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Originally
Somerset Heart Health was developed in 1998 by a group of caring
individuals from Redington-Fairview General Hospital and other local
community health care providers. We were formerly known as the Somerset
County Cardiovascular Health Task Force.
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"The
reality is that the issues around cardiovascular health are simply
issues of health in general. Exercise, care about diet, avoidance of
smoking, and strategies for handling stress make us happier and more
contented human beings. This is a more inclusive way to think about
health."
Roger Renfrew M.D.
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"As
we watch coworkers move through their years of service at Madison Paper
and on into retirement, we realize the importance of the quality of
life. A sound cardiovascular system is such an important element in
ensuring that quality of life. By paying attention to diet and exercise
and reducing risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure,
employees increase their chances of having a productive career and a
full and enjoyable retirement."
Joe McCarthy
Madison Paper Industries
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2001
to 2006 we were one of 31 Healthy Maine Partnership sites whose funding
is provided with tobacco settlement money from the Fund for a Healthy
Maine, through the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine, Bureau of
Health, Department of Human Services. As part of the state of Maine
movement to create the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
we became one of 8 public health regions in the state of Maine. Our
district is District 5 which covers Kennebec and Somerset Counties.
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Our
Service Area Consists of the towns of Anson, Athens, Bingham, Wyman
Dam, Canaan, Caratunk, Cornville, Embden, Harmony, Jackman, Madison,
Mercer, Moscow, North New Portland, New Portland, Norridgewock, North
Anson, Skowhegan, Smithfield, Solon, Starks, West Forks, and
Unorganized territories of Somerset County.
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Our
coalition is now called the Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative
and Somerset Heart Health is the task force that works with
communities, schools, healthcare services, work sites, and recreation
centers to help promote increased physical activity, improved
nutrition, tobacco-free and drug-free living.
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