At Healthy Acadia we are dedicated to building vibrant communities and making it easier for people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We create lasting improvements to the health of our communities by connecting individuals with health supports, building partnerships, coordinating education and prevention services, and improving policies and environments.
Learn more about Healthy Acadia's many health initiatives in the "What We Do" section, and find out ways to get involved in a wide variety of collaborative efforts to build vibrant communities.
Healthy Acadia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with more than 100 partners. We address critical locally defined health priorities across the Downeast Acadia region, relying on both private and public funding sources to bring about lasting change. We serve Washington and Hancock counties, and we provide additional community health support and leadership across Maine.
To reach us by phone:
Leave a message in our general mailbox or use our dial by name directory to connect to a staff member’s direct line. Our staff are continuing to work, primarily from remote locations. We are checking our voicemail and email regularly, and we will make every effort to return your call as soon as possible.
Healthy Acadia works on a broad range of collaborative community health initiatives, with six areas of focus:
Strong Beginnings - to support healthy development and resilience from birth to adulthood;
Healthy Food for All - to ensure that all people have access to nutritious, affordable food, and to make the healthy choice the easy choice;
Active and Healthy Environments - to ensure that our indoor and outdoor spaces are safe, healthy, and promote physical activity and wellness;
Healthy Aging - to ensure that all of us can age well - with strength, dignity, comfort and grace;
Substance Prevention and Recovery - to support people of all ages to live lives free of substance misuse and substance use disorder, and to support individuals throughout their recovery journey; and
Health Promotion & Management - to improve community supports across a wide range of health needs, from cancer patient navigation and stress reduction, to barrier removal for health challenges and chronic disease and pain self-management
| (207) 479-6940 | |
| lucy.zwigard@healthyacadia.org | |
| Lucy Zwigard | |
| Food Programs Coordinator, Washington County | |
| http://www.healthyacadia.org |
