Blog — Healthy Acadia

Gazpacho, quintessential summer refresher and another delicious drink!

Gazpacho, quintessential summer refresher and another delicious drink!

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 18, 2024Maine SNAP-Ed, summer recipes, healthy eating on a budget, healthy food for all, seasonal produce, PSE, seasonal workers, food connections, HFFA

Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center to Host Overdose Awareness Day Event

Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center to Host Overdose Awareness Day Event

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonAugust 16, 2024opioid overdose, overdose reversal, Overdose Awareness Day, recovery support, INSPIRE, overdose awareness day, SPR

New community garden providing fresh produce to Washington County Jail

New community garden providing fresh produce to Washington County Jail

MEDIA COVERAGETracey CarlsonAugust 15, 2024food security, Downeast Restorative Harvest, community garden, Machias garden, Downeast Gleaning Initiative, volunteer opportunities, HFFA, healthy food for all, healthy food for jails, food pantry

National Immunization Awareness Month: Prepare Your Kids for Back to School

National Immunization Awareness Month: Prepare Your Kids for Back to School

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 12, 2024vaccines, vaccination, childhood vaccination, back-to-school, ready for school, HPM, SB

Understanding Climate Anxiety: What It Is and How to Cope

Understanding Climate Anxiety: What It Is and How to Cope

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 8, 2024HPM, BN, climate justice, climate resilience, climate anxiety, StrengthenME

Reflections of a New Maine Recovery Core Intern

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 5, 2024SPR, Maine Recovery Core, recovery coaching, recovery

Refreshingly Simple: Homemade Infused Waters for a Healthy Summer Treat

Refreshingly Simple: Homemade Infused Waters for a Healthy Summer Treat

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 2, 2024Maine SNAP-Ed, summer recipes, healthy eating on a budget, healthy food for all, seasonal produce, PSE, seasonal workers, food connections, HFFA

Explore Simple Ways to Find Inner Peace in a Chaotic World

Explore Simple Ways to Find Inner Peace in a Chaotic World

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 31, 2024HPM, HA, SB, SPR, BN, mindfulness, monthly mindfulness, stress management, stress reduction, free classes, wellness, well-being, anxiety

Ellsworth Library and Healthy Acadia to Host Public Health Event on August 24

Ellsworth Library and Healthy Acadia to Host Public Health Event on August 24

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 29, 2024health resources, health questions, vaccination, MaineCare unwinding, HPM

Porter Memorial Library's StoryWalk® Features "Blueberries for Sal" in August

Porter Memorial Library's StoryWalk® Features "Blueberries for Sal" in August

POST, PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 29, 2024StoryWalk, HPM, SNAP-Ed, PSE, family time, family friendly activities, active kids, active outdoors, literacy, Blueberries for Sal, Porter Memorial Library, Machias family activities

Highlights from Healthy Acadia's 2024 Down East Teen Leadership Camp

Highlights from Healthy Acadia's 2024 Down East Teen Leadership Camp

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 25, 2024teen leadership, teen activities, DETLC, Down East Teen Leadership Camp, summer camp, positive youth activities, SB, Strong Beginnings

Welcome, Veronica Tingley

Welcome, Veronica Tingley

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 24, 2024CE, SPR, SB, HA, HFFA, HPE, AHE, new team member

Juneteenth Downeast Presents "Weekend on the Water" for BIPOC Community

Juneteenth Downeast Presents "Weekend on the Water" for BIPOC Community

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 23, 2024BIPOC, free family activities, active outdoors, Juneteenth Downeast, HPM, health equity

Creating Supportives Spaces for Breastfeeding

Creating Supportives Spaces for Breastfeeding

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 20, 2024HEAL, PROSPER, breastfeeding, lactation station, first food, HPM, SB, HFFA, strong beginnings

Healthy Acadia Promotes Wellness Through Free Tai Chi for Health Classes

Healthy Acadia Promotes Wellness Through Free Tai Chi for Health Classes

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 18, 2024tai chi, tai chi for health, HPM, HA, SPR, SB, fall prevention, stress management, exercise, pain relief, pain relief exercises, pain management, improved balance, flexibility, low impact exercise

Explore Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Improved Well-Being

Explore Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Improved Well-Being

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 17, 2024monthly mindfulness, mindful self-compassion, mindfulness, self-compassion, self help, self-love, stress reduction, stress management, stress, stress relief

It's Farmers' Market Season

It's Farmers' Market Season

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 16, 2024Maine Harvest Bucks, farmers' markets, shop local, fresh local food, healthy eating on a budget, SNAP, Healthy Food for All, food access

Free Workshop on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: Last Chance to Register!

Free Workshop on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: Last Chance to Register!

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonJuly 15, 2024mindfulness, mind-body connection, mindful self-compassion, self-care, stress, stress reduction

AmeriCorps Position at Washington Academy School & Community Garden

AmeriCorps Position at Washington Academy School & Community Garden

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 11, 2024school garden, food security, AmeriCorps, Washington Academy, food for all, Healthy Food for All, community service

Ways to Give: Legacy Giving

Ways to Give: Legacy Giving

POSTTracey CarlsonJuly 8, 2024give, donate, give back, legacy, legacy giving, bequest, support Healthy Acadia, support health, SB, HA, HFFA, SPR, BN, AHE, HPM