Domestic Programs

The goal of our domestic program is to continually increase the effectiveness of Maine's health system in helping the people of Maine to stay healthy.  To do this, we work with hospitals, nurses, insurers, physicians, technicians, other providers, and communities to help them adopt new practice methods, to develop new community-based programs, and to find new sources of financing for prevention programs.

Our activities break roughly into several categories:

	Training programs for providers to help them develop skills and knowledge to be effective care givers.
	Introduction of new programs in hospitals, practices, schools, worksites, and communities that can help to prevent disease and the complications of disease.
	Efforts to increase the organizational effectiveness of agencies and schools who are offering prevention programs through networking and various cooperative arrangements.
	Administrative support for public health advocacy, planning, and development organizations to enable them to concentrate on their targeted missions.

The particular profile of our programs may change each year as the challenges and opportunities in Maine change and evolve.  Our goal is to support positive change to achieve a healthy Maine.

Current Projects

	MESAP:  Maine's Environmental Substance Abuse Prevention Center
	Maine Practice Improvement Network
	Partnership for a Heart Healthy Maine
	Social Marketing Program
	Youth Suicide Prevention
	Maine HIV Prevention Community Planning Group (CPG)
	MCD's Meeting Services
	Community Support Specialist Program (CSSP)
	HCFA Demonstration Grant/ME Cares
	Watch Your Mouth

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