lasting relationships with them. Additionally, she instructed a college level Wellness course at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and served as a member of the AmeriCorps program there. Amanda has experience in both corporate and community environments within the health promotion field, but her passion is working with youth. To find out more about the Child and Adolescent Health Programs, please contact Amanda Hutchins at 795-5792 or email: hutchiam@cmhc.org.

Three Locations, Two Trainings, One Day

Christine — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:27:10 +0000

Inhalant Abuse: Its Right Under your Nose and Methamphetamine: What you
Need to Know

May 5, 2010: Portland City Hall, State of Maine Room
May 10, 2010: Green Ladle, Lewiston Regional Vocational Center
May 20, 2010: Holiday Inn Express, Saco

All trainings are Free, CEUs will be offered for both training.

*Additional trainings will be held Statewide throughout the Fall of 2010

Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided for those attending both trainings.

Registration is required. Space is limited.

Brochure and Registration Form will be available starting at the end of March.

New! Androscoggin County Farm Guide

Christine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:20:50 +0000

Introducing Healthy Androscoggin’s newest publication!

Healthy Androscoggin seeks to promote healthy eating and buying local. We hope this Androscoggin County Farm Guide helps you accomplish both.

Click here to view the PDF versions:

farm-guide-cover-final-9-23-09 (PDF 976 KB)

farm-guide-text-final-9-23-09 (PDF 1606KB)

Copies will be available to the public from the Healthy Androscoggin office, as well as other locations in the community. Stay tuned…

Sample Newsletter

Brenda — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:47:15 +0000

Topic 1

Say whatever I want to say.

Become a Facebook Fan of Healthy Androscoggin!

Christine — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:20:13 +0000

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Find out about latest happenings at Healthy Androscoggin, the lastest news about H1N1, and upcoming events. Also, visit our website, www.healthyandroscoggin.org!

Healthy Androscoggin Subscriber Verification

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:24:56 +0000

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Tobacco Support Group

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:56:16 +0000

Regular Weekly Meetings are held on:

Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in the Potvin Conference Room, 99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME

FREE – No Registration Required

For more information or to find information on quitting please call

Healthy Androscoggin at 795-5990
or visit us on the web at: www.healthyandroscoggin.org

Sponsored in part by the Healthy Maine Partnerships, DHHS, Maine Center for Disease Control

and Prevention.

11/12/2008 Newsletter

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:00:21 +0000

Tobacco Prevention
JOIN HEALTHY ANDROSCOGGIN FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT

Thursday, November 20th will mark the 33rd annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. The Smokeout was started in 1976 to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for one day and is a great opportunity for people to make a long-term plan to quit and to celebrate past successes, renewing the commitment to being tobacco-free.

All are welcome at Healthy Androscoggin’s Great American Smokeout community event November 20th in the Lepage Large Conference Room at St. Mary’s from 5:30-7pm. At this free event, come learn about resources available to help you or a loved one to quit.

In addition, Central Maine Medical Center will be recognized by the Maine Tobacco-Free Hospital Network for their efforts in creating a tobacco-free hospital environment. The event will also feature speakers including Carol Coles from the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine and Bonnie Bickford from the American Cancer Society. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information about these events or to learn more about quitting smoking you can contact Healthy Androscoggin at 795-5990 or online at www.healthyandroscoggin.org.