Welcome to the York District Public Health Council

The York 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 York Public Health District.  The York Public Health District includes the communities in York County.

We envision a comprehensive, well-coordinated, accessible and equitable public health system for all in York County.

Our mission is to promote, improve, sustain, and advocate for the delivery of the essential public health services in York County. We strive to: collaborate, communicate, and advance partnerships at all levels of the public health system; engage York District partners in a public health planning, assessment, evaluation and quality improvement.

In collaboration with District partners and the Maine Center for Disease Control, the Council creates and updates a District Public Health Improvement Plan (DPHIP). The plan identifies the York District’s public health priorities in order to create a multi-year plan of objectives, strategies, and outcomes for district action. The DPHIP also informs partners of the district work and is used to inform the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP).

Our 2017-2019 District Public Health Improvement Plan Priorities are:

• Oral Health
• Substance Abuse
• Nutrition and Obesity

York District Public Health Council (YDPHC), and Committees

Executive Committee

• Bethany Fortier, Chair
• Betsy Kelly, Vice Chair
• Adam Hartwig, York District Public Health Liaison, Maine CDC

Ad-hoc working groups and committees may be formed to carry out the work and priorities identified by the Council

Current Membership Organizations

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition
• Kennebunkport Rotary
• Maine Behavioral Health Care
• Maine CDC
• Maine Health
• Maine HealthCare at Home
• Nasson Health Center
• Planned Parenthood NNE
• Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging
• Southern Maine Resource Center
• Town of York
• United Way of York County
• University of New England
• Wells Reserve at Laudholm
• York County Community Action Corp
• York County Government
• York County Shelter Programs
• York Hospital

Get Involved with the York District Public Health Council

The York District Public Health 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. Currently, we have Oversight Committees in the each of our priority areas of:

• Oral Health;
• Substance Abuse; and,
• Nutrition and Obesity

To get involved or for more information, contact:

Adam Hartwig
District Liaison
(207) 490-4625 or adam.hartwig@maine.gov