For Patients

Resources

Access the information you need.

As a HealthReach patient, you’re involved in making decisions about your care, so it’s important that you have access to the information you need. While your HealthReach care team is here to answer many questions, you can also use these resources to inform your healthcare choices and get additonal help. Access information, educational materials, support services, community organizations, government entities, and more — across Maine and the U.S.

Good Shepherd Food Bank

The mission of Good Shepherd Food Bank is to eliminate hunger in Maine by sourcing and distributing nutritious food to people in need, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public in the fight to end hunger.
WWW.GSFB.ORG | (207) 782 – 3554

Health Resources & Services Administration

Offers resources, databases and documents related to community health centers. Also has many links to health center web pages, health information (general and disease specific) and medical search engines.
HTTP://WWW.BPHC.HRSA.GOV/

Healthy Living for ME

Healthy Living for ME is helping communities across Maine create a culture of health, where prevention and wellness are the norm. Their evidence-based programs give you the tools you need to take control of your own health and manage in a way that works best for you and your life. Healthy Living for ME programs provide education, fitness instruction, and self-care strategies for participants.
HTTPS://HEALTHYLIVINGFORME.ORG/

Healthy Maine Partnerships

The following local Healthy Maine Partnerships work within HealthReach Community Health Centers’ service area, and are dedicated to spearheading collaborative efforts to pioneer new approaches to improve nutrition, promote physical activity, and reduce tobacco use and exposure for youths and adults.

Access Health | ACCESSHEALTHME.ORG/
Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area | HEALTHYCOMMUNITIESME.ORG/
Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County (HCC) | FCHN.ORG/HCC
Healthy Lincoln County | HEALTHYLINCOLNCOUNTY.ORG/
Healthy Northern Kennebec | HEALTHYNORTHERNKENNEBEC.ME/
Healthy Waldo County | MAINEHEALTH.ORG/WALDO-COUNTY-GENERAL-HOSPITAL/HEALTHY-COMMUNITIES
River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition | RVHCC.ORG/
Somerset Public Health | SOMERSETPUBLICHEALTH.ORG/

Kennebec Valley Council of Governments

Community profiles, community planning, and economic development for Kennebec and Somerset Counties.
HTTP://WWW.KVCOG.ORG/

Legal Services for the Elderly

We provide free, high-quality legal services to Maine’s socially and economically needy, age 60 and over.
WWW.MAINELSE.ORG | 1 (800) 750 – 5353

LGBTQI+ National Religious Organizations

Religious organizations supporting LGBTQI+ community members.

Affirmation (LDS) AFFIRMATION.ORG
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists AWAB.ORG
Dignity/USA (Catholic) DIGNITYUSA.ORG
Keshet (Jewish) KESHETONLINE.ORG
Open and Affirming (UCC) UCC.ORG/LGBT_ONA
ReconcilingWorks (Lutheran) RECONCILINGWORKS.ORG
Unitarian Universalist Welcoming Congregations UUA.ORG/LGBTQ

LGBTQI+ Resources

Resources for LBGTQI+ community members and allies, a list of statewide and national resources for teens and families.

Boston Childrens Hospital GEMS Clinic (Boston) | CHILDRENSHOSPITAL.ORG/GENDERSERVICES
EQME Network for Older Adults | EQUALITYMAINE.ORG/NOA
Equality Maine [Portland & Statewide] | EQUALITYMAINE.ORG
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) | GLSEN.ORG
Health Equity Alliance (HEAL) [Bangor, Ellsworth] | MAINEHEALTHEQUITY.ORG
Mabel Wadsworth Center [Bangor] | MABELWADSWORTH.ORG
Maine Family Planning [Statewide] | MAINEFAMILYPLANNING.ORG
Maine Queer Health [Statewide] | MAINEQUEERHEALTH.ORG
MaineHealth Gender Clinic | MAINEHEALTH.ORG/MAINE-MEDICAL-PARTNERS/PRACTICES/PEDIATRIC-SPECIALTY-CARE/THE-GENDER-CLINIC
MaineTransNet [Statewide] | MAINETRANSNET.ORG
Northern Light Gender Clinic | NORTHERNLIGHTHEALTH.ORG/GENDERCLINIC
OUT Maine [Rockland] | OUTMAINE.ORG
OutrightLA: Lewiston/Auburn | OUTRIGHTLA.ORG
Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) | PFLAG.ORG
Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Portland Maine | PFLAGPORTLANDMAINE.ORG
Portland Outright! | PORTLANDOUTRIGHT.ORG
Trans Youth Equality Foundation [Statewide] | TRANSYOUTHEQUALITY.ORG
The Trevor Project [National] | THETREVORPROJECT.ORG

Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program

The mission of the Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program is to provide breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnosis services to underserved women, to provide public and professional education, and to support community partnerships to enhance statewide cancer control activities.
WWW.MAINE.GOV/DHHS/MECDC/POPULATION-HEALTH/BCP | (207) 287 – 4348

Maine Census Data

A guide to Maine Census information including specific interpretations.
HTTPS://WWW.MAINE.GOV/DAFS/ECONOMIST/CENSUS-INFORMATION

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides information, resources, and tools to assure conditions in which all Maine people can be healthy.
HTTP://WWW.MAINE.GOV/DHHS/MECDC/

Maine Department of Health and Human Services

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State’s population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders.
HTTP://WWW.MAINE.GOV/DHHS/

Take a Hike

HealthReach treats the whole patient. That’s why we partner with community and social services — to help you become the healthiest you can be, in all areas of your life.

With our partner Maine Trail Finder, we offer Take a Hike, a list of the best family-friendly hiking trails for beginners, right in your neck of the woods. Get out and explore Maine!