Ellsworth Library to Host Public Health Afternoon with Healthy Acadia
For Immediate Release Please
Date: April 11, 2024
Program Contact: Audra Stewart-Gordon, Healthy Acadia, audra.stewart-gordon@healthyacadia.org (207) 291-0937
Media Contact: Tracey Carlson, Healthy Acadia, tracey@healthyacadia.org, (207) 667-7171
Ellsworth Library to Host Public Health Afternoon with Healthy Acadia
Ellsworth, ME. Healthy Acadia and Ellsworth Public Library are teaming up for a Public Health Afternoon to help more community members better understand available resources to get their vaccination and other health-related questions answered. There will also be resources available relating to MaineCare and the unwinding process. This Public Health Afternoon will take place at the Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State Street, Ellsworth, on April 27, 2024, from 12 to 2 p.m.. This event is free and open to the public.
This Public Health Afternoon event will offer community members an opportunity to connect with Healthy Acadia Community Health Coordinator, Audra Stewart-Gordon to discuss topics such as vaccinations, Mainecare (and the Unwinding process), and other health concerns. Using information from local and national resources, we will work together to find the answers you need.
There will be handouts available for you to take home regarding various public health concerns, as well as a list of various local resources to aid in getting your needs met.
For more information, please contact Audra Stewart-Gordon, Healthy Acadia by email at audra.stewart-gordon@healthyacadia.org, or by phone at (207) 291-0937.
The Ellsworth Public Library is located on the banks of the Union River in downtown Ellsworth, Maine. The Federalist-style building built in 1817 for Colonel Meltiah Jordan is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses and is commonly known as the Tisdale House after Seth Tisdale, one of its illustrious owners. The house has been a public library since 1897 when George Nixon Black gave the remodeled building to the City of Ellsworth with the enduring condition “That the premises conveyed shall be always used for a public library.” For more information, visit www.ellsworth.lib.me.us.
Healthy Acadia is a 501c3 nonprofit community health organization working to build vibrant communities and make it easier for all people to lead healthy lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties, Maine. For more information about Healthy Acadia’s health initiatives, visit www.healthyacadia.org.
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