District 5 - Central Maine District Overview

• 173,317 people (Census 2006 est.) 36.2 persons per square mile (Census 2006 est.)
• 2 county governments: Kennebec and Somerset Counties
• 62 municipalities (incorporated local governments) incl. cities, towns and plantations, (unincorporated townships are a recognized part of the District. A TWP is officially served by the Maine CDC and may be served by the Local Health Officer of an adjacent town upon request.)

Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area, Gardiner (lead/fiscal agent: Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area, Inc.)

Greater Waterville PATCH, Waterville (lead/fiscal: Waterville PATCH, Inc.)

Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative (formerly SCARP), Skowhegan note: new lead agency (lead/fiscal: Redington-Fairview Hospital

Healthy Communities of Sebasticook Valley, Pittsfield (lead/fiscal: Sebasticook Valley Hospital)

Note: Sebasticook Valley HMP is based in Central District but its State contract approves service delivery to 8 towns in the Central District (8 in Somerset CO; 1 in Kennebec CO) and 8 towns in the Penquis District (Penobscot CO). They collaborate closely with both Districts and HMPs

Mark Griswold
Central Maine Acting Public Health Liaison
(207) 287-6262
mark.griswold@maine.gov