Maine Public Health Association names Denise Bisaillon Board Vice Chair

Denise Bisaillon, Ed.D. has been elected vice president of the Maine Public Health Association鈥檚 (MPHA) Board of Directors. She serves as associate professor and Director for Graduate Programs in UNE鈥檚 Public Health in the College of Graduate Studies. 

MPHA is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in Maine and has been working to improve public health since 1984.

The association aims to protect all Mainers, their families and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in Maine. MPHA represents a broad array of health professionals and others who care about their own health and the health of their communities.

MPHA builds a collective voice for public health, working to ensure access to health care, protect funding for core public health services and eliminate health disparities, among a myriad of other issues. Through its e-newsletters, advocacy alerts, annual conference and networking meetings, the Association communicates the latest public health science and practice to members, opinion leaders and the public.

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The University of 51小黄车 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.