The Midcoast Public
Health District serves Waldo, Lincoln, Knox, and Sagadahoc counties. The
population is as diverse as its geography, which includes farmland, coastal
villages, urban centers, and year-round island communities.
The Midcoast District
Coordinating Council has developed a District Public Health Improvement Plan
(DPHIP) and identified priority areas of focus: lead exposure in one- and
two-year-olds, improving youth and adult mental health, and fighting obesity
and the impact of chronic disease by increasing public use of existing low or
no cost physical activity resources. Over the last several months,
Council members have volunteered innumerable hours developing goals,
objectives, and strategies to best address these priorities.
Volunteerism is also a key
element as the Midcoast District launches its Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit
in collaboration with Maine Responds. MRC unit members are medical and
non-medical volunteers who may be called upon in times of a public health
emergency for staffing alternate medical care sites, providing vaccinations, or
distributing medications at a Point of Dispensing (POD). We look forward to
developing the Midcoast MRC Unit in support of public health emergency
preparedness in our District.
