Healthy Androscoggin

What Healthy Androscoggin does

Healthy Androscoggin is a community health nonprofit organization and a division of Central Maine Community Health, headquartered at 124 Lisbon Street, 2nd Floor, Lewiston, Maine. Founded in 1995 as Tobacco Free L/A, the organization rebranded to Healthy Androscoggin in 2000 after receiving Healthy Maine Partnership funding and has since expanded into a portfolio of community-based prevention programs spanning tobacco prevention, substance misuse prevention, healthy eating (SNAP-Ed), active living, childhood lead poisoning prevention, and community engagement. It serves the general population of Androscoggin County, Maine, with particular focus on youth and families at risk for substance misuse, and operates as the designated community liaison for Central Maine Healthcare's three hospitals (Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital), conducting Community Health Needs Assessments and implementing Community Health Improvement Plans.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform. Its core 'products' are in-person programming, training, education, and resource distribution — including Naloxone kits, medication disposal bags, lead prevention cleaning kits, and resource guides — delivered through schools, workplaces, healthcare facilities, and community centers. Distribution channels are entirely field-based and direct-to-community, supported by a Squarespace website and a YouTube channel for educational content.

The revenue model is a hybrid of government and foundation grant funding (Healthy Maine Partnership, Drug Free Communities, Maine CDC, SNAP-Ed) supplemented by individual and community donations. The organization provided a 30th Anniversary campaign in 2025 with a stated goal of $3,000, and acknowledged that some legacy grant funding has ended. It is not a commercial enterprise: all services are free to beneficiaries. The organization is governed as a division of Central Maine Community Health with an advisory committee, with no venture capital, private equity, or public ownership involvement.

Name

Healthy Androscoggin

Legal name

Healthy Androscoggin

Website

https://healthyandroscoggin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Healthy Androscoggin is a Lewiston, Maine-based nonprofit community health organization (a division of Central Maine Community Health) that delivers free prevention programming in substance misuse, nutrition, active living, lead poisoning, and tobacco to Androscoggin County residents, primarily through Central Maine Healthcare hospital partnerships and community-based distribution.

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Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL), Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN), Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

Keywords

• Community health programs
• Substance misuse prevention
• Healthy eating education
• Lead poisoning prevention
• Tobacco prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewiston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue from government and foundation grants including Healthy Maine Partnership funding (2000), Drug Free Communities grants (2005), Maine CDC Prevention funding (2009), and SNAP-Ed nutrition education programming (2013).
2. Donations: Individual and community donations supporting specific programs and operational costs. The organization ran a 2025 campaign with a goal of raising $3,000 to celebrate their 30th Anniversary.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Healthy Androscoggin is a community health organization that delivers free public health prevention programming across Androscoggin County, Maine, including substance misuse prevention, healthy eating education, active living promotion, lead poisoning prevention, tobacco prevention, and community engagement services. The organization works through direct in-person programming, training, resource distribution, and partnerships with healthcare facilities and community stakeholders.

Product overview

Healthy Androscoggin is a community health organization and division of Central Maine Community Health, offering a portfolio of interconnected health promotion programs rather than a traditional technology product. The core programming spans six major areas: Tobacco Prevention (originally Tobacco Free L/A from 1995), Substance Misuse Prevention (added in 2005), Healthy Eating through SNAP-Ed nutrition education (2013), Active Living, Lead Poisoning Prevention (2009), and Community Engagement. These programs are complemented by tactical components including Free Drug Take Back Days, permanent medication disposal boxes, naloxone distribution, training and education services, and policy technical assistance. The organization publishes annual reports and monthly success stories documenting community health outcomes. The programs work collaboratively with Central Maine Healthcare hospitals, Project Unite!, and various community partners to improve community health through data-informed prevention efforts.

