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Section I: Public Health Districts in Maine

To improve coordinated delivery of essential public health services, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maine Legislature approved the establishment of eight public health districts. District boundaries were established using population size, geographic areas, hospital service areas, and county borders.   A District Liaison coordinates a Public Health Unit with co-located Maine CDC staff in one DHHS regional office of each District. The Public Health Districts are: Aroostook District 8; Central District 5; Cumberland District 2; Downeast District 7; Mid-Coast District 4; Penquis District 6; Western District 3; and York District 1. Contact information for all District Liaisons 

Similarly in collaboration with Maine Tribes, a Tribal Health District was established with its boundaries determined by the Tribal Health Center service areas and staffed by a Tribal District Health Liaison. The Tribes have their own LHOs to serve Tribal members on reservation homelands; however, they are also available to serve Tribal members who reside in municipalities covered in the geographic area served by Tribal Health Centers. An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Health Infrastructure. 

Municipal LHOs should seek to work with the Tribal District Liaison if there are issues of concern related to the health risks of town residents who are also enrolled members of a Tribe. Title 22 M.R.S.A.  §411, subsection 4 & 5 was amended to legally recognize the Tribal District.

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