One Document to Find Them All: Mapping Maine’s State Plans That Impact
Health
Tired of digging through agency websites to find state plans? What if every health-related plan in Maine, across all sectors, were organized, searchable, and easy to use in one place?
Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: September 4, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: Event ID: .If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Communication Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:Slides and follow-up email with any links mentioned during presentation
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
Maine has dozens of state-level plans that influence health from transportation and emergency preparedness to education and chronic disease prevention. But until now, there hasn’t been a single place to find, compare, and understand them all. In this webinar, Gentille Sandy shares the process and product of a practicum project with the Maine Public Health Association that brings these diverse plans together into one centralized, searchable tool. Learn how the resource was built, what it reveals, and how it can support more strategic, coordinated action across Maine’s public health and government landscape.
What you'll learn
- Understand the process used to identify, extract, and organize Maine’s state-level plans.
- Use the completed document to identify key plan elements, including goals, metrics, recommendations, and funding sources
- Recognize how a centralized tool can support alignment, grant writing, advocacy, and cross-sector planning.
- Explore opportunities to build on this resource through collaboration, updates, or further analysis.
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Subject Matter Expert
Gentille
Sandy, RN,
Maine Medical Center
Gentille Sandy, RN, MPH Candidate, is an emergency department nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland with eight years of clinical experience in pediatrics, gastroenterology, and emergency medicine. Pursuing a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Women, Youth, and Child Health, she brings a systems-thinking approach and a commitment to cross-sector collaboration. Passionate about advancing health equity and supporting vulnerable populations, she aims to leverage her clinical expertise to drive meaningful change in public health policy and practice.
Enrollment and Contact Hours
Select the Enroll button below to register for the course. If you have any trouble accessing the course, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and
0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.