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KeepMEWell Wellness Initiative for Maine
Governor Baldacci, in his State of the State Speech, launched the KeepMEWell initiative. This online tool helps people access their health risks, obtain a report that helps them take action to find local resources and support in their own communities, and find low cost health-care services. This will be a very useful website for healthcare providers and their patients.
KeepMEWell has two main features. The first is an assessment that Maine residents, 18 years of age and older, can complete. Based on the answers to a series of health questions, participants will get three personalized reports. The reports assess risks for chronic disease, highlight where one can go to take action to improve his or her health, and provide a list of local resources that can help with disease prevention and management.
The second feature helps Mainers, especially those who are uninsured or underinsured, learn about low cost health care services in their local area. To learn more and access the tool, go to keepmewell.org.
If you have questions, please call Healthy Oxford Hills at 739-6222 or e-mail jeanne@healthyoxfordhills.org.
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We are very pleased to be making ourselves at home is this sunny historic home.
Stop in and say hello.
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The group is planning for a Workshop Day every month with a portion being education about Permaculture and also time devoted to studying and working on the land. Sat. May 16th, from 8-noon will be the first day.
Scott Vlaun will be doing an Introduction to Permaculture presentation
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The committee had a bit of a challenge
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With the onset of the H1N1 (so-called Swine) Flu a few weeks ago, all these systems set to work to monitor the situation and to implement these readiness plans. Many parts of the Public Health System are on Full Alert.
Some think this is foolishness and
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