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.

Penquis District Coordinating Council (Penquis DCC) and its Committees

Penquis District Coordinating Council

The Penquis District Coordinating Council meets four times per year via Zoom.

Penquis DCC 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.

Click here to download a list of our Steering Committee members.

Get Involved with the Penquis District Coordinating Council

The Penquis 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.

Council meetings are held quarterly on a Friday (March, June, September, and December). These meetings are held via Zoom.

To get involved or for more information, contact:

Jessica Fogg
Penquis District Public Health Liaison
(207) 561-4421 or jessica.fogg@maine.gov