Improving the Health of Maine’s Children Through Nutrition and Activity
From 2018 through 2023, 741 early care and education (ECE) providers who serve more than 15,100 children in Maine received support, programming, and technical assistance from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), launched by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and MCD Global Health...
Bridging Health Care: Connecting Primary Care and Specialty Care through Technology
For those who live in the rural communities along Maine’s rugged Downeast coast, the decision of whether or not to go to a doctor’s appointment can be complex...
Healthy Lincoln County Awarded Two Grants for Farm to School, Substance Use Prevention
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), a project of MCD Global Health that operates in Lincoln County, Maine, has been awarded two different grants to improve nutritious food options for local youth as well as prevent substance use prevention...
MCD’s 2022 Annual Report Now Available
MCD Global Health has released its 2022 Annual Report, the first annual report since MCD rebranded in June 2022...
Celebrating 20 Years of Public-Private Partnership’s Malaria Elimination Project in Equatorial Guinea
With intensive year-round transmission, malaria has been a leading health problem for the people of Equatorial Guinea...
Maine-based Nonprofit Building the Community Health Worker Workforce
MCD Global Health (MCD), a public health nonprofit, is leading the training and advancement of the community health worker (CHW) profession here in Maine and nationwide...
Back to the Basics: Working Together to Eliminate Malaria in Uganda
World Malaria Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about malaria and how, with everyone's contribution, from individuals and communities to the provincial and national levels, it can be controlled and eventually eliminated...
MCD Staff Member, Partner Initiative Receive Awards from Maine Public Health Association
The Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) recently announced this year’s Public Health Award winners...
Behavioral Health Teletherapy Program Supports Elementary and Junior-Senior High School Students in Rural Washington County, Maine
A behavioral health teletherapy program is changing the way students access behavioral health services in rural Washington County, Maine...
Unlearn and Deconstruct Biases to Embrace Gender Equity
Makara Pollard sees International Women’s Day as a moment to reflect on her accomplishments and goals...
Take Charge and Express Yourself Without Fear
RAZAFIMAHEFA Mialy, the finance and administrative manager for a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project in Madagascar, has worked at MCD Global Health since 2002 and sees International Women’s Day as a reminder to always respect women’s voices and ideas no matter the setting or location...
Not Being Left Behind No Matter the Circumstance
Drusilla Blakey sees International Women’s Day as a time to encourage everyone to be a champion for equity, especially equity for minority women...
Using Advocacy, Compassion, and Empathy for Better Outcomes for Women
Maria Rodriguez-Castro had issues being heard as a woman in the medical community, leading her to become an advocate for others who find themselves struggling to have their voices heard in similar settings...
First-of-its-Kind, Gamified e-Learning Platform Teaches Children Importance of Dental Health
MCD Global Health recently launched the new Children’s Oral Health e-Learning Platform (COHELP), an interactive way for children to learn about oral health...
MCD Announces Kimberly Kabonga as New Director of Human Resources
MCD is pleased to announce Kimberly Kabonga as MCD’s new director of Human Resources (HR)...
Celebrating National Children's Dental Health Month with Annual Poster Contest
MCD Global Health works with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve the oral health of children across the State of Maine...
Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Project Reaches More Women in Equatorial Guinea, Achieving 148% of 2022 Goal
Cervical cancer is preventable and curable if detected early and managed effectively; however, it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide with the highest burden in sub-Saharan Africa countries...
MCD Leads USAID Malaria Capacity Program in Mozambique
MCD Global Health (MCD) is honored to announce the U...
Join MCD Global Health at APHA’s Conference
From November 6–9, the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) annual conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, bringing attendees back together in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Join MCD Global Health at ASTMH’s Conference
From October 30 through November 3, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting will take place in Seattle, Washington, bringing attendees back together in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with a livestream option for those who cannot join in person...
Strength through Connection: Advancing Careers in Recovery Through Personal Experience
Living and raising her four children in the same house that she grew up in, Kristen Webster wants to give back to her small, rural community of Farmington, Maine...