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Cancer Prevention

Click here to learn more about cancer prevention and cancer support here in Portland.

Disease Information

Click here to learn about diseases you may have heard mentioned in the news.

Food Safety

The Food Safety Program is dedicated to preventing foodborne disease outbreaks in Greater Portland.  Click here to learn more about the signs and symptoms of foodborne illness, and how your favorite restaurant fared in its most recent health inspection.

HIV/STD Prevention

Click here to learn about HIV/STD testing and counseling offered at the India Street Health Center.

Local Health Data

Working on a paper for school?  Writing a report for work?  Just curious?  Click here for a listing of local health data sources.  These sites offer health data for towns in Cumberland County and on a statewide level.

Portland Needle Exchange

Check here to learn about the Needle Exchange Program.

Positive Health Care

Positive Health Care provides health care to people living with HIV/AIDS.  Services include primary health care, psychiatric services, case management, adherence counseling, risk reduction education, and HIV testing.  

Public Health Data

The Public Health Research and Data Program collects, analyzes, and reports health data for Cumberland County. Click here to learn more about how we use research and data in public health.

Smoke-Free Portland

Click here to learn more about secondhand smoke, as well as Maine's state and local laws to protect citizens from the hazards of exposure to secondhand smoke.