Health Advisory at Long Lake

Update: This health advisory has been lifted. There is currently a health advisory for blue-green algae toxin on Long La...

CDC superdog teaches kids how to be prepared for disasters

Ready Wrigley Dogs have always been a human’s best friend, but who knew they could also help kids prepare for emergencies? The Centers for D...

World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day is on Saturday, September 28. Why should Mainers know about this worldwide event? Because the rabies virus kills over 55,0...

Now’s the time to update your vaccinations

Fall is here, and that means the school year is well underway. One of the most important ways to prepare your kids for school is to keep up ...

Penny For Them

Sunday saw us wandering around Carshalton in South London, popping into the Honeywood Museum of local life and climbing an early eighteenth ...

Speaking in Lisbon on October 5

My friend Pedro Bastos graciously invited me to speak at a conference he organized in Lisbon on October 5 titled "Food, Nutrition and t...

Congratulations to our photo contest winners!

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for APHA’s 2013 Get Ready Pup-Preparedness Photo Contest ! We received so many fantastic, adorabl...

Prescription monitoring program

Maine's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a tool created to prevent and detect prescription drug misuse and diversion, as well as...

Organic Land Care Training for Professionals

Thurston County is teaming up with Oregon Tilth to bring the Organic Land Care Accreditation Training to Olympia.   This five day train...