Join in on the fun and participate in the Androscoggin County Farm Bike Tour!  By participating you will be supporting healthy eating, physical activity, alternative transportation, and local agriculture.  While biking, you will also have the opportunity to shop for local produce along the way.  The Bike Tour will be taking place August 28th and has two riding options.  The Long Ride will begin at 8:00 am and the Family Ride will follow at 9:00 am.  For more details and registration information please visit the Androscoggin County Farm Bike Tour website or follow this link for the brochure  Androscoggin Valley Farm Bike Tour Brochure (PDF)

Volunteers are needed!!  If you are interested in volunteering your time to be a tire changer, snack distributor, or route driver for this event please contact Jane Heikkinen at jane.heikkinen@me.nacdnet.net

Hello,

The weather looks promising enough to keep the Get Fit & Win Final Celebration at the Bates Amphitheater by the pond at 75 Russell St, Lewiston. Follow this link for a Mapquest map of Bates College. You can then use Mapquest to get directions from your work or home to Bates.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?2c=Lewiston&2s=ME&2a=75+Russell+St

Below is a map of the exact location of the celebration on a Bates College Campus map.

Please call Healthy Androscoggin if you have questions: 795-5990.

See you at the Final Celebration!

Beaver Park is hosting a Tree Identification Program on September 12. This is a great opportunity to kickoff the fall and get moving!

Click here for more details (PDF, 60KB)

The Get Fit & Win Final celebration is just a few weeks away!  We will be celebrating your fitness accomplishments on August 18th at 5:30 at the Bates College Florence Keigwin Amphitheater.

Check out the Get Fit & Win page for directions to the Florence Keigwin Amphitheater and details about the rain location.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Rick Reibstein will be talking about the new RRP rule.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your questions answered!

When: August 5, 2010

Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Where: Dean Auditorium Maine General Medical Center, Thayer Unit in Waterville

Please click here for more details

Lewiston Auburn Walking Club - Hosted by the Auburn Office of Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy

Open to anyone who is looking for inspiration to get out and walk. Weekly meetings are held on Tuesdays at 5:15pm, starting at Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy, 2 Willow Run, Auburn (behind the new Residence Inn). The meetings will start with an educational session for about 15 minutes and then we will drive to a nearby location for a walk of 15-20 minutes.

For more information call Katy Taylor at 784-6462.

Health Promotion Coordinator/Tobacco Coordinator
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME
Dept: Healthy Androscoggin (8874)
- Full-time
- 40hrs/wk, M-F 8 - 4:30
- Day shift

Job Summary: The general function and responsibility of this full-time professional position is to provide state-of-the-art expertise in tobacco prevention, tobacco-related health promotion and tobacco treatment to Healthy Androscoggin and in our local service area. This individual will also oversee and implement the tobacco minimum common program requirements of the Healthy Maine Partnership grant, and will serve as a resource for clinical practices, municipalities, and other organizations in the service area. The Tobacco Coordinator will report to the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco (PANT) Manager. Requirements: Minimum of 5 years combination of education and work experience in prevention planning, public health and tobacco prevention/ cessation required. Bachelor’s degree in public health or a related field preferred. Tobacco Treatment Specialist training also preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, computer skills, ability to speak before groups, and ability to pay close attention to detail are needed. Skills: Basic computer knowledge.

To apply, please visit the Central Maine Medical Center’s employment page: http://www.cmmc.org/jobs/index.html
Then click on Career Opportunities and search for jobs on the CMMC campus.

Nordic Walking Has a New Night

From this point on, the group will meet Tuesday evenings instead of Wednesday evenings.  Checkout the Updated Nordic Walking Calendar.

Happy Trails!

Nordic Walking on
Fit at Five

Build a playground for East Auburn School!

School kids at the East Auburn School are in need of a place to play during recess.

A committee has formed to address the problem and they are looking for people to roll up their sleeves and help build a natural playscape for East Auburn kids . The goal is for the East Auburn playground to be similar to the Deering Oaks Park in Portland.

Here are the details:

When: Each day, Friday June 25th - Monday June 28th; All day starting at 9am.

Where: Meet at East Auburn School

Other: Food is being provided as well as daycare to any volunteer.

For More Information: Contact Melissa Toussaint at 786-0891

Community and State Partners, I am both sad and excited to share with you that I am stepping down as Director of Healthy Androscoggin to apply to medical school. I am excited by this opportunity to pursue medicine within the context of public and community health experience. I will be spending the next year in a the American and New England Studies Program at USM writing and painting–a bit of a sabaticcal before medical school and residency! My last day as fulltime Director at Healthy Androscoggin is July 2nd. Erin Guay will be acting as Interim Director until a new Executive Director is recruited. Healthy Androscoggin’s Board of Directors is looking for a competitive candidate preferrably with experiences in non-profit management, public health, grant writing, fundraising, project management, and community mobilizing. The Executive Director position is posted at https://jobs.healthcaresource.com/cmmc/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.jobDetails&template=dsp_job_details.cfm&cJobId=443307. Job Summary: The general function and responsibility of this full-time professional position is to direct and manage programmatic and administrative functions for Healthy Androscoggin, a Healthy Maine Partnership, under the auspices of Central Maine Community Health. Primary administrative functions include fundraising and development activities, strategic planning, and board development. The Executive Director oversees and manages the provision of new and expanded comprehensive community based health efforts, funded through various local, state, and federal sources. These services will seek to improve the health of Androscoggin County citizens through a comprehensive community-based approach. The Executive Director is directly supervised by the Healthy Androscoggin Board of Directors. Requirements: Master’s degree in public health, administration, and/or a related field preferred. Minimum of 7 years’ experience required in non-profit management, prevention planning, staff supervision, project management, interagency collaborative programming, budgeting and financial stewardship, media and provider relations, networking, public outreach, and/or community organizing. Exceptional technical writing and communications skills, ability to work with diverse groups and solid knowledge of data collection and programmatic evaluation preferred. I also have another exciting announcement: Sarah Mayberry, our Tobacco Coordinator, has just accepted a position with the Breathe Easy Coalition of Maine as their new Program Coordinator–she will still be working on Tobacco Policy Initiatives but now at the State Level. We are excited to support Sarah in her new position. Sarah’s last day with Healthy Androsccogin will be June 25th. The Health Promotion Coordinator/Tobacco Coordinator position will be posted soon. Information to follow! Healthy Androscoggin is a dynamic healthy community coalition that has promoted health and wellbeing since 1995. If you have any questions, please contact us at 207.795.5990. Best, Tin Tin (Justin) Barton-Caplin, MPH Executive Director Healthy Androscoggin 130 East Avenue, Lower Level Lewiston, ME bartonju@cmhc.org 207.795.5990 (p) 207.795.5992 (f) www.healthyandroscoggin.org Mailing Address: 300 Main Street Lewiston, ME 04240