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Early this year, the Maine CDC received funding for “Communities
Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW)” as part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) after collaborating with
Maine Center for Public Health to prepare applications for these
awards, with MCPH earning the contract to evaluate the projects.
Maine CDC won two awards: The community project, known as CPPW,
was awarded to Healthy Portland and Healthy Lakes
and addresses physical activity and nutrition. The
state project, known as CPPW-STI was awarded to the PAN-HW
program and the PTM program. The PAN-HW program will focus on
policies for the childcare setting (Starting Young Initiative)
and the college setting (menu labeling in the University of
Maine System) and the PTM program will focus on improving
licensure for licensed alcohol and drug councilors so that they
can address tobacco control.
The Maine Center for Public Health will design and implement an
evaluation plan with the two communities (Healthy Portland and
Healthy Lakes) and WITH AND FOR the state programs. |
