Maine Public Health Association

What Maine Public Health Association does

Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) is a private nonprofit membership organization headquartered at 122 State Street, Augusta, Maine. It is dedicated to public health advocacy, education, workforce development, and community health improvement across the state of Maine. The organization publishes policy priorities, legislative reports, workforce surveys, and annual reports, and operates the Healthy Maine Talks podcast and the Maine Public Health System Storymap, an interactive ArcGIS-based visualization of the state's public health infrastructure.

MPHA generates revenue through four streams: annual membership subscriptions for individuals and organizations, educational programming including the annual conference and webinars, one-time store sales of publications and resources, and voluntary donations. It distributes these offerings through a community-led GTM motion spanning its website, social media channels, email newsletters, podcasts, regional media coverage, and in-person events. Its primary customer segments are Maine public health professionals, Maine residents seeking public health and climate resilience information, and state government and policymakers.

MPHA maintains strategic affiliations with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP), and recently partnered with environmental organizations to publish a 2026 policy guide for Maine's next leaders. It holds the Candid Platinum Transparency 2026 designation. The organization has no proprietary technology platform and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, relying instead on third-party publishing, web, and GIS tools to deliver its informational and advocacy resources.

Name

Maine Public Health Association

Legal name

Maine Public Health Association

Website

https://mainepublichealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maine Public Health Association is a Maine-based nonprofit membership organization that advocates for evidence-based public health policy, provides workforce and community education, and publishes reports and multilingual climate resilience resources for public health professionals, residents, and state policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Resilience, Preparedness Training & Exercises (HLAJAGAL), Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK)

Keywords

• Public health advocacy
• Health policy research
• Workforce development
• Membership association
• Climate health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership: Annual membership programs for public health professionals and organizations in Maine
2. Events and Education: Annual conferences, webinars, and educational programming for public health workforce
3. Store Sales: Sale of publications, resources, and educational materials through the MPHA store
4. Donations: Voluntary contributions from supporters and the public

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving public health in Maine through advocacy, education, policy research, and workforce development. It produces publications such as annual reports and policy briefs, hosts an annual conference, publishes the Healthy Maine Talks podcast, and offers multilingual climate resilience educational materials to public health professionals, community members, and policymakers across the state.

Product overview

Maine Public Health Association operates as a membership-based nonprofit organization rather than a software product company. Its offerings consist of educational publications (annual reports, policy documents, workforce surveys), climate resilience educational materials available in multiple languages, an interactive StoryMap visualization of Maine's public health system, the Healthy Maine Talks podcast series, and annual conferences. These are informational and advocacy resources supporting public health in Maine, not software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthy Maine Talks: Podcast series featuring health-related discussions relevant to Maine communities.

Products and services

• MPHA Membership Program Membership tiers (Regular, Student, Organizational, Lifetime) that give public health professionals, students, and organizations access to association benefits, networking, and advocacy channels in Maine.
• MPHA Annual Conference and Education Events In-person annual conference and educational events for public health professionals, students, and partners in Maine to share research, policy updates, and best practices.
• MPHA Publications Store Online store selling annual reports, policy publications, workforce reports, and other resources produced by the Maine Public Health Association.
• Policy Publications Policy briefs and advocacy publications on public health issues affecting Maine, intended for legislators, public health professionals, and partner organizations.
• Workforce Reports Reports addressing public health workforce capacity, development, and challenges in Maine.
• Annual Report Annual organizational report summarizing MPHA's activities, financials, advocacy outcomes, and programmatic impact for the year.
• Climate Resilience Educational Materials Multilingual educational materials on climate and health resilience, available in English, French, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Swahili, Somali, Vietnamese, and Lingala, designed for community members and partners across Maine.
• Healthy Maine Talks Podcast MPHA-hosted podcast featuring conversations on public health topics in Maine, with episodes featuring association leadership and partners.
• Maine Public Health System Storymap Interactive storymap illustrating Maine's public health system for professionals, students, and the general public.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Environmental PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026MPHA and environmental partners collaborated to unveil a policy guide for Maine's next leaders, focusing on environmental health and climate policy.
• American Public Health Association (APHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPHA is a member of APHA, the largest public health association in the world, providing access to national public health resources, advocacy networks, and professional development opportunities.
• Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPHA is a proud member of MANP, connecting Maine nonprofits for shared resources, advocacy, and professional development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Maine Association of Nonprofits: Statewide nonprofit association of which MPHA is a member. Related in mission to build nonprofit capacity, but not a public health peer; an allied ecosystem organization.
• Natural Resources Council of Maine: Maine-based environmental advocacy organization that partnered with MPHA on the 2026 policy guide. Adjacent in environmental and climate policy, but focused on conservation rather than public health.

Broad incumbents

• Public Health Institute: National nonprofit public health organization conducting research, training, and advocacy. Comparable in mission scope but with significantly greater resources and a multi-state footprint.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials: National organization representing local public health departments. Overlaps with MPHA on workforce development and policy advocacy, but serves local government entities rather than a single state membership.
• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit focused on disease prevention and public health policy. Comparable advocacy and policy-report function, but operates at the federal rather than state level.
• American Public Health Association: National umbrella public health association of which MPHA is an affiliate. Operates at a much larger scale, providing overlapping advocacy, publications, and conference programming that competes for MPHA's same professional members.

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Public Health Association: State-level public health association with the same mission model of advocacy, policy reports, and workforce development. Directly comparable as a peer state association in New England.
• New Hampshire Public Health Association: Neighboring New England state public health association with comparable membership, advocacy, and policy-report offerings. Direct geographic and structural peer.
• Connecticut Public Health Association: Another state public health association delivering advocacy, publications, and events to its state's public health professionals. Closely mirrors MPHA's structure and product mix.
• Vermont Public Health Association: State public health association in Vermont with a similar advocacy, education, and policy-priorities program. Highly comparable operating model to MPHA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MainePHA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maine-public-health-association

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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