Project: Rural Maine Healthy Aging Program
Grantee: Health Access Network, Inc.
Contact Name: Dawn Cook, CEO
Address: 51 Main Street
Lincoln, Maine 04457
Phone: 207-794-6700
Email: dcook@hanfqhc.org
Website: www.hanfqhc.org
Project Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to develop communication mechanisms among service providers; improve access to high quality, locally coordinated, multi-specialty and integrated health care; expand preventive services emphasizing specific concerns for older adults—substance abuse, tobacco use, injury prevention, obesity, physical activity, mental health and immunizations; and expand mental health awareness and services.
Project Service Area:
This project provides services to residents of 19 rural communities in Penobscot County, one of Maine’s most remote, rural locations in the isolated northern region of the State. The target population for this project are those aged 55 and older.
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