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Local Health Officer Core Training
Section I: Welcome
Welcome to the self-directed local health officer online core training.
Maine’s Local Health Officers (or "LHOs") have a long and proud tradition of serving Maine’s local communities, with a role established in 1885 by Maine Statute. LHOs are appointed by their municipality and serve locally; they also have an important role in the coordination of state and local public health.
Because Local Health Officers have a unique “on-the-ground” knowledge of their communities, they are often best able to respond and assist when a resident faces a local public health challenge. LHOs coordinate with municipal colleagues and municipal officials, with the Maine CDC and other public health professionals, and with other community and state public health partners. All share the common goal of improving and caring for the health of Maine’s communities.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this course.
Resource: Information on Health Alerts (HAN)
CDC's Health Alert Network (HAN) is CDC's primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories. Maine's LHOs are eligible to receive the Maine CDC's HAN notifications when a new alert is sent, for informational purposes only. Note that there is no action an LHO needs to take in response (unless you have another professional "hat" that requires a response, such as clinician).
To receive Health Alerts from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Health Alert Network, see the LHO sign-up instructions here: Maine HAN Sign-Up Instructions for LHOs
If you are returning to the course, you can
- Select from the menu at the left for the module where you last left off, or
- Choose the Site Map to select a specific section.
If you are new to the course, please select the How to Use to learn how to navigate the course.
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