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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE's Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition Announces Worksite Wellness Mini-Grants

The 91直播视频's Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) is pleased to announce the availability of worksite wellness mini-grants of up to $750. 

The mini-grants are aimed at assisting local worksites in creating workplace wellness teams, developing and implementing health and wellness programs/activities and creating policies to support employee health and wellness.

Eligible applicants must be a worksite within the CHCC service area which includes: Arundel, Biddeford, Buxton, Dayton, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach and Saco. Award requirements include a commitment to: developing and sustaining a workplace wellness team, completing a worksite wellness inventory, conducting an employee interest survey and selecting at least one wellness activity and one policy change initiative during the funding period.

CHCC is accepting applications until August 13th. If you would like to receive a copy of the application, contact Bethany Fortier at bfortier@une.edu

Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) is a community-based health promotion coalition working to promote tobacco prevention/cessation, substance abuse prevention, physical activity and nutrition in both the community and schools. The coalition is a program of the 91直播视频's College of Osteopathic Medicine.

About the 91直播视频

The 91直播视频 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.