Working with Wellness, Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities

~ General Information ~ Cancer Resources ~ Cardiovascular Health Resources ~
~ Child Care Services ~ Complementary Health Services ~ Domestic Violence Services ~
~ Environmental Services ~ Family Mediation Services ~
~ Health Services ~ Mental Health Services ~
~ Nutrition Services ~ Older Adult Services ~ Physical Activities & Body Image ~
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs ~ Tobacco Cessation Programs ~ ~ Volunteering Opportunities ~ Wellness Programs ~

General Information

211 Service Directory: 2-1-1 Maine is part of a national movement to centralize and streamline access to health and human service information and resources.

Bucksport Bay Resource Flyer - click here to download flyer.

Downeast Health Services annually serves 9,000 individuals with collaborative programs including Maternal and Child Health Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Maine (BBBS), Maine Coast Community Dental Clinic (MCCDC), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Family Planning clinical and outreach programs, Parents Are Teachers, Too, Hancock County Children’s Council, Union River Healthy Communities, and Downeast Sexual Assault Services.

Cancer Resources

Cancer Support Center of Maine

147 Maine Street

Bucksport, Maine 04416

207-469-6363

Website: http://cancersupportcenterofmaine.org/default.aspx

Mission is to provide free services to cancer patients, survivors, and people at risk in Maine through education, outreach, advocacy, and social support; fostering an environment to assist those in struggle with cancer to reach and maintain optimum physical and emotional health; and maintaining a fiscally viable, compassionate organization that strives for excellence by respecting and preserving the dignity of the people we serve.

Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine

Lafayette Family Cancer Center,

33 Whiting Hill Road

Brewer, Maine

973-7478 or 1-800-987-3005

Website: http://www.emmc.org/CancerCare_of_Maine.aspx?id=28812

Eastern Maine Medical Center's CancerCare of Maine combines the expertise of hematology, medical and radiation oncology physicians; along with specialized staff delivering state of the art, high quality compassionate care. CancerCare provides consultation and treatment for malignant diseases and blood disorders, all under one roof. Experts work closely together to plan the best possible care and support for each patient. CancerCare of Maine means one-stop scheduling, streamlined, efficient and sensitive service. CancerCare is pleased to offer advanced treatment options close to home for people in our communities.

Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center
P.O. Box 322

3 High Street

Ellsworth, ME 04605

(207) 664-0339

Website: http://www.bethwrightcancercenter.org/

The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth serves Hancock and Washington Counties where the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates for cancer far exceed both the state and national averages. The Beth C. Wright Center is the place to turn for education and support in making sense of a cancer diagnosis and proceeding with your life. The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center provides a comfortable place for cancer patients, families, and friends to meet their educational and emotional needs. Our staff is almost entirely volunteer; professionals and caring community members donate their time to offer classes, meetings, and programs that are free to people with cancer, their families, and friends. We offer books, brochures, video and audio tapes as well as a computer with access to the internet.

Cardiovascular Health Resources

American Heart Association in Maine

51 US Route 1, Suite M
Scarborough, Maine 04074
(207) 879-5700

visit our website:

The mission of the American Heart Association is Maine is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. Cardiovascular diseases and stroke are the #1 cause of death in Maine. Learn about the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association in Maine. We're building healthier lives where you live and work - in the community, health care, education and research. Touch hearts - save lives. Here’s the chance to make a real difference!

Maine Cardiovascular Health Program

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

286 Water Street

State House Station 11

Augusta, Maine 04333-0011

(207) 287-2906

Website: http://www.mainehearthealth.com/home

Maine Cardiovascular Health Program works to prevent death and disability from heart disease and stroke by partnering with state and local organizations to educate Maine residents about risk factors, symptoms, and prevention.

Child Care Services

Call 469-3687, a one-stop shop clearinghouse, for parents and community members on information and referral about early childhood education, and childcare services.

The Child Care Opportunities, Resource Development Center (RDC) is a single point of access for parents, child care providers and communities to assist with child care needs in Hancock and Washington Counties.

