Blog — Healthy Acadia

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Should Know

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 19, 2025SPR, SB, FASD, alcohol use and pregnancy, alcohol risks to baby, alcohol use prevention, expectant parents

World Lung Day is September 25

World Lung Day is September 25

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 17, 2025lung health, asthma, cancer resources, reduce lung cancer risk, hpm, ha

Mindfulness - A Gentle Practice for Healing on the Recovery Journey

Mindfulness - A Gentle Practice for Healing on the Recovery Journey

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 16, 2025mindfulness tools, mindfulness in recovery, recovery, tools for recovery, present, wellness, well-being, HPM, SPR

21st Annual Washington County Turkey-A-Thon Set for October 10

21st Annual Washington County Turkey-A-Thon Set for October 10

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonSeptember 15, 2025turkey-a-thon, food security, Washington County, HFFA, healthy food for all

Public Invited to Open House and Cider Pressing at Downeast Restorative Harvest Community Farm

Public Invited to Open House and Cider Pressing at Downeast Restorative Harvest Community Farm

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonSeptember 15, 2025Downeast Restorative Harvest, free family activities, food security, cider pressing, open house event, HFFA

Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Cancer Screening Saves Lives

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 14, 2025cancer screening, cancer navigation, cancer risks, cancer resources, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, cancer screening matters, gynecological cancer, health, HPM, HA

Building Recovery Ready Communities, One Connection at a Time

Building Recovery Ready Communities, One Connection at a Time

Tracey CarlsonSeptember 12, 2025

How Prepared Are You for an Emergency?

How Prepared Are You for an Emergency?

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 11, 2025climate anxiety, national preparedness month, emergency preparedness, HPM, BN

Free Workshop Will Explore Yoga for Mind and Body

Free Workshop Will Explore Yoga for Mind and Body

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonSeptember 9, 2025yoga, Samantha Williams, mindfulness and movement, free class, monthly mindfulness series, hpm, ha, spr

“Apple Trouble!” Featured on September StoryWalk® at Porter Memorial Library

“Apple Trouble!” Featured on September StoryWalk® at Porter Memorial Library

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonSeptember 8, 2025PSE Change Project, Maine SNAP-Ed, StoryWalk®, StoryWalk, free family activites, outdoor activity, kids, kid-friendly activities, keeping kids active, HPM, HFFA, healthy food choices, Porter Memorial Library

Back-to-School Resources for Students and Teachers

Back-to-School Resources for Students and Teachers

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 7, 2025back-to-school, youth resources, teacher resources, resilience, youth resilience, substance prevention, youth substance use prevention, youth mental health, student support, healthy eating, youth wellness, SPR, SB, HFFA, HPM, BN, HE

September is Suicide Prevention Month: Breaking Silence, Building Hope

September is Suicide Prevention Month: Breaking Silence, Building Hope

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 5, 2025suicide prevention, mental health supports, 988, SB, HA, SPR

World Alzheimer's Month

World Alzheimer's Month

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 3, 2025World Alzheimer's Month, HPM, HA, dementia

Remembering Lives Lost to Overdose

Remembering Lives Lost to Overdose

POSTTracey CarlsonSeptember 1, 2025SPR, HPM, overdose awareness day, recovery, recovery resources, recovery coaching, harm reduction

Celebrating Our Maine Recovery Core Interns

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 31, 2025Maine Recovery Core, SPR, recovery, recovery core, interns

From Garden to Freezer to Oven: Making the Most of Your Zucchini

From Garden to Freezer to Oven: Making the Most of Your Zucchini

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 28, 2025Maine SNAP-Ed, healthy eating on a budget, healthy food for all, HFFA, meal planning, supporting selective eaters, bento boxes, healthy school lunches

Back-to-School and Up-to-Date

Back-to-School and Up-to-Date

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 25, 2025HPM, SB, school immunizations, back to school, healthy classrooms, healthy kids

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: Shedding Light on an Invisible Illness

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: Shedding Light on an Invisible Illness

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 22, 2025HPM

DERH Community Farm Has a Barn!

DERH Community Farm Has a Barn!

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 19, 2025HPM, BN, HE, HFFA, DERH, barn, food security

Healthy Bento Box Lunches

Healthy Bento Box Lunches

POSTTracey CarlsonAugust 19, 2025Maine SNAP-Ed, healthy eating on a budget, healthy food for all, HFFA, meal planning, supporting selective eaters, bento boxes, healthy school lunches