UMaine Institute of Medicine hosts webinar about partnerships for health equity Down East

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 12, 2022 Medicine, Outreach

The University of Maine Institute of Medicine will host a webinar, “Building Community — University Partnerships for Health Equity in Downeast Maine,” from noon–1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.

The talk explores the lessons learned and emerging findings from the Downeast Health Research Collaborative (DHRC), a informal network of students, faculty and community organizations based at the University of Maine at Machias that is working to address rural health inequities through community-engaged research, systems-level interventions and workforce development.

Webinar speakers include Tora Johnson, director of the Geographic Information Systems Service Center at UMaine Machias; Katherine Weatherford Darling, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine at Augusta; and Oliver Gray Jones, a UMaine Ph.D. student.

The event is part of the institute’s fall 2022 seminar series. Registration for the webinar is required, and can be done online.