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Healthy Maine Talks
Stories from people across Maine working to make their communities healthier and safer. Hosted by Maine Public Health Association.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 41 episodes
Healthy Maine Talks
Latest Episodes
In Their Own Words: What People Love About Public Health
Buckle up, this episode's a blast. A few months ago MPHA went to a Sea Dogs game (the minor league baseball team in Maine), for a member outing. It was a chance to connect with each other and just generally have a grand old time. We also took t...
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2025 Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment
Heather Drake, MPH joins Healthy Maine Talks to highlight findings from the 2025 Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment. Heather serves as the Program Manager for the Maine Shared CHNA, which she describes as a menu of what's happening ...
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Dr. Brian C. Castrucci: How Do We "Sell" Public Health?
The latest installment of our special series on federal policy features Dr. Brian C. Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.Brian and Matt dig into three areas:- A recent s...
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Bangor: Healthy Communities = Thriving Economies
In this "in the field" episode of Healthy Maine Talks Matt heads up to the City of Bangor to explore the connection between public health and economic development. Spoiler alert: They're inextricably connected. Here's a rundown of t...
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Area Health Education Centers: Tackling Rural Maine's Health Care Workforce Shortage
In the latest installment of our series looking at federal policy decisions that will impact Maine, Matt speaks with Jolene Luce, BSHA, Program Director for Western Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Jolene shares details about the critical s...
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