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Wellness News & Resources
Lifeline has recently contracted with the Cumberland County Government to assist them in expanding the scope of their wellness programming to include onsite health and nutrition coaching, an online web portal, bio metric screening clinics and a new weight management model. These services are supporting the goals of the county to reduce health care costs and improve employee healh.
- SAVE THE DATE! For the new Worksite Wellness Leadership Certification Tuesday, March 26, 2013 or the latest workshop Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: on Wednesday February 20, 2013 from 8:30am to 10:30am EST Contact Tom Downing at 781-1545 or downit@mmc.org to be placed on a dbase to receive registration information
- A new ADVISORY BOARD has been formed to provide support for our Southern Maine Wellness Council. New members represent a number of area employers including Unum, LL Bean, Hannaford Brothers, MaineHealth,Martin's Point, Anthem, Holden Agency,City of Portland and Maine Municipal Association.
Wellness Related Resources
The following websites may be of value in accessing a wide spectrum of wellness related topics and resources
- American Heart Association, http://www.americanheart.org
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov
- Maine In Motion, Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity, http://www.maineinmotion.org
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging, http://www.smaaa.org
- Health Finders, http://www.healthfinder.gov
- National Wellness Institute, http://www.nationalwellness.org
- Wellness Councils of America, http://www.welcoa.org
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov
- American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org
- Center for Science in the Public Interest, http://www.cspinet.org
- National Institute on Aging, http://www.nia.nih.gov
- American Diabetes Association, http://www.diabetes.org
- Shape Up America, http://shapeup.org
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, http://cdc.gov/niosh
- American Lung Association, http://www.lungusa.org
- American College of Sports Medicine, http://www.acsm.org
- National Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov
- Let's Go, http://www.letsgo.org
- Maine Healthy Maine Partnerships, http://www.healthymainepartnerships.org
- Healthy Maine Walks, http://www.healthymainewalks.org
- MaineHealth, http://www.mainehealth.org
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