Penquis - District 6

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• Aroostook District Coordinating Council
• Steering Committee
• 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

• Penquis Public Health District – District 6 – covers Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties
• Penquis district population: 168,999 (2020 Census)
• Penobscot County: 152,199 people, 44.8 per square mile
• Piscataquis County: 16,800 people, 4.2. per square mile
• 2 county governments: Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties
• 60 municipalities (incorporated local governments)
• One Tribal Nation: Penobscot Nation, Indian Island

Resources

• District Health Disparities Grant 2024 (PDF)
• District Public Health Improvement Plan (PDF)
• Penquis District Local Public Health System Assessment 2022 (PDF)

Penquis District Public Health Unit

The Penquis District Public Health Unit is located at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office at 19 Maine Avenue in Bangor, Maine. To report an infectious disease, public health emergency consultation, or Health Inspection complaint please email to:disease.reporting@maine.govor call 1-800-821-5821.

Penquis District Public Health Council

The Penquis District Public Health 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 Penquis Public Health District. The Penquis Public Health District includes Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties.

Vision

We will be the unified voice for collaborative public health in the Penquis District.

Mission

We will be the district-wide body for collaborative public health planning and decision making for functions that are more efficiently and effectively accomplished at the District level.

The Penquis District Public Health Council mobilizes 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.

• Steering Committee Members (PDF)

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.

Get Involved

The Penquis District Coordinating Council is one of eight geographic, and one Tribal, District Coordinating Councils for Public Health in Maine. 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;
• 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 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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Meetings & Events

The calendar of events below includes the Penquis District Coordinating Council, and Committee meetings, as well as meetings and events from around our District, that have been submitted by our Council members. We meet four times a year. All meetings are virtual and open to the public.

Please contact District Liaison Jessica Fogg jessica.fogg@maine.gov to have your meeting or event added to the calendar.

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