Healthy Community Coalition

“Franklin community health network (fchn)(ein: 22-3209406) is the sole corporate member of healthy community coalition. Mainehealth (ein: 01- 0431680), as the sole member of fchn, has the right to approve significant decisions of the governing body of fchn and it's subsidiaries.”

“Upon the occurrence of a vacancy on the board of directors, the sole member elects directors to the board from among the nominees submitted by the nominations committee.”

“1. To approve all amendments and restatements of the articles of incorporation and bylaws, recommended by the board of directors; 2. To adopt amendments of the articles of incorporation and the bylaws to effect a termination of the membership status of the member; 3. To approve any merger or consolidation involving the corporation; 4. To approve the dissolution of the corporation; 5. To approve any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation; 6. To approve any mortgage, lien, pledge, or security interest in all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation; 7. To elect or remove directors; 8. To approve major fundraising activity conducted by the corporation; 9. To designate the auditor, corporate counsel and registered agent for the corporation; 10. To approve the strategic plan of the corporation; 11. To approve the annual capital and operating budgets recommended by the board of directors and any material departure from the annual budgets so approved; 12. To approve the selection or dismissal of the president and chief financial officer; 13. To make any elections or revocations of elections under secion 501(h) of the internal revenue code.”

“The organization reviewed key components of the form 990 with the parent company board of trustees prior to filing the tax return in a form of a presentation and q&a session to address any questions or concerns.”

“On an annual basis board members and officers are required to submit a conflict of interest statement which is then reviewed by the compliance committee. The compliance committee is responsible for regularly and consistently monitoring and enforcing compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The process followed for determining compensation of the ceo compensated by this or other related organizations is a formal process performed annually by the executive committee of the board of directors. A related organization, mainehealth (ein 01-0431680), uses an outside firm, sullivan cotter, to perform an independent benchmark analysis for the ceo of healthly community coalition, along with other executives in the mainehealth system. The firm meets with the executive committee to review each executive's benchmark report. The committee then deliberates on mainehealth's written salary and incentive plan philosophy before making a final decision. All decisions and meetings are captured in minutes and there are appropriate approvals at all levels.”

“All compensation is determined via compensation surveys and comparability data. Executive compensation is approved by the organization's human resource department and the ceo of the parent company, franklin community health network.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“The mission of healthy community coalition (hcc) is to measurably improve the health and well-being of all people in franklin county and neighboring towns, using a coordinated approach of education, health promotion and outreach. Hcc offers health screenings, health education, and health promotion to support healthy lifestyles that prevent disease and improve quality of life for all community members.”

“Full name of organization is "healthy community coalition," doing business as "healthy community coalition of greater franklin county."”

“As well as tobacco smoke. 22 buildings were covered under this new policy. The tobacco cessation referral program was introduced to one local social service agency, focusing on increasing referrals to the maine tobacco helpline for low income families in greater franklin county. Supplemental nutrition assistance program education snap-ed nutrition educators taught a total 55 series comprised of 319 sessions. Educators reached 947 individuals making a total of 3,231 contacts. Classes were held at head start centers, adult education, local schools, senior housing sites, health centers, recreation centers, homeless shelters, health centers, churches and at community festivals. Classes were focused on nutrition and physical activity to include the additional topics: myplate guidelines, label reading, meal planning, healthy snack preparation, choosing whole grains, cooking skills, grocery shopping on a budget, and growing vegetables in a container garden. Snap-ed nutrition educators implemented two policy and environmental change strategies, one at kingfield elementary school to provide ta and streamline the expansion and use of their school garden and the second to work with farmington farