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and enhance the health of the Oxford Hills community.
 
 

Knitting it All Together
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Citizens Live Healthier Lives

Community Views

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. 
H1N1/Swine Flu Winds Down
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Our New Home - Come Visit
Healthy Oxford Hills is settling in to the beautiful old "craftsman" house just below the hospital. We are very pleased to be making ourselves at home is this sunny historic home. Stop in and say hello. ...read more

Alan Day Community Garden Update
Folks continue to meet every two weeks to move along the Community Garden at the land donated by Alan Day off from Whitman and Maple Streets in Norway. 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 ...read more

Buckfield School Garden Update
The School Garden at the Buckfield Middle/High School is well underway. Pat Carson reports that the one acre plot has been rototilled and plans for planting are underway. The committee had a bit of a challenge ...read more

Communities on Alert
Following the Avian Flu scare a few years ago, public health workers everwhere set to work planning and laying the ground work for a serious pandemic. Plans were made at lots of levels: schools, worksites, communities, counties, states and beyond. 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 ...read more

News & Events

07/06/2010
Alan Day Community Garden -

 

Following an exuberant, energetic kick-off to the growing season which brought together 40 people at the Garden on April 25th, the Coordinating Council hired on Rocky Crockett as a half-time garden coordinator. Since that time, there has been a lot of activity, with people working more sessions every week.

* The Water Catchment work group now has 8 water barrels that can hold 400 gallons of water gathering rain water from the roof.

*The compost bins have been completed and compost is being picked up at Cafe Nomad

* Organic compost was delivered by the Caldwell Farms in Turrner.

 *Plans have been made for a new entrance to the barn, for renting a chipper to convert small brush and small trees for chips for the paths.

*The Maine Non-Profit incorporation papers came from the State and a few folks are working on the federal 501(c)3 tax exemption application.

*Ganderia Middle Schoolers are making plans for a composting toilet.

*The new raised beds are ready to plant and a new area is being prepared for raised mounds (beds without the wooden sides.

*A Welcome sign with the new logo has been installed at the street entrance. 

*Work days are on Sunday morning from 9am-12pm and  Mondays from 4pm-7pm.

A website,http://alandaygarden.wordpress.com/ explains the project and offers photographs and information about five works groups already set up for the garden. Call Ken Morse at 739-6222 for more information.