Statewide Coordinating Council for Public Health

The Statewide Coordinating Council for Public Health is a representative statewide body of public health stakeholders collaborating on public health planning and coordination. The SCC leverages 4 key priorities.

• Participate as appropriate to help ensure the state public health system is ready and maintained for accreditation.
• Assist the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in planning for the essential public health services and resources to be provided in each district and across the State in the most efficient, effective and evidence-based manner possible.
• Receive reports from the tribal district coordinating council for public health regarding readiness for tribal public health systems for accreditation if offered; and
• Participate as appropriate and as resources permit to help support tribal public health systems to prepare for and maintain accreditation if assistance is requested from any tribe.

2025 Meeting Dates

Meetings are open to the public and held via Zoom from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Thursday March 20, 2025
• Thursday June 12, 2025
• Thursday September 18, 2025
• Thursday December 18, 2025

Membership

Below is our 2019 Stakeholder Directory.

• SCC Member Directory (PDF) as of March 2020

Contact:

• James Markiewicz
• Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Health and Human Services
• 286 Water Street
• 11 State House Station
• Augusta, ME 04333-0011
• james.markiewicz@maine.gov
• 207-287-5177

SCC History – Public Health Work Group

The mission of the Public Health Work Group is to plan for the development and implementation of a statewide public health infrastructure for the purpose of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public health delivery using existing resources.

2007 PHWG Report to Legislature (Current Plans and Recommendations for a Statewide Public Health Infrastructure, etc.) 12/31/07

• Cover Letter and Main Document (Word) or PDF*
• Appendix A (Word) or PDF*
• Appendix B (Word) or PDF*
• Appendix C (Word) or PDF*
• Appendix D (Word) or PDF*
• Appendix E (Word) or PDF*

Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions

• Recommended Threshold Performance Requirements for Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions (Word) or PDF*

Consensus Recommendations

• for Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions (Word) or PDF*
• for Regional Public Health Functions and Infrastructure (Word) or PDF*
• for Regions (Word) or PDF*

Draft Glossary

• For Terms Related to CCHC Functions, Competencies and Performance Standards (Word) or PDF*

Handouts From the 10/22/07 PHWG Meeting

• Summary Working Draft 2 (Word) or PDF*
• Full Text of Submissions (Word) or PDF*
• Cumberland County Coordinating Council for Public Health (C4PH) (Word) or PDF*

Homeland Security Task Force

• Public Health Work Group Response to November 29, 2006 Proposals Presented to Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) (Word*) or PDF*

Indian Health Services Overview 10/22/07

• 07102-ihs-overviewforphwg.pdfOverview (PDF) or PPT*

Infrastructure Sub-Committee

• A Report to the PHWG (Draft Working Document) October 30, 2006 (Word) or PDF*

Local Health Officers

• Local Health Officer (LHO) Report Executive Summary (PDF)

Maine CDC Contracts Broken Out by Districts

• Broken Out by Districts (Excel*) or PDF*

Maine Health and Human Services Districts

• Matrix showing District, County, County Population and District Population (Word) or PDF*
• Graphic showing the Maine DHHS Districts and Offices (PDF)
• Quick-download graphic (GIF*)

Maine State Health Plan

The State Health Plan addresses Maine’s health care costs, quality and access and is a key element of Dirigo Health Reform

Models and Options Subcommittee

• Non-Mutually Exclusive Models and Options: Governance and Accountability (Word) or PDF* Subcommittee: A Review of the Public Health System in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Vermont (Word) or PDF*

PHWG Background Materials

• A Brief History of Statewide Public Health Infrastructure in Maine (Word) or PDF*
• Public Health Law (Word) or PDF*

Proposals Presented at 10/22/07 PHWG Meeting

• Presented 10/22/07 PHWG Meeting (PDF)
• Proposal Summaries Presented at 10/22/07 PHWG Meeting (PDF)

Resolves

• Regarding the Role of Local Regions in Maine's Emerging Public Health Infrastructure *
• Regarding Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions (Word) or PDF*

State and Local Level Public Health Functions

• State and Local Level Public Health Functions within the 10 EPHS (Word) or PDF* State Health Plan Public Health Work Group Report: Public Health Activities by Maine State Government (PDF)

Vision and Mission

• Healthy People in Healthy Communities (Word) or PDF*
• Building Needed Infrastructure - Public Health In Maine (Excerpted from Maine State Health Plan) (Word*) * or PDF*
• Public Health Work Group Process Plan (revised 5/4/06) (Word*) or PDF*
• Public Health Work Group Process Success Factors (Word) or PDF*