The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI) is pleased to share developed reports and presentations highlighting projects that have been implemented.

Maine CDC and Partnerships for Health Report: Maine Prevention Services Implementation Indicators (2016-2019) – This report was developed by Partnerships For Health on behalf of Maine CDC. It follows the successful compilation of highlights (2016-2018). In addition to highlighting the domain-specific work, it includes a description of the strength of the Maine Prevention Services infrastructure.

Maine Prevention Services and Partnerships for Health Report: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in the Home Evaluation Findings – Partnerships for Health, the contracted evaluator for the Maine Prevention Services Initiative tobacco prevention work, developed and implemented an evaluation study to assess property managers’ and tenants’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards smoke-free policies and to understand the challenges and successes that are part of the District Tobacco Prevention Partners work with property managers.

Maine Prevention Services and Partnerships for Health Maps: Engagement with MPS that Resulted in New or Strengthened Tobacco Policies – Partnerships for Health, the contracted evaluator for the Maine Prevention Services Initiative tobacco prevention work, developed a series of maps highlighting policies that have been adopted under the Tobacco Prevention Services Initiative by District Tobacco Prevention Partners working with community organizations. Statewide maps highlight school districts, clinical sites, higher education institutions, housing properties, land governance, lodging and workplaces.

Quarterly Tobacco Prevention Infrastructure Reports

Statewide Report (Year 5, Q3 – April – June 2021)

Public Health District Level Reports (Year 5, Q3 – April – June 2021):

• Aroostook Public Health District
• Central Public Health District
• Cumberland Public Health District
• Downeast Public Health District
• Midcoast Public Health District
• Penquis Public Health District
• Wabanaki Tribal Public Health District
• Western Public Health District
• York Public Health District

To receive copies of past Quarterly Tobacco Prevention Infrastructure Reports, please email [email protected].

Tobacco Prevention: Community Success Stories

Prevention of Initiation of Youth Tobacco Use

• Amidst the Pandemic Oxford County Schools Seek to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Students (Healthy Oxford Hills, April – June 2021)
• Community Sacred Tobacco Gardens (Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, April – June, 2021)
• Connecting to the Arab American Community in Cumberland County (Portland Public Health, April – June 2021)
• Continuing Youth Engagements in to the Summer Months (Portland Public Health, April – June 2021)
• Culture is Prevention (Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, January – March, 2021)
• HEAL Forges Fruitful Relationships! (Health Equity Alliance, January – March, 2021)
• Learning the ABCs of Prevention (Portland Public Health, January – March, 2021)
• LGBTQ+ Youth Tobacco Prevention Project Welcomes New Members to Advisory Council (OUT Maine and Healthy Communities of the Capital Area, January – March, 2021)
• Maine Tobacco Prevention: Supporting Local School Systems through Professional Development Education on the Dangers of Vaping (Bangor Public Health, April – June, 2021)
• Noble High School ENDS Presentation and Follow-Up Project (Partners for Healthier Communities, April – June 2021)
• Outreaching in a New “Old” Way: Using Postcards to Engage Youth-Serving Organizations and Child Cares (Healthy Androscoggin, January – March, 2021)
• Preventing Youth Tobacco Use through Retailer Engagement (Bangor Public Health, January – March, 2021)
• Sidekicks: A Youth Focused Approach (Portland Public Health, January – March, 2021)
• Sidekicks at Rangeley Lakes Regional School (Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County, April – June 2021)
• Sidekicks Goes Virtual in Kennebec County (Healthy Communities of the Capital Area, April – June 2021)
• Smoke-Free Centers for County Kiddos (Aroostook County Action Program, January – March, 2021)
• Successful Sidekicks at Bucksport High School (Healthy Acadia, January – March, 2021)
• Topsham Fairgrounds Go 100% Tobacco-Free, Year-Round (Mid Coast Hospital, April – June 2021)
• Town of Bethel Makes a Commitment to a Healthier Community by Passing a Tobacco & Marijuana-Free Policy! (Healthy Oxford Hills, January – March, 2021)
• Two Knox County School Systems Favor Caring for Students’ Health over Punitive Enforcement (Knox County Community Health Coalition, April – June 2021)
• York County Virtual Training Collaboration (Partners for Healthier Communities, January – March 2021)

Reducing Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

• Coastal Eye Care (Healthy Acadia, April – June 2021)
• Community Housing of Maine (Portland Public Health, January – March, 2021)
• Elevating Healthcare Policies (Portland Public Health, January – March 2021)
• I Scream, You Scream, For Tobacco-Free Ice Cream (Policy) (Coastal Healthcare Alliance – Lincoln County, January – March 2021)
• Making Space for a Tobacco-Free Space (Gallery) (Portland Public Health, April – June 2021)
• Mini-Grants Boost Workplace Engagement for Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policies (Somerset Public Health, April – June 2021)
• Old Alewives Farm Brewery: Policy Update (Coastal Healthcare Alliance – Lincoln County, April – June 2021)
• P.A.W.S. Leads the Pack (Knox County Community Health Coalition, January – March, 2021)
• Recovery Residence Pursues Tobacco-Free Living (Somerset Public Health, January – March, 2021)
• Shawnee Peak’s Trails Go Tobacco-Free (Portland Public Health, January – March 2021)
• Smoke-Free St. Apollonia (Aroostook County Action Program, April – June 2021)
• The Dempsey Center: More Than Just a Tobacco Policy Update (Healthy Androscoggin, April – June 2021)
• We Want to Thank You (Healthy Communities of the Capital Area, January – March, 2021)

To receive copies of past Success Stories, please email [email protected].

Archived Reports:

• 2019 National Conference on Tobacco or Health Presentations: The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence is pleased to have 5 projects presented through oral or poster presentations at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in August 2019.  View these presentations and learn more:
  • Integrating Tobacco Treatment into an Opioid Treatment Program: Presentation, Learn More: Pilot Project Overview and Toolkit
  • You Can Get There from Here: Increasing Low-Income Mainers’ Access to Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment via Non-Clinical Outreach (NCO): Poster, Learn More: Informational Sheet
  • Increasing Primary Care Practice Referrals to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine: Poster, Learn More: Informational Sheet
  • Encouraging Maine Families to Implement Smoke-Free Home Rules through a Digital Marketing Campaign: Poster, Learn More: Smoke-Free Homes Pledge
  • Utilizing Digital Strategies to Connect Tobacco Users to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine: Poster, Learn More: TheQuitLink.com
• 2017-2018 Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Annual Report
• 2017 Tobacco Prevention in Maine Report