Purpose/Goals: 

The Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMP) were established January 15, 2001.  The HMP is a collaborative effort between multiple state programs at the Maine Center for Disease Control, Office of Substance Abuse, and Department of Education and local coalitions.   The local intervention sites are based in eight public health districts covering the entire state.  Each district has at least one Comprehensive Community Health Coalition that addresses public health issues using a community-based approach.  

Our role at the Maine Center for Public Health is to coordinate a comprehensive evaluation of the HMP statewide partners and local coalitions.  The specific state programs that are part of the HMP evaluation include the: Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine, Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, and Maine Cardiovascular Health Program. 

Marco Andrade, MA, Research Associate

Lead Evaluator for the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine

(207) 629-9272 Ext. 209

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Maurice "Bud" Martin, PhD, MEd, CHES, Senior Research Associate / Evaluation Team Lead

Health Maine Partnership Evaluation Team Leader

(207) 629-9272 Ext. 213

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Consultants that work on this evaluation project include:

· Ruth Dufresne as lead evaluator for the Maine Cardiovascular Health Program

· Pamela Bruno-MacDonald as lead evaluator for the Physical Activity and Nutrition Program

· Sarah Martin as epidemiologist

· Michelle Mitchell as evaluator for the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine

A Health Communications Panel of National Experts meeting was held on May 28, 2008 at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell Maine.  The following documents and links are from the meeting.

Agenda  

Bios  

Rebecca Murphy Presentation

Andrea Mowery Presentation

David Sly Presentation

Dissemination Presentation

Maine CDC

Healthy Maine Partnerships

The Partnership for A Tobacco-Free Maine

Maine Cardiovascular Health Program

Physical Activity and Nutrition Program

Coordinated School Health Program