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AUGUSTA—The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified the first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2022-2023 influenza (flu) season. The child tested positive for influenza A.
Still time to get protected with the flu shot
AUGUSTA— Maine is experiencing a sharp increase in seasonal influenza (flu) activity statewide. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reminds residents and visitors to take steps to stay healthy, including getting the flu vaccine.
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced today the award of $13.8 million by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) to invest in Maine’s critical public health infrastructure and public health workforce over the next five years. The award is part of $3.14 billion the U.S. CDC is distributing to bolster public health departments across the country.
AUGUSTA—The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) is recognizing November as National Adoption Month by highlighting the vital role that adoptive parents play in creating safe and stable homes for Maine children. In 2021, adoptive parents in Maine provided homes to 384 children who were in State custody, reflecting a significant increase from 289 adoptions in 2020 and 271 adoptions in 2019.
Maine households may order a kit of five rapid COVID-19 tests for home delivery every month from Project ACT
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is encouraging Maine people to order free, at-home COVID-19 tests as part of their planning for upcoming gatherings and travel to protect relatives and friends and help limit the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season.
More Maine people than ever will be eligible for help paying for Marketplace insurance in 2023
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that Maine people can now visit CoverME.gov, Maine's Health Insurance Marketplace, to shop for and select affordable health insurance plans for 2023 during the Open Enrollment Period that kicks off today, November 1, 2022.
Open enrollment ends in five days for coverage in 2023
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is urging Maine residents who lack affordable health insurance to sign up by the deadline of Sunday, January 15, for a 2023 health plan through CoverME.gov, Maine’s health insurance marketplace.
Jan 1, 2023
As the largest Department in State government that serves one in three Maine residents, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is committed to removing barriers to services for various populations, improving equitable outcomes, and making working in and with DHHS a positive experience for people of all cultures, races, ethnicities, and identities. To this end, Ian Yaffe will become the next Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the Department on January 30.