Maine CDC Public Health Nurses (PHN) are registered nurses working to improve, preserve, and protect the health and quality of life for all Mainers. Public Health Nurses work to improve the health of individuals, populations, and communities across Maine.
Public Health Nursing Districts in Maine
Maine has eight Public Health Nursing Districts. Hover over each District to display the number of nurses and the Supervisor to contact for services.
Maine is divided into 8 Public Health Nursing Districts.
Please note these numbers include newly hired PHNs with start-dates within the month of April.
- District 1 (Sanford)
9 nurses (total for Districts 1 & 2), Matthew Cohen, Supervisor (matthew.cohen@maine.gov), (207) 699-9048 - District 2 (Portland)
9 nurses (total for Districts 1 & 2), Matthew Cohen, Supervisor (matthew.cohen@maine.go), (207) 699-9048 - District 3 (Lewiston)
8 nurses, Shannon McDaniel, Supervisor (Shannon.McDaniel@maine.gov), (207) 754-0214 - District 4 (Rockland)
3 nurses, Brooke Payne, Supervisor (brooke.payne@maine.gov), (207) 542-3576 - District 5 (Augusta)
7 nurses, Nicole Snowdon, Consultant (Nicole.Snowdon@maine.gov), (207) 542-4194 - District 6 (Bangor)
6 nurses, Cindy Grass, Supervisor (Cynthia.Grass@maine.gov), (207) 356-2452 - District 7 (Machias)
3 nurses, Cindy Grass, Consultant (Cynthia.Grass@maine.gov), (207) 356-2452 - District 8 (Caribou)
4 nurses, Tammy Mitchell, Consultant (Tammy.Mitchell@maine.gov), (207) 496-9164
Services
For over 100 years, Maine's PHN Division has provided vital services and support to vulnerable populations in homes and in communities. PHNs routinely provide maternal and child health support and education, adult health services, communicable disease control and prevention, and New Mainer health services. PHN offers expertise in community and stakeholder groups, facilitates immunization clinics, and helps protect communities in the event of disaster.
Maternal Child Health Services
PHNs provide in-home or virtual health services, available to all prenatal and postpartum individuals and infants. All services are provided at no cost. Our nurses provide education, nursing assessment, and feeding support during pregnancy and after birth. Our nurses are Certified Lactation Counselors. A PHN can address concerns you have with your pregnancy or birth, answer your health questions about you or your baby, and connect you with resources and services to support the health of your infant and family.
Maine's CradleME referral program is a critical part of the PHN Division. This free service connects you with the right home-based or virtual support for you and your baby. To enroll yourself or someone else, visit CradleME.
Tuberculosis
PHNs work closely with the Maine CDC Tuberculosis Control Program to provide nursing case management and assessment services for individuals in Maine with latent and active tuberculosis.
Health care providers who want to make a referral for LTBI treatment, please call or fax us the referral form (PDF).
Immunizations
We can work with individuals, schools, and community partners to identify those in need of recommended vaccinations and provide those vaccinations at no cost. For those with limited access to health care or no other means of obtaining vaccinations, PHN can help. For more information, call or fax us the PHN referral form (PDF).
Public Health Emergencies
Public Health Nursing is dedicated to emergency response and trains and prepares staff to respond when an emergency occurs. PHNs served on strike teams, investigated case contacts, provided COVID vaccinations in homes to those most vulnerable, at mass vaccination clinics, and maintained essential PHN services.
Tuberculin Skin Test Training
Our nurses provide health care professionals with Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) Train the Trainer course at no cost. You can learn to administer and interpret TSTs and deliver Tuberculin Skin Test Training to colleagues and partners. The training is 2-4 hours, depending on group size.
Trainers who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion that is good for 3 years. To learn more or to schedule a training at your facility, contact:
Jessi Duma - Public Health Nursing Training Specialist
Call: (207) 441-6502 or email: Jessica.duma@maine.gov
Contact
If you want to learn more about public health nursing call:
Office Associate: 207-287-4112
Referral line number: 1-888-644-1130
TTY: Maine relay 711
Fax: 207-287-4577