Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville
The Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville is an organization located at the United Way of Mid-Maine
and is subcontracted through Greater Waterville Planned Approach to
Community Health (PATCH). PATCH is one of 28 Healthy Maine Partnerships
throughout the state, and is a coalition of local people who work to
improve the health and quality of life for those who live and work in
our community. It is PATCH's goal to continually maintain a process to
assess and address the community health needs of the Greater Waterville
Region.
The Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville works with individuals, organizations, and state partners to:
- Reduce tobacco use and exposure
- Increase Physical activity
- Improve Nutrition
- Link people to health screenins and community resources to prevent and reduce the impact of chronic diseases.
Our Mission
To support and encourage policies, environments, education and
activities, in our community and schools, that promote good nutrition,
physical activity and the reduction of tobacco use.
Our Funders
The Healthy Maine
Partnership of Greater Waterville is funded in part by tobacco
settlement funds through a grant from the Maine Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
HMP works collaboratively with other programs that our working on complimentary goals, such as:
For more information on Healthy Maine Partnership visit their website or contact Steven Johndro, HMP Program Director, or Libby Tyler, Project Coordinator.
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