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Products and services

• Tobacco Prevention Tobacco prevention programming that originated as Tobacco Free L/A in 1995, aiming to reduce tobacco use and exposure in Androscoggin County.
• Substance Misuse Prevention Youth substance use prevention programming preventing and reducing underage drinking, marijuana use, and prescription drug misuse in Androscoggin County.
• Healthy Eating Programs SNAP-Ed nutrition education programming supporting healthy eating on a budget, including nutrition education classes and SNAP-Ed resources.
• Active Living Programs Programming to support physically active communities in the Androscoggin County region.
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Childhood lead poisoning prevention programming including cleaning kits and prevention education for families.
• Community Engagement Community engagement initiatives working with Central Maine Healthcare hospitals including community health needs assessment, community health improvement plans, and mental health/substance use programs.
• Free Drug Take Back Day Biannual community event for safe disposal of expired, unwanted, or unused medications with drop-off locations throughout Androscoggin County.
• Medication Disposal Program Permanent medicine drop boxes available in seven Androscoggin County communities for year-round, free disposal of unwanted medicines.
• Safe Storage and Disposal Education Education and tools to support safe storage of all substances in the home, including lockable medication bags.
• Training and Education Services Training programs for parents, students, education professionals, liquor licensees, and employers on preventing youth substance use, including Drug Impairment Detection and Server/Seller trainings.
• Policy Supports and Technical Assistance Technical assistance to workplaces and community settings for policy development, implementation, or enforcement to create safe, healthy environments.
• Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Community Health Improvement Plan created and implemented for Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, and Rumford Hospital.
• Naloxone Distribution Distribution of Naloxone Take Home Kits and education on intranasal naloxone for opioid overdose prevention.
• Mental Health First Aid Training Mental Health First Aid and trauma-informed trainings organized for community members.
• COVID-19 Resources COVID-19 information and support resources including vaccine site information and community care referrals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Central Maine HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership working with Central Maine Healthcare's three hospitals (Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital) to conduct Community Health Needs Assessments, implement Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs), and serve as hospital-community liaisons.
• Project Unite!coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based task force partnership working with local stakeholders to implement data-informed substance misuse prevention efforts in Androscoggin County, involving collaboration to assess community needs, build capacity, and plan and evaluate programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• MaineHealth: Maine's largest healthcare system, running community health needs assessments and prevention partnerships in counties across the state, competing for similar state and federal dollars.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): The national membership and advocacy body for local health departments and community health coalitions, providing peer benchmarking, funding opportunities, and policy frameworks relevant to Healthy Androscoggin's operating model.
• Central Maine Healthcare: The parent organization of Healthy Androscoggin and its primary hospital-system partner (CMMC, Bridgton, Rumford). Acts as both funder-of-last-resort and the customer for community health needs assessments, making it the most operationally intertwined peer.

Broad incumbents

• Northern Light Health: A large Maine-based hospital and community health network that operates analogous community health improvement and substance misuse prevention programming in other regions of the state.
• Maine CDC (Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention): The state public health agency that funds Healthy Androscoggin's lead poisoning prevention work and oversees the broader public health agenda in which the organization operates.
• American Lung Association (Maine chapter): Runs tobacco prevention and cessation programming nationwide including Maine, overlapping with Healthy Androscoggin's oldest program area and competing for similar public health dollars.

Regional players

• Maine Prevention Services: A statewide umbrella initiative that channels much of the prevention funding (tobacco, substance misuse) that flows to local coalitions like Healthy Androscoggin, making it the principal funder-and-coordinator peer.
• City of Lewiston Public Health Division: Local municipal public health unit operating in the same Androscoggin County catchment, including grant administration for opioid services — directly overlapping in mission and geography.

Direct peers

• Healthy Lincoln County: A fellow Healthy Maine Partnership coalition serving Lincoln County, Maine, with the same community health promotion, substance misuse prevention, and tobacco-free programming model funded through identical state and federal grant streams.
• Healthy Communities of the Capital Area: A Maine Healthy Partnership coalition based in the Augusta region providing comparable community-level substance misuse prevention, nutrition, and tobacco programming under the same state funding framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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