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Strengthening Partnerships for Public Health Transformation in Maine

Join us in streamlining resources, eliminating parallel processes, and building efficient systems to improve health statewide. We leverage data from various sources to promote health equity and address disparities. Contact Sharon Leahy-Lind for more information.

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Strengthening Partnerships for Public Health Transformation in Maine

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  1. Partnerships Across the Sectors

  2. Thank You

  3. Significance • Streamline Resources • Eliminate Parallel Processes • Build Effective & Efficient Systems • Discern & Minimize Gaps • Improve Health for All Statewide & in York County

  4. State & Federal Data Sources • CHNA • Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data • 2008 U.S. Census Bureau • Maine Health Data Organization • Maine Cancer Registry • Maine Department of Labor Employment Statistics

  5. Maine CDC Administered Surveys • MIYHS Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Funded by ME CDC (Tobacco Settlement Funds & MCH Match Funds); OSA (Federal SA Block Grant); Me DOE (US CDC funds) • BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data (Funded by US CDC) • PRAMs Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Funded by US CDC)

  6. Together We Can do Better • Work to identify populations with health disparities • Native Americans • Immigrants & Refugees • GLBTQ • Low SES • Rural Communities • Literacy Challenges • Other • Concerted effort to focus on gaps in data • Promote Health Equity

  7. Maine CDC Reorganization • Strengthening of Public Health Infrastructure • New Changes • Office of Local Public Health is now a Division • WIC , PHN, RHPC, and District Public Health are within this new Division • MCH with CDD-Now Division of Population Health • Women’s Health joined Office of Minority Health

  8. Contact Information Sharon Leahy-Lind, MPPM York District Public Health Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health and Human Services 890 Main Street, Suite 208 Sanford, ME 04073 (Office) 207-490-4625 (Cell) 207-215-7308 (Fax) 207-490-5463 sharon.leahy-lind@maine.gov www.mainepublichealth.gov www.facebook.com/Mainecdc

  9. Breakout Sessions • Access to Primary Care Deb Erickson-Irons & Betsy Kelly • Immunization Maryanna Arsenault & Karen Cobbett • Obesity Bethany Fortier & Patty Gulnac

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