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Nov 19, 2020

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Sep 25, 2020

Advocates say isolation of older Mainers increasing amid pandemic

The great work that Anne Schroth, our Healthy Aging coordinator, is doing during the pandemic to lessen isolation among older members of...

Jun 23, 2020

The Magic Food Bus is 10 Years Old and Going Strong!

Happy ten-year anniversary Magic Food Bus! In 2011, Margaret Bixby shared an innovative idea to introduce Sedgwick families to fresh,...

Jun 10, 2020

Stories from the Front-line: How COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Affect Young Children, Their Parents,

“Tears ran down my face as I wrote a letter to parents, saying that after only four months of being open, I felt we should close our...

Jun 3, 2020

Masks Show You Care!

Face coverings help prevent virus transmission between people. They work best when everyone is wearing them. Be considerate of your...

Apr 29, 2020

Advance Directives? JUST DO IT!

How can we gain some control over our healthcare in a time when control seems lacking? Everyone has seen or heard of the heartbreaking...

Apr 26, 2020

BDN Shines a Light on Advance Directives

On the editorial page of the April 25 Bangor Daily News, there is an excellent summary of what an advance directive is and why it is...

Apr 11, 2020

COVID-19 Volunteer Support

Healthy Peninsula and our community partners are offering free, volunteer services to help vulnerable community members with grocery...

Apr 11, 2020

Advance Directives and COVID-19

The Conversation Project offers some things to think about if you were to become seriously ill with COVID-19. Please click here to see...

Apr 1, 2020

Life in the Time of Corona—Community, Creativity, and Care

I am a news junkie, as well as a health provider, and I can spend hours each day being saturated with the latest news and publicity about...

Mar 31, 2020

Local and Regional COVID-19 Resources Available on Our Website

Healthy Peninsula, the region’s community health coordination organization is working closely with our community partners to avoid...

Dec 2, 2019

2019 Fall Newsletter

Nov 13, 2019

How Do We Change The Conversation About Aging?

As the coordinator for Age-Friendly Coastal Communities, Healthy Peninsula has been working diligently to create a community where aging...

Oct 23, 2019

Healthy Families Announces Our Family Resource Center

Thanks to generous grant funding from the Maine Community Foundation, Healthy Peninsula is proud to announce that we are launching a...

Sep 24, 2019

Empty Bowl Supper Helps Fill the Magic Food Bus

Brooksville Elementary School is hosting an Empty Bowl community supper on Thursday October 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Families and friends are...

Jun 21, 2019

Summer 2019 Newsletter

Apr 11, 2019

Who Will Speak for You? Having “The Conversation” with Your Family

Are you a thirty or fortysomething caring for aging parents? A retiree wanting to “have a say” in what lies ahead? The idea of planning...

Mar 19, 2019

Healthy Peninsula Receives Maine Health Access Foundation Grant

Healthy Peninsula has received a $75,000 grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation as one of four Rural Health Transformation Grants....

Nov 21, 2018

Maine Council on Aging Releases Blueprint for Action on Healthy Aging

A call to action to build a robust, coordinated system of formal and informal supports and services was sounded by the Maine Council on...

Nov 2, 2018

Fall 2018 Newsletter

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