Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville, whose lead agency is United Way of Mid-Maine, is one of 31 community/school partnerships located throughout the State of Maine funded by the Master Settlement Agreement. Healthy Maine Partnerships address tobacco prevention and treatment issues, with particular attention to disparate populations. Our program serves fifteen municipalities in the Greater Waterville area of Central Maine, encompassing four public school systems, three colleges and two hospital systems. We are staffed with 1 FTE, and hold three subcontracts for approximately 2 FTEs for coordinated school health.

We work toward our mission: "to support and encourage policy and environmental changes, education and activities that promote physical activity, good nutrition, and the reduction or tobacco use" through a coalition of partnering agencies, including MaineGeneral Hospital, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center, Greater Waterville PATCH (Planned Approach to Community Health), Maine Children’s Home, and many volunteers. We have a Youth Advocacy Program "YAP" with three on-going youth groups, The Vitality Group at SU #52, the "Mixed Nuts" at Waterville Senior High School, and PRIDE at Lawrence High School. The YAP groups address policy and environmental changes in their schools and community around physical activity, nutrition and/or tobacco. Additionally, we collaborate with other programs that are working on complimentary goals, such as the Mid-Maine Worksite Wellness Council, the Greater Waterville Area Prevention Coalition, Move More, Healthy Moms/Healthy Babies, and the Greater Waterville Area Communities for Children. To learn more about Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville, visit our website www.healthyhorizonshmp.org or contact:

Tina Chapman, Partnership Director
P.O. Box 91, 105 Kennedy Memorial Drive
Waterville, ME 04903-0091
Phone 873-0686
Fax 872-0674
E-mail tinac@unitedwaymidme.org