Optimizing Healthcare Choices for Difficult Times
As a veteran hospice volunteer, my role is to support individuals who are critically ill or whose condition may be terminal and their...
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Apr 30, 2017
A Tale of Two Deaths
Three daughters gathered in the hospital room where their mother lay dying. This had been long expected, and the two daughters from out...
Mar 12, 2017
Early Childhood Mini-Grants Available!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation, Healthy Peninsula currently has a limited amount of grant...
Mar 9, 2017
The Nelson Family Project: Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Maine is seeing a significant increase in tick-borne diseases, which can affect every system of the human body. While good progress has...
Mar 4, 2017
Having “The Conversation” with Your Family
I was lucky. My mother had a cancer scare when she was sixty-three. During that episode, we had many heartfelt conversations about what...
Feb 9, 2017
Please…Write Us In
Every year, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation generously awards grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to nonprofits throughout the state,...
Jan 19, 2017
Healthy Peninsula Receives Second Cabot Foundation Grant
One of the ongoing concerns of Healthy Peninsula’s Early Childhood Interest Group has been improving the kindergarten readiness of...
Jan 12, 2017
Screen Time for Children
by Warren Berkowitz As a local special-education administrator, I had the privilege of helping parents deal with the many challenges of...
Dec 9, 2016
Blue Hill Joins AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities
The Town of Blue Hill has been designated by the AARP as a member of its Network of Age-Friendly Communities. The Network currently...
Nov 28, 2016
TiP Learning Community – November 28, 2016
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Nov 17, 2016
TiP Learning Community – November 17, 2016
Need A Resource?? The Healthy Peninsula Community Resource Guide is just a click away: http://communityresourceguide.org NEWS ABOUT ...
Nov 15, 2016
Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center says . . .
Benefits of Yoga by a Cancer Patient/Survivor I began practicing Yoga in the early 1970’s and through the years since have practiced it...
Nov 11, 2016
Talkin’ About the Volunteer Initiative . . .
Chatting with friends recently, our conversation turned to what we believe makes life meaningful, i.e. what gives us joy, happiness, and...
Nov 4, 2016
Oct 14, 2016
The IRS Says “Yes!” to Healthy Peninsula’s 501(c)(3) Application
Sometimes our hearts drop when there is a letter from the IRS in the mailbox, but instead our hearts soared. There it was: the letter...
Oct 4, 2016
Penobscot Bay Press says. . .
Penobscot Bay Press has had the privilege of serving with the Thriving in Place Downeast (TiPD) collaboration for the past two years. The...
Sep 22, 2016
Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Centers says . . .
His first contact with the Beth Wright Center was not as a beneficiary of services, but rather as a benefactor. An avid cyclist, he...
Sep 22, 2016
HP Staff Presents at Summit on Aging
On September 21, 2016, Healthy Peninsula staff members Janet Lewis and Anne Schroth attended and presented at th...
Sep 19, 2016
Talkin’ About Tai Chi for Health . . .
I am thrilled that one hundred fifty people participated in the evidenced-based “Tai Chi for Health” program during TiPD’s first two...
Sep 18, 2016
Magic Food Bus Extends Its Season
Healthy Peninsula is extending its deliveries of fresh free local produce through Thursday, October 13. The extension is made possible...
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