The purpose of the Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative (GSPHC) is to protect and improve the quality of life and health of all Greater Somerset County residents.


Vision: Healthy people in a healthy Somerset County.

Mission: To improve and protect the public health, well-being, and environment of people in the Greater Somerset County area.

We value: advocacy, commitment to excellence and evidence based approaches, innovation, integrity, collaboration, ongoing learning, resourcefulness and teamwork.
To this end the collaborative shall:

• Plan and evaluate both long- and short-range strategies for implementing the ten essential public health services;
• Significantly and meaningfully involve its citizens in developing and carrying out Chronic Disease prevention through initiatives which support tobacco free lifestyle, physical activity, good nutrition and the responsible and legal use of alcohol and other drugs;
• Mobilize public and private resources in support of the above initiatives; Coordinate efforts throughout the community so as to avoid duplication, improve delivery of services, and relate programs to one another;
• erve as an advocate for it's citizens on matters of public policy, which affect their health status, promoting institutional improvement and desirable changes in social policy and environmental change and
• Conduct in its own right, or delegate to other agencies the implementation of programs financed through the State Healthy Maine Partnership Grant, and identify and pursue other available funds deemed important for the health of its citizens.
• In our work to improve and protect public health and reduce chronic disease 70% of our effort and funding is focused on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug prevention.