Welcome to the 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 - The Penquis District Public Health Council will be the unified voice for collaborative public health in the Penquis District.

Mission - The Penquis District Public Health Council 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.