Penquis Public Health District - District 6

Overview

  • Covers Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties
  • District Characteristics
    • Penquis District Total Population - 168,999 (2020 Census)
    • Penobscot County - 152,199 people, 44.8 per square mile (2020 Census)
    • Piscataquis County - 16,800 people, 4.2. per square mile (2020 Census)
    • 2 county governments: Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties
    • 60 municipalities (incorporated local governments) incl. a city, town’s plantations (unincorporated townships are a recognized part of the District. A TWP is officially served by the Maine CDC and may be served by the local health officer of an adjacent town.)
    • One Tribal Nation: Penobscot Nation, Indian Island
  • Maine CDC District Contact
  • Jessica Fogg, MPA
    • Penquis District Public Health Liaison
      Maine CDC
      396 Griffin Road
      Bangor, ME  04401
      (207) 561-4421 (office)
      (207) 561-4467 (fax)
      jessica.fogg@maine.gov
  • Health Data and Information

Penquis District Public Health Unit

The Penquis District Public Health Unit is located at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office at 19 Maine Avenue in Bangor, Maine. To report an infectious disease, public health emergency consultation, or Health Inspection complaint please email to:disease.reporting@maine.gov or call 1-800-821-5821.


District Town Program Referral/Reporting# Staff

Penquis Public Health District

Maine DHHS
19 Maine Avenue
Bangor Maine
04401
Public Health Nursing 1-888-644-1130

Cynthia Grass (Supervisor) (Tel.) 207-356-2452
Health Inspections 1-800-821-5821 Jennifer Springer (Tel.) 207-944-0564
Karen Jacobs (Tel) 207-592-7459
Epidemiology 1-800-821-5821 Craig Rothfuss
(Tel.) 207-561-4424 (Office)
Drinking Water Greg DuMonthier (Tel.) 207 592-1674
Rychel McKenzie (Tel(Tel.)) 207-991-2383
District Public Health Liaison 1-800-821-5821 Jessica Fogg (Tel.) 207-561-4421
District Public Health Educator Rachel Robbins (Tel.) 207-215-7816
DIS Elizabeth Ogbonna (Tel.) 947-0700
(Bangor Municipal Health Dept.)

For more information contact Jessica Fogg at (207) 561-4421 or jessica.fogg@maine.gov