Central - District 5

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• Central District Coordinating Council
• Steering Committee
• Workgroups
• Meetings & Events
• Publications

Maine's nine Public Health Districts are geographic areas that work to improve public health in the state. Each district is made up of one or more counties. In 2011, in collaboration with the five Maine Tribal jurisdictions, a Tribal Health District was established with boundaries determined by Tribal Health Center service areas and tribal jurisdictional boundaries.

At A Glance

• Central Public Health District -- District 5 -- Covers Somerset and Kennebec Counties
• 174,119 people, 10.1 individuals per square mile (2020 census)
• Kennebec County: 123,642 people, 142.5 per square mile
• Somerset County: 50,477 people, 12.9 per square mile
• 2 county governments: Kennebec and Somerset counties
• 62 municipalities (incorporated local governments)

Resources

• Central DCC Committees & Workgroups List and Summary of Duties (PDF)
• PCEs/Resiliency Training and Resources (PDF)
• Visit the Maine Prevention Store (Link)
• Local Public Health System Assessments Results -- Central Public Health District, 2022 (PDF)
• Central Public Health District Public Health System Assessment Report, 2022 (PDF)

Central District Public Health Unit

The Central District Public Health Unit is located at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Offices at 286 Water Street and 35 Anthony Avenue in Augusta, Maine.

The Central District Coordinating Council

The Central District Coordinating Council is a representative, district-wide body formed in partnership with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) to engage in collaborative planning and decision-making for the delivery of the ten Essential Public Health Services in the Central Public Health District. The Central Public Health District includes Kennebec and Somerset Counties.

Vision

A healthy population served by comprehensive, well-coordinated public health services

Mission

The DCC is a representative, district-wide body authorized by the Maine CDC to engage in collaborative planning and decision-making for essential public health services at the district level. It serves to mobilize working partnerships to combine efforts and resources within the District to produce results that no one community, organization, or sector could achieve effectively or efficiently alone.

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Central Steering Committee

The Council Chair, Vice-Chair, Statewide Coordinating Council (SCC) Representative, and Council members from around the District serve on the Council's Steering Committee. The Steering Committee guides and facilitates the Council's work.

• Tina Chapman
  Senior Engagement Officer
  Kennebec Behavioral Health
• Anne Conners
  Director, Community Health
  MaineGeneral Health
• Denise Delorie, State Coordinating Council Representative
  Mid-Maine Substance Use Prevention Coalition
  Healthy Northern Kennebec
• Matt L’Italien
  Project Director
  Somerset Public Health
• Michele Prince
  Chief Operating Officer
  KVCAP
• Paula Thomson
  District Liaison
  Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC)

Central DCC Committees & Workgroups List and Summary of Duties (PDF)

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Workgroups

Vaccination Coordination and Readiness

PCEs/Resiliency

Contact: Paula Thomson, paula.thomson@maine.gov

PCEs/Resiliency

• Training and Resources (PDF)

April 2019 Empowered-to-Connect Conference

• Participant Feedback (PDF)
• Evaluation Survey Results (PDF)
• Evaluation Survey Results - Knowledge Gain (PDF)

District-Wide Prevention Messaging

• Visit the Maine Prevention Store

2020 Prevention Messaging

• Spring/Summer 2020 [Video]
• Winter 2020/Fall 2019 [Video]

2019 Prevention Messaging

• Summer 2019 KVCAP Prevention Messaging [Video]
• Winter 2019/Fall 2018 KVCAP Prevention Messaging [Video]

2018 Prevention Messaging

• Summer 2018 KVCAP Prevention Messaging [Video]
• Winter 2018/Spring 2018 KVCAP prevention Messaging [Video]

2017 Prevention Messaging

• Fall 2017 KVCAP Prevention Messaging (PDF)

Get Involved

The Central District Coordinating Council (DCC) is one of eight geographic, and one Tribal, District Coordinating Councils for Public Health in Maine. Our District includes Kennebec and Somerset counties. The Council's responsibilities include:

• Identifying District public health issues and coordinating public health activities in the District;
• Providing public health services in our communities;
• Addressing health disparities to meet the specific public health needs of our District;
• Coordinating public health activities and planning in the District
• Convening non-traditional public health partners;
• Advising public health policy and allocation of funding; and,
• Preparing and maintaining the public health system for public health accreditation.

The Council is made up of (elected) Council members representing public health "sectors" that are identified in the Council's bylaws and 22 M.R.S. §412, as well as other interested persons within the District. Please join us for one of our Council meetings to learn more about the work we do.

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2023 Central District Coordinating Council Meeting Schedule

Meetings & Events

The calendar of events below includes Central District Coordinating Council and Committee meetings, as well as meetings and events from around our District that have been submitted by our Council members.

Please contact Meghan Richards meghan.richards@maine.gov to have your meeting or event added to the calendar.