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...

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...

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...

This episode is the first in a special series here at Healthy Maine Talks where we'll dig into upcoming policy decisions in D.C. that will impact communities in Maine. For this episode we cover SNAP and SNAP-Ed. There's a lot of unk...

We're kicking off this summer's "Healthy Maine Talks" tour across Maine with Matt's visit to Skowhegan, lovingly referred to by some locals as "Skowvegas." Over the last several years, Skowhegan has undergone a major transformation, with a boom...

This special episode of Healthy Maine Talks covers the second event in our "Pollinator Series"--events that brings folks together across the state around issues related to health and wellness that matter in their communities. The theme for this...

To mark Mental Health Awareness Month, Matt sat down with Dr. Delvina Miremadi-Baldino, the new Executive Director of Maine Youth Thriving. Dr. Miremadi-Baldino is a psychologist who specializes i...

For this episode of Healthy Maine Talks Matt sits down with Noël Bonam, AARP Maine's State Director, to discuss "Vital Voices", the group's new survey that highlights issues that imp...

In honor of National Public Health Week 2025, please check out this special episode of Healthy Maine Talks featuring a real example of public health in action in Maine's communities. Jennifer Gunderman, MPH,  Director of Public...

In this "in the field" episode of Healthy Maine Talks, Barrett Takesian, Executive Director of

Welcome to the first installment of our new Pollinator Series on Healthy Maine Talks! We're taking HMT on the road across Maine to meet people and talk about what public health means to them in their communities. This episode covers...

Dr. Dora Mills, Chief Health Improvement Officer at MaineHealth, joins Healthy Maine Talks for this month's episode. Dr. Mills, a longtime champion for health and former Maine CDC Director, shares some history about Maine's public health system...

Tune in for this special episode featuring Nafeesha Mitchell, Program Leader with the Groundwater Institute and the Principal of B² Consulting. Matt and Nafeesha dig into the dynamics of power...

Dr. Amy Mayhew, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, joins Healthy Maine Talks to discuss the impact of high potency cannabis use among young people in Maine.According to Dr. Mayhew, high potency cannabis use can alter a young person's br...

Check out this year-end episode of Healthy Maine Talks, featuring reflections on MPHA's 40th annual conference from some of the attendees, as well as an interview with Ed Miller--longtime board member and one of the signers of the MPHA's articl...

Neil Kiely, CEO of Androscoggin Bank, joins Healthy Maine Talks to share how the bank, a Certified B Corporation, leverages its networks and resources to drive community benefit across Maine. Tune in to hear Matt and Neil ...

Don Hoppert, Director of Government Relations for the American Public Health Association, joins Matt for this special post-election episode of Healthy Maine Talks. Don gives his perspective on the potential implications the election results wil...

For this month's episode Kara Kaikini, MS, IBCLC, Executive Director of the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition, joins Healthy Maine Talks. Kara digs into the wide range of benefits that breastfeeding has for parent and child, and describes the...

We're excited to welcome back our first ever returning guest to Healthy Maine Talks, Ambassador Maulian Bryant! This episode was recorded before the news officially broke that Ambassador Bryant has been tapped to lead the

Evan Murray, Civic Engagement Director of the

In this month's episode, Jennifer Hutchins, Executive Director of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, shares MANP's vision for how we can support nonprofit organizations t...

Welcome to our second special episode of Healthy Maine Talks focused on PFAS (recorded Friday, August 23rd). Background:On Monday, August 19th, more than a thousand gallons of

On Monday, August 19th, more than a thousand gallons of AFFF fire fighting foam containing high concentrations of PFAS-- a class of "forever chemicals" associated with

In this episode Matt speaks with Gabriela Alcalde MPH, DrPH, Executive Director of the Sewall Foundation. Gabriela shares Sewall's theory of change and how the foundation went through a radi...

For this bonus episode of the podcast, Matt sits down with Anna Krueger, MS, an epidemiologist at the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, to discuss H5N1, otherwise known as avian flu. *This Healthy Maine Talks e...