Acknowledgments
The GOAL Program is a result of the work, guidance and recommendations from a diverse range of talented individuals who made up The Healthy Living Initiative Advisory Board. We are grateful for their many hours of thoughtful discussion and debate, their insistence on the value of research and evidence, and their leadership in bringing this important program to the people of Greater Franklin County, Maine.
The Healthy Living Initiative Advisory Board
Lesa M. Rose
GOAL Program Coordinator
Healthy Community Coalition
Leah Binder, MA, MGA Co-Chair
V.P. Franklin Community Health Network
Executive Director – Healthy Community Coalition
Dr. Nancy Cummings MD , Co-Chair
Orthopedic Surgeon
Medical Director – Franklin Orthopedics
- Emma Ansara N.P.
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Mim Brennan, PT
Franklin Memorial Hospital - Amy Black, PhD
Maine Center for Public Health - Eileen Caffrey, RN
Franklin Care Support Services - Ray Corey
University of Maine– Cooperative Extension - Chris Cox, PT
Franklin Memorial Hospital - Melissa Danforth
Special Projects Manager – Franklin Community Health Network - David Dixon, M.D
V.P. for Medical Affairs and Education Franklin Community Health Network - Nicole Ditata
Program Coordinator – Healthy Community Coalition - Margaret Farmer, R.D
Alumni-University of Maine - Farmington - Tracy Harty, RN
Coordinator of Comprehensive Services, Franklin Memorial Hospital - David Huish, P.A.
Pine Tree Family Practice - Stephen Kelleher
Program Director-Healthy Community Coalition - Eileen Liddy
Program Associate, Healthy Community Coalition - Sharon Neil, MSW
Evergreen Behavioral Services - Brenda Obert
Alumni – University of Maine – Farmington - Joan Orr, CHES
Maine Center for Public Health - Sandy Record, RN
Director - Franklin Care Support Services - Sandy Richard, RN
HCC - Director Healthy Maine Partnership - Sandy River
Acupuncture Therapist - Kawika Thompson
University of Maine – Farmington - Wellness - Charlie Woodcock
Director - Franklin Health Access
Healthy Living Initiative or GOAL was supported by a grant to the Healthy Community Coalition from the United States Department of Health and Human Services – under the Health Resources and Services Administration – A Rural Health Outreach Grant
