Hepatitis A Cases Rose Sharply in Kennebec, Aroostook, and York Counties in 2019 02/13/2020 10:49 AM EST A press release from Maine.gov. AUGUSTA – Maine saw a fivefold increase in hepatitis A cases last year, with the number of reported cases… Read More ›
Suicide sucks. Suicide is a monster that will haunt you forever. Suicide is on the rise in the United States, and according to the most recent statistics from the CDC, is the tenth leading cause of death in our country…. Read More ›
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION (CDC) 01/24/2020 02:21 PM EST AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have identified a case of… Read More ›
Years ago, I ran a 200+ employee mental health agency. When children’s case management services were privatized – meaning the State of Maine, which had been handling all the children’s case management services to that point – opened those services… Read More ›
Since I’m in the middle of a nasty bout of this right now, which I apparently caught from my 2 year old grandson (whose symptoms were comparatively mild), it seemed worth posting this article from the Mayo Clinic. On checking… Read More ›
My late husband was always out in the woods, and never used any kind of tick repellent. He did pick ticks off himself (and I picked a couple as well) but surprisingly, not as many as one might expect. I… Read More ›
From the Maine Department of Health & Human ServicesJanuary 15, 2020 Free Training for Behavioral Health Providers The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI,) on behalf of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and… Read More ›
