Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) is a community-based health promotion coalition working to prevent tobacco use and substance abuse. CHCC works to promote physical activity and nutrition in the community and schools. The coalition is a program of the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. It is a Healthy Maine Partnership, funded by the Maine’s share of the tobacco settlement through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Fund for Healthy Maine. CHCC is public health.

Healthy Maine Partnership:

The Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMP’s) are a statewide network of grant funded health promotion coalitions. HMP’s work to make the places in which we live, work, learn and play healthier. Each HMP also had a school healthy coordinator that works directly in the schools systems to create systemic change for students and staff.

Mission:

To promote chronic disease prevention and support healthy lifestyles for those living and working in the CHCC service area through community education and activities that prevent tobacco use and substance abuse while promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

Goals:

Work towards promoting a smoke free environment in all public indoor and outdoor places.
Have school health coordinators in the schools to ensure coordinated school health programs.
Educate community about health and economic costs of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
Creating supportive environments within communities, schools, and work sites for physical activity and good nutrition.
Support policy change and refer to tobacco treatment services.

Megan Rochelo, MPH
Coalition Director 
(207) 602- 3550/ mrochelo@une.edu