Blog — Healthy Acadia

Gateway to Opportunity (G2O) Summer Program Offers Paid Positions for Emerging Professionals and Youth

Gateway to Opportunity (G2O) Summer Program Offers Paid Positions for Emerging Professionals and Youth

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 14, 2024G2O, youth work opportunities, summer jobs for teens, job skills for youth, youth leaders, MYAN, G2O program, SB, SPR HPM

First Cultural Fusion Fest a Resounding Success

First Cultural Fusion Fest a Resounding Success

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 13, 2024HPM, fusion fest, cultural fusion, cultural exchange, celebrating diversity, community, community connection

We All Play a Part in Preventing Measles Resurgence

We All Play a Part in Preventing Measles Resurgence

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 11, 2024measles, measles prevention, vaccines, vaccination

Meet our Washington County Recovery Core Team

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 9, 2024MRC, SPR, substance use recovery, Maine Recovery Core, Washington County, recovery coaches

Nurturing Mental Wellness

Nurturing Mental Wellness

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 8, 2024MHAM2024, mental health awareness, mental health, mental health crisis, mental wellness, mental health resources, SPR, SB, HA, HPM

National Prevention Week - A Celebration of Possibility

National Prevention Week - A Celebration of Possibility

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 8, 2024drug prevention, substance use prevention, SPR, National Prevention Week

Finding Mindfulness Through Gardening

Finding Mindfulness Through Gardening

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMay 7, 2024mindfulness, monthly mindfulness, gardening, stress, tool for stress reduction

Tai Chi for Health Instructor Certification Course Scheduled for July 27

Tai Chi for Health Instructor Certification Course Scheduled for July 27

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMay 7, 2024HA, healthy aging, tai chi, tai chi for health, tai chi instructor, HPM, health promotion and management

Free Tai Chi Demonstrations, Workshops Planned for July 28

Free Tai Chi Demonstrations, Workshops Planned for July 28

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMay 6, 2024tai chi, tai chi for arthritis, tai chi for health, tai chi for fall prevention, free tai chi, free fitness classes, free wellness classes

AmeriCorps Food Security VISTA Opportunities with Healthy Acadia

AmeriCorps Food Security VISTA Opportunities with Healthy Acadia

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMay 6, 2024HFFA, healthy food for all, AmeriCorps VISTA, Hunger Free America, food secuirty, healthy fooe, food access

Discover the Many Health Benefits of Tai Chi Practice

Discover the Many Health Benefits of Tai Chi Practice

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMay 5, 2024tai chi, tai chi for arthritis, tai chi for health, tai chi for fall prevention, free tai chi, free fitness classes, free wellness classes

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Little Tick, Big Deal

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Little Tick, Big Deal

POSTTracey CarlsonMay 1, 2024tick, tick safety, deer tick, Lyme disease awareness month, lyme disease

Welcome, Eleanor Jones

Welcome, Eleanor Jones

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 28, 2024CE, SPR, SB, HA, HFFA, HPE, AHE

Welcome, Derek Soucy

Welcome, Derek Soucy

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 27, 2024CE, SPR, SB, HA, HFFA, HPE, AHE

Healthy Acadia Announces Mini-Grant Opportunities for Licensed Early Child Care Sites to Expand Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives

Healthy Acadia Announces Mini-Grant Opportunities for Licensed Early Child Care Sites to Expand Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 26, 2024ECE, early childhood education, child care site mini-grants, SB, strong, Strong Beginnings, Healthy Eating Active Living, HEAL

Listening Session to Gather Input from Communities of Color

Listening Session to Gather Input from Communities of Color

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 26, 2024BIPOC, listening session, DEI, HPM, community, community connection

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Vaccination Can Prevent Severe Illness

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Vaccination Can Prevent Severe Illness

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 25, 2024respiratory illness, respiratory illness in infants, RSV, vaccination, HPM, SB, HA, healthy aging, strong beginnings

May StoryWalk® Book Selection Introduces Young Readers to the Wide World of Vegetables

May StoryWalk® Book Selection Introduces Young Readers to the Wide World of Vegetables

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 24, 2024StoryWalk, SB, Strong Beginnings, HFFA, healthy food for all, vegetables, The Vegetables We Eat, Porter Memorial Library, healthy eating, healthy eating on a budget, healthy kids, outdoor activity, kid-friendly activities, walk, outside, walking path

Rethinking the State of Prison Food

Rethinking the State of Prison Food

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 23, 2024HFFA, prison garden project, Downeast Restorative Harvest, healthy food for all, healthy food in jails, food access

Down East Teen Leadership Camp Will Offer Overnight Program this Summer

Down East Teen Leadership Camp Will Offer Overnight Program this Summer

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 22, 2024Strong Beginnings, SB, DETLC, Down East Teen Leadership Camp, youth, youth mental health, youth empowerment, youth voice, youth alcohol prevention, youth engagement, youth resilience, teen activities, teens, preteen activities, camp, healthy teens