THE HANCOCK COUNTY CHILDREN'S COUNCIL is a community effort dedicated to the PREVENTION of child abuse and neglect in our local area. We work to create programs which help children and families live healthier lives. We provide education programs to children, parents, and professionals, and coordinate with schools, agencies and individuals to reach out to families in need. Link is http://www.downeasthealth.org/kids_council.html

Maine Families is a home-visiting program offering information and support to first-time parents of all ages and income levels in Hancock County. The program begins during pregnancy or shortly after the baby's birth. All Maine Families (Formerly Parents Are Teachers Too, or P.A.T.T.) play groups are open to the public and are free of charge. No advance registration needed. All groups meet once a week except where noted. Babies, beginning at birth, and young children up to the age of three years and their parents (or other caregivers) are invited to attend. For more information logon here or call 667-5304 Ext. 225.

Complementary Health Services

Downeast Community Acupuncture
87 US Highway #1, Verona Island, ME 04416 (next to Ft. View Variety Store, behind Citgo Station)
207-479-2944 or info@downeastca.com
www.downeastca.com

We are a community acupuncture clinic located on Verona Island, between the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Bucksport. We offer treatments at a sliding-scale fee of $15-$35, administered in comfortable recliners in a large room, providing personal attention, while also healing as a group.
The community model allows for frequent and affordable visits, leading to fast and improved results. Please take a look around our website to learn more about DECA and how community acupuncture could help you.

Domestic Violence Services

The Next Step Domestic Violence Project is a private, nonprofit organization devoted to serving the needs of people affected by domestic violence through education and social change. 24-Hour Hotline Hancock County 667-4606 or (800) 315-5579

Economic Self-Sufficiency

Washington Hancock Community Agency
Washington Hancock Community Agency is a community action agency dedicated to fighting poverty and helping low-income people in Down East Maine. We offer a wide range of services including heating assistance, transportation, weatherization, small business assistance, tax preparation and more. For more information logon here.

Older Adult Services

The Bucksport Senior Center offers programs and services for citizens 55 and over from the communities of Bucksport, Orland, Verona Island and Prospect. For more information click here.

Eastern Area Agency on Aging (EAAA) is the best source of information, options and services for people as they grow older. With a specially trained and dedicated staff, we are able to provide seniors with a variety of options, opportunities, resources and referrals.

Environmental Services

Maine CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Website - The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and the Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund would like to announce its new and improved Maine CDC Lead Website! Please come visit the site and see what we have to offer parents, partners, providers, the public and many more.

Family Mediation Services

Penquis CAP - Professional mediation is provided to families with an adolescent where conflict is unmanageable and where adolescents may be absent from the home or at-risk of leaving the home due to conflict. Services are free and confidential. For more information call 1-888-497-3500.

Health Services

Bucksport Family Medicine is a primary care health center that is located at 58 Main Street in Bucksport. The health center is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday by appointment. 24-hour On-Call Emergency Coverage is provided. Bucksport Family Medicine accepts assignment on Medicare, Medicaid, managed care and most private insurance. BFM offers a medical assistance plan to those who qualify. For more information about Bucksport Family Medicine, please contact Debbie Jacobs, Office Manager at 207-469-6880 or click here to visit their website.

Mental Health Services

National Alliance on Mental Illness - Maine
NAMI Maine is the state’s only membership organization representing people with mental health and those with co-occurring substance use conditions and their families. Dedicated to improving the lives of all people affected by mental illness NAMI Maine provides services across the entire state of Maine.

State of Maine Mental Wellness Resources and Links

Take this depression self-assessment to see whether you have symptoms of depression. Depression Self-Assessment Test

Use this stress assessment to better understand your stress. Take the Stress Inventory Test

Nutrition Services

Bucksport Community Concerns
A food pantry program that provides Bucksport, Orland, and Verona Island residents groceries, clothing and other household essentials. The pantry is located in the basement of the Elm Street Congregational Church at 31 Elm Street in Bucksport. The pantry operates each Wednesday from 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. and on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. For more information contact 469-2400.

Hannaford Guiding Stars - Our unique, easy-to-use navigation system helps you find foods throughout Hannaford Supermarkets that give you the most nutrition for the calories. Each food at Hannaford Supermarkets is evaluated regardless of brand, price, or manufacturer with the same criteria, and all foods are rated, with the exception of five categories: bottled water, alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, spices.

Let’s Go! is a community-based initiative to promote healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth and families in 12 Greater Portland communities. Our goal is to increase physical activity and healthy eating for children and youth - from birth to 18.

Maine’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) This program helps low-income people buy the food they need for good health. You may be able to get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance if you: work for low wages; are unemployed or work part time; receive welfare or other public assistance payments, are elderly or disabled and live on a small income; or are homeless. To apply in Hancock County call 667-1656. To apply in Waldo County call 596-4217. Maine website at http://www.snap-step1.usda.gov/fns/

MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you: Make smart choices from every food, group, Find your balance between food and physical activity, Get the most nutrition out of your calories, Stay within your daily calorie needs.

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Meetings Near You:
ELLSWORTH - Saturday 8:30AM - YOUR PLACE - GRETCHEN 207-667-3643
ELLSWORTH - Tuesday 7:00PM - ST JOSEPHS CATHOLIC CHURCH, MAIN ST DAWN 207-667-5243

The Prospect Community Food Pantry
The pantry provides groceries and other essentials to Prospect area residents on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M.. The program is located at the Old Schoolhouse by the cemetery in Prospect. For more information contact Gertrude Smith at 567-3434.

W.I.C. is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture and the State of Maine Department of Human Services. The Program is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex, color, age, national origin or disability.

Physical Activities & Body Image

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. - Body Mass Index Test

The Bucksport Recreation Department offers many great recreational opportunities to citizens of all ages from Bucksport and the surrounding communities with its many recreational facilities and programs. For more information click here.

Bucksport Walking Trails - Whether you are interested in walking along Bucksport Bay taking in the cool afternoon ocean breeze or hiking through a Maine forrest listening to all the sounds of nature, Bucksport has a trail for your enjoyment.

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust

The 4,300-acre Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in East Orland is open to visitors year-round for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, x-c skiing and snowmobiling on designated trails. For more information, visit their website

Physical Activity for Everyone: How much exercise do you need? Current physical activity recommendations for adults include both cardio or aerobic activities and resistance, strength-building, and weight-bearing activities. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs

Alcholics Anonymous Maine Chapter - Find meetings, literature and 24 hour support.

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption patterns to determine if their drinking is likely to be harming their health or increasing their risk for future harm.

Interventions In Maine
Non confrontational and compassionate intervention is a process of involving selected family, friends or employers of an affected individual in a concentrated effort to support the breaking of the cycle of addiction or intervening in the course of depression and enable and empower the person involved to receive life saving treatment and rehabilitation. For more information call 469-3507 or explore website at http://www.interventionsinmaine.com/

Maine Al-Anon - For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics.

Maine Area of Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of recovering drug addicts who have come together to solve their common problem of addiction. We apply a program of recovery with a singular and profound promise: freedom from active addiction.

Maine Parents – Resource to Reduce Underage Alcohol Use
All Maine teens are at risk for alcohol use. Recent studies show that while only 4% of Maine parents of teens in grades seven through 12 believe their child had alcohol in the past 30 days, 28% of teens admit they drank alcohol in the past 30 days. For more information logon at http://www.maineparents.net/Media/428.htm

Partnership for a Drug-Free America - Quiz was provided with permission by The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Take the Drug Use Self Test

Office of Substance Abuse - Department of Health and Human Services - Find Help

Tobacco Cessation Programs

Maine Tobacco Helpline - View What Happens When You Call, a 9-minute video that depicts a typical call to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine.

One of the hardest things to do is to quit using tobacco. Quitting is a process and sometimes it takes more than one try. Your call to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine is an important first step. If you’re having a tough time, the HelpLine offers support that can help you stay tobacco free for life.

The Maine Tobacco HelpLine answers your questions and offers friendly support to those who are thinking about quitting or who are ready to quit smoking, or those who want to help a friend or family member quit.

Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine Resources to Quit Section brought to you by Healthy Maine Partnerships

Volunteering Opportunities

C.A.R.E. The Community Action Resource Exchange seeks to establish a service exchange linking individual volunteers, groups, and services with citizens who need assistance. If you would like to volunteer or may need help contact 469-6682. If you want to volunteer, click here to download a volunteer application

Wellness Programs

EMHS On-Line Wellness Center - Tools, Quizzes, Information and More

KeepMEWell - MEWell has two main features. The first is an assessment that Maine residents, 18 years or older, can complete. Based on your answers to a series of health questions, you will get three personalized reports. The reports assess your risk for chronic disease, highlight where you can take action to improve your health, and provide a list of local resources in your area that can help with disease prevention and management. The second feature helps Mainers, especially those who are uninsured or underinsured, learn about low cost healthcare services in their local area.