Health

Adult health

Carseat Check Locations - Using a child safety seat or safety belt the right way.
Child Care and Head Start - For parents, child care providers, early childhood educators, and others interested in the health and development of young children and their families.
Childhood Lead Program - Identifying and helping children with elevated blood lead levels.
Children With Special Health Needs Program - Improving the health and well-being of children with special health needs.
Children's Behavioral Health Services - Providing services to children with special needs, including developmental disabilities/delays, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autism, substance abuse and mental health disorders.
Coordinating School Health Programs - Maine's School Health Program.
Immunization information - Child immunization, vaccination and schedules.
Injury Prevention - Injury is the leading cause of death among our youngest citizens, accounting for approximately 30% of all years of life lost before age 65.
Teen and Young Adult Health Program - Ensuring all adolescents have skills and access to services, information, and supports that promote healthy life choices
Youth Violence Prevention - Helping schools conduct conflict management, peer mediation, and bullying prevention programs.
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Disease Reporting - Disease reports from community practitioners and laboratories
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Environmental Health - Visit our Environmental Health page for information on a variety of health related links specific to the environment, including testing for radon or lead, water testing, landfills, etc.

Fish and Game - Warnings on eating fish and game.
Food Stamps - Helping low-income people buy food
Health and Nutrition Advice from Maine's First Lady
Physical Activity and Nutrition Program - Working towards improving nutrition and increasing physical activity
Women, Infants, and Children's Nutrition Program (WIC) - Free nutrition advice, tips for staying healthy, recipes, and resources for growing families.
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Asthma Control and Prevention
Cardiovascular Health - Providing health education to Maine residents.
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Disease Specific Information
Flu - This interagency site is designed to provide a single source for all information related to avian, pandemic, and seasonal influenza.
HIV/STD - Working to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
Lyme Disease
Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program - An early detection program.
Maine Cancer Registry - Provides reports on incidence and mortality rates as well as information on risk factors, prevention and early detection of various cancers.
Oral Health
Rabies - Rabies data by year
Tuberculosis - Surveillance of TB disease throughout the State.
West Nile Virus (arbovirus) - Advice on protection and treatment methods.
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Adult Mental Health Services Information and resources, including:
- Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center - State psychiatric hospitals under the DHHS located in the Bangor area.
- Geriatric Mental Health Services - Services for older adults
- Grievance Process Guide for recipients of mental health services
- Housing Resources - Assisting persons with mental health issues in securing safe, decent, and affordable housing
- Legal issues
- Provider List
- Recovery - Recovery information.
- Related Links - Federal Agencies, other related sites, Mental Health Research, Training and Technical Assistance Centers, etc.
- Rights of Recipients - Summary in English plus six other languages
- Riverview Psychiatric Center - State psychiatric hospitals under the DHHS located in the Augusta area.
Children's Behavioral Health Services - Providing services to children with special needs, including developmental disabilities/delays, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autism, substance abuse and mental health disorders.
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Minority Health - Promoting health and wellness in Maine's racial and ethnic minority communities.
Multicultural Resources - Providing multi-lingual health services to Maine's minority populations.
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Physician search - search for a physician or physician assistant by name, license number, town or specialty (provided by the Board of Licensure in Medicine)
Osteopathic physician search - search for an osteopathic physician (provided by the Board of Osteopathic Licensure)

Long Term Care - Finding the kind of care you need often feels like going through a maze when you are least able to do so - when you or a loved one face a medical emergency or crisis.
Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled - Eligibility and benefits.
Nutrition for Older People in Maine - Congregate and Home Delivered meals, with links to Maine's Area Agencies on Aging.
Taking Charge of Your Health Care - A Description of Maine Law on Health Care Advance Directives.
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Maine Vital Records - Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death records from 1923 to the present. Includes information on how to get a copy of a record.

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