Health Equity Alliance

The Health Equity Alliance envisions a world in which all people are valued and celebrated, and health disparities such as HIV, Hepatitis C and AIDS-related deaths are nonexistent.

By facilitating collaboration, education, advocacy, and action, HEAL empowers marginalized communities to improve their health and well-being and affect social and cultural change.

The Health Equity Alliance offers many services: 

• Naloxone training and distribution
• Harm Reduction supplies distribution
• Food Pantry, Clothing Closet, and personal hygiene products distribution
• HIV Medical Case Management
• Substance Use Case Management for people who use IV Drugs
• Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD)
• free HIV and HEP C testing
• Free condoms
• Educational Programs
• Cultural Competency training
• LGBT Youth Programs
• and Support Groups.

HEAL also has a health equity center in the Bangor area in order to create a safe space and empower marginalized communities to change health disparities.