Welcome to the Aroostook District Coordinating Council

The Aroostook District Coordinating Council (Aroostook DCC) 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 Aroostook Public Health District. The Aroostook Public Health District includes the 68 communities in Aroostook County.

The Vision of the Aroostook DCC is: Inspiring Leadership, Engaging Communities, Improving Health

The Mission of the Aroostook DCC is to be the district wide representative body for collaborative public health infrastructure development in Aroostook County by:

-Ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of the ten Essential Public Health Services in Aroostook County.

-Creating and sustaining partnerships and shared publc health resources.

-Promoting county-wide collaboration in public health assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

-Continually enhancing the quality of public health services provided.

How do we meet this mission?

The Aroostook District Coordinating 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.

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 Aroostook 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:

-Improving Cardiovascular Health

-Reducing Impact of Substance Abuse

-Improving Healthy Weight

Aroostook District Coordinating Council (Aroostook DCC) and its Committees

Aroostook District Coordinating Council

The Aroostook District Coordinating Council (Aroostook DCC) meets at the Northern Maine Development Commission building, 11 West Presque Isle Road, in Caribou, Maine. Our 2019 meeting dates are February 6th, May 1st, August 7th, and November 6th.

Click here to view/download a list of our Council members.

Aroostook DCC Steering Committee

The Council Chair, Vice-Chair, Statewide Coordinating Council 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. Our Steering Committee Members are:

  • Dr. Rachel Albert, Chair, University of Maine at Fort Kent
  • Joy Barresi Saucier, Vice Chair, Statewide Coordinating Council (SCC) Representative, Aroostook Agency on Aging
  • Laura Turner, Aroostook Medical Center
  • Ellen Bemis, Aroostook Mental Health Center
  • Susan Bouchard, Fish River Rural Health
  • Leah Buck, Northern Maine Community College
  • Stacy Boucher, District Liaison, Maine CDC

District Committees

Ad hoc committees are formed when needed, including Finance, District Priorities, and Membership committees.

Get Involved with the Aroostook District Coordinating Council

The Aroostook 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.

To get involved or for more information, contact:

Stacy Boucher
District Liaison
207-493-4087
stacy.boucher@maine.gov

Upcoming Events

For a complete listing of upcoming meetings and events, please go to our Meetings and Events Calendar