Links to Useful Information
We have provided the following links to documentation and websites
that we have found helpful and informative:
GENERAL:
• Health information for the entire family from the American Academy of Family Physicians
• What is a PA? – American Academy of Physician Assistants
• What is Marriage and Family Therapy? – American Academy of Marriage and Family Therapy
• General Medical Questions – Mayo Clinic
• Resource for couples – Hold Me Tight
• Emotionally Focused Therapy – ICEEFT
• Maine Centers for Disese Control (CDC) – maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc
• ADHD – chadd.org
• Hotlines in ME for crisis – maine.gov/dhhs/about/contact/hotlines
• Sexual Assault Support Services Midcoast Maine – https://www.sassmm.org/
• Northern NewEngland Posion Center – https://www.nnepc.org/
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment – OMT
DIABETES:
• American Diabetes Association – http://www.diabetes.org/
• Diabetes Risk Test: http://www.diabetes.org/are-
• John Hopkins Self-Management Help – https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/population-health/dpep/diabetes-self-management-training/index.html
HEART DISEASE:
• American Heart Association – https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-valve-problems-and-disease
• Mayo Clinic – http://www.mayoclinic.org/
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION:
• American Heart Association – https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/atrial-fibrillation/why-atrial-fibrillation-af-or-afib-matters
STOP SMOKING:
• Maine Tobacco Helpline – https://preventionforme.org/quit/
HEALTHY WEIGHT:
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov/
HYPERTENSION:
• Mayo Clinic – http://www.mayoclinic.org/
• Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH
CHILDREN:
• American Academy of Pediatrics, childrens health and includes recommended
immunization schedules – healthychildren.org
• Maine Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine specific resources for children’s health – maineaap.org
• LetsGo 5210, A good site for information on managing weight and activity –mainehealth.org/Lets-Go
• Children’s Mental Health – Kidsmentalhealthinfo.com
• Dental – fromthefirsttooth.org/by-state/maine/