Western - District 3

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• Western 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

• Western Public Health District – District 3 – covers Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties
• Western district population: 198,372 (2020 census)
• Androscoggin County: 111,139 people, 237.5 per square mile
• Franklin County: 29,456 people, 17.4 per square mile
• Oxford County: 57,777, 27.8 per square mile
• 71 municipalities (incorporated local governments)

Western District Public Health Unit

The Western District Public Health Unit is located at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office at 200 Main Street in Lewiston, Maine. To report an infectious disease, public health emergency consultation, or Health Inspection complaint please email to: disease.reporting@maine.gov, or call 1-800-821-5821.

Western District Coordinating Council

The Western District Coordinating Council was formed with the partnership of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) for the purpose of representing the health of the communities it serves. Through collaboration with public health organizations as well as the community, we implement effective, and proactive delivery of the ten Essential Public Health Services to the counties within the Western Public Health District.

Vision

We envision a district in which population health needs are met quickly and efficiently through a coordinated network of healthcare organizations, social service agencies, community stakeholders and other entities invested in a healthy Western Maine.

Mission

Through collaboration, we will maximize Oxford, Franklin, and Androscoggin County resources to advance the delivery of the 10 essential public health services.

Newsletter

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Western 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. Steering Committee Members are:

• Chair – LeeAnna Lavoie, Healthy Community Coalition
• Vice Chair – Lindsay Gannon, Healthy Androscoggin
• State Coordinating Council Representative - Corrie Brown
• Androscoggin County Representative – Stacey Wheeler, Community Concepts
• Franklin County Representative – Katherine Lemieux, Healthy Community Coalition
• Oxford County Representative – Stephanie LeBlanc, Oxford County Mental Health
• Ex-Officio Committee Members – Lauren Gauthier, Western District Liaison, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Get Involved

The Western 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. While interested persons are not eligible to vote on Council business, they are invited to participate in one of the Council's District Public Health Improvement Plan (DPHIP) Oversight Committees.

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Meetings & Events

The calendar of events below includes the Western District Coordinating Council for Public Health, its Committee meetings, as well as meetings and events from around our District, that have been submitted by our Council members.

We meet virtually on a quarterly basis. All meetings are held from 9-11 a.m.

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

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