Blog — Healthy Acadia

DETLC Youth Build Leadership and Connection at Statewide Conference

DETLC Youth Build Leadership and Connection at Statewide Conference

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 9, 2026SB, DETLC, MYAN youth leadership conference, youth leaders

Farmers and Growers: Partner with Downeast Gleaning Initiative

Farmers and Growers: Partner with Downeast Gleaning Initiative

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 7, 2026Downeast Gleaning Initiative, local food, farmers and growers

Healthy Acadia and Barn Arts Offer Free Theater Workshops at Local Libraries

Healthy Acadia and Barn Arts Offer Free Theater Workshops at Local Libraries

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 6, 2026youth theater, HMP, SB, SPR, youth resilience, social-emotional learning, peer connections

Free Class Will Explore Restorative Somatics to Support Mind-Body Connection

Free Class Will Explore Restorative Somatics to Support Mind-Body Connection

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 6, 2026monthly mindfulness series, mindfulness tools, Kalindi Dinoffer, somatic, HPM, HA, SB

Alcohol Awareness Month: Finding Your “Sipping Point”

Alcohol Awareness Month: Finding Your “Sipping Point”

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 4, 2026SPR, SB, alcohol, underage drinking, prevent underage drinking, underage drinking risks, talking with kids about substance use risks, talk they hear you, sipping point

Help Shape the Future of Downeast Maine’s Food System

Help Shape the Future of Downeast Maine’s Food System

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 2, 2026local food systems, Downeast Food Systems Partnership, local food, Mainers feeding Mainers, food security, food fo all, farm to table, food access, Food, HFFA, community

Explore a Future in Healthcare at Summer Scrub Club 2026

Explore a Future in Healthcare at Summer Scrub Club 2026

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 2, 2026HPM, youth career exploration, youth work opportunities, health care, health careers, HPMAHEC, hpm, AHEC

Healthy Acadia Announces Bold Fundraising Goals to Celebrate 25 Years

Healthy Acadia Announces Bold Fundraising Goals to Celebrate 25 Years

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonApril 2, 2026CE, Health and Hope Campaign, support Healthy Acadia, fundraising, HPM, SB, AHE, HA, BN, HE, HFFA, SPR

You Asked: What are the symptoms of long COVID and how much do we know about it?

You Asked: What are the symptoms of long COVID and how much do we know about it?

POSTTracey CarlsonApril 1, 2026chronic illness, covid, HPM

Safe Harbor Recovery Home Celebrates Five Years

Safe Harbor Recovery Home Celebrates Five Years

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 30, 2026safe harbor recovery home, recovery, family, keeping families together, recovery support, women, SPR, SB, HPM, BN

The 15th Annual Hancock County Food Drive begins April 4

The 15th Annual Hancock County Food Drive begins April 4

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 30, 2026HFFA, food for all, food pantry, food fundraiser, Hancock County Food Drive, food drive 2026, food security, Hancock County

Folklore Farm and Healthy Acadia Launch 2026 CSA with Flexible Farmstand Model

Folklore Farm and Healthy Acadia Launch 2026 CSA with Flexible Farmstand Model

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 27, 2026Folklore Farm, CSA, food for all, farm shares, local food systems, garden, healthy food, HFFA

Quitting Tobacco for Good, for You and Your Baby

Quitting Tobacco for Good, for You and Your Baby

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 25, 2026SB, HPM, SPR, tobacco free, healthy pregnancy, second hand smoke, third hand smoke, tobacco

Understanding the New Dietary Guidelines

Understanding the New Dietary Guidelines

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 21, 2026food access, nutrition, nutrition month, nutrition education, food for all, healthy food for all, healthy diet, dietary guidelines, diet and health, HFFA

Healthy Acadia Celebrates 25 Years, Invites Community to Create “Art for Health and Hope” During National Public Health Week

Healthy Acadia Celebrates 25 Years, Invites Community to Create “Art for Health and Hope” During National Public Health Week

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 20, 202625th year anniversary, Art for Health & Hope, SB, HA, HPM, HFFA, SPR, BN, HE, AHE

Is Climate Change Impacting Public Health in Maine?

Is Climate Change Impacting Public Health in Maine?

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 11, 2026HPM, HA, HE, SB, climate change, climate resilience, public health, extreme heat

Join a Free Online Mindfulness Session to Learn Gentle Stretches and Body Awareness

Join a Free Online Mindfulness Session to Learn Gentle Stretches and Body Awareness

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 10, 2026monthly mindfulness series, HPM

Welcome, Erica Reynolds

Welcome, Erica Reynolds

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 8, 2026SPR, new team member

Maine Recovery Core Program Expands Partnerships and Welcomes New Recovery Coach Interns in 2026

POSTTracey CarlsonMarch 6, 2026recovery, Maine Recovery Core, SPR, HPM

Scion Exchange and Seed Swap Set for April 11 at Cobscook Institute

Scion Exchange and Seed Swap Set for April 11 at Cobscook Institute

PRESS RELEASETracey CarlsonMarch 3, 2026scion, seed exchange, MOFGA, local food systems, support local growers, HFFA, healthy food for all