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Maine State Legislature |
The Maine State Legislature's website offers information on your local representatives, publications such as current bills and items of public record, schedules for public hearings and legislative events, and even a chance to listen in on a public hearing via the web! Check it out, and keep current, by visiting janus.state.me.us/legis/. |
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The Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine's website offers information on tobacco prevention programs, cessation programs, and education on secondhand smoke. From this page you can also link to any one of the 34 Healthy Maine Partnerships throughout the state for local information and assistance. Visit http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org/ today!
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Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine |
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Center for Tobacco Independence
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The Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI) brings
together a team of highly qualified individuals who focus on linking
smokers to the most effective methods to quit. The Center provides direct
treatment services, offers consultation for health systems and employers,
conducts research, and educates health professionals about tobacco use and
dependence & how to help smokers quit. CTI developed and manages
Maine's comprehensive, statewide tobacco treatment initiative, supported
by the Partnership for A Tobacco-Free Maine (including the Maine Tobacco
HelpLine and Tobacco Medication and Tobacco Training programs).
Please visit them on the web at www.tobaccoindependence.org. |
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Let’s Go! is a community-based initiative to promote healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth and families in 12 Greater Portland communities. Their goal is to increase physical activity and healthy eating of children and youth ages 0 – 18. Visit them at www.letsgo.org! |
Let's Go! |
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, they strive to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke. To learn more, please visit www.tobaccofreekids.org. |
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The Smoke-Free Housing Coalition of Maine is a group comprised of over 50 public health advocates, tenants, landlords, property managers, environmental health professionals and many others funded through generous grants from the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine and the U.S. EPA Region-I Healthy Communities grant program, and was a 2006/2007 of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tobacco Policy Change grant that enabled the Coalition to expand their services exponentially. Their mission, through education, advocacy, and policy change, is to reduce the number of multi-unit residents who are involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke. The Coalition offers technical assistance, education, signage, and an online registry, all for free! Post your smoke-free apartments online, or search for an apartment in your area today by visiting www.smokefreeforme.org. |
The Smoke-Free Housing Coalition of Maine Take the smoke-free pledge at www.smokefreeforme.org/pledge |
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Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |
The Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) is a nonprofit organization for professionals and students in related fields of health, physical education, recreation and dance. MAHPERD is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Mainers by supporting and promoting effective educational practices, quality curriculum, instruction, the Maine Learning Results, and assessment in the areas of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and related fields. Please visit their website at http://www.maineahperd.org/. |
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US Surgeon Genera's 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines regarding tobacco can be found by visiting http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/.
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Surgeon General |
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More Matters |
Fruits & Veggies—More Matters™, a new
national public health initiative, is being created to encourage
Americans to eat more fruits and veggies—fresh, frozen, canned, dried
and 100% juice. It is attainable and easy for people to understand; it
is simply to eat more fruits and veggies at every eating occasion.
Check it out! |
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The Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) trainings, supports, connects and advocates for youth organized to effect positive change through school and community-based peer programs. They are a partnership of youth and adult staff working to help youth and their advisors in peer groups to fulfill their own mission. Youth groups of all types can be part of MYAN, including social action, prevention, education, peer listening, mediation, mentoring, health promotion, civil rights and others. Visit MYAN at www.myan.org. |
Maine Youth Action Network |
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Smoke-Free Portland Healthy Portland City of Portland-HHS-Public Health Division |
Secondhand smoke can cause premature death and disease in children and adults who do not smoke Federal, state and local governments have passed laws and ordinances to reduce the involuntary exposure of citizens to secondhand smoke (SHS). In August and September 2008, the City of Portland passed two ordinances designed to further reduce involuntary exposure to SHS and promote the health of all residents and visitors. To learn more, click here.
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Our partners and board organizations are excellent resources: American Heart Association, Northeast Affiliate American Lung Association of Maine Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield City of Portland, Public Health Division Consumers for Affordable Health Care Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Maine Center for Public Health Maine Primary Care Association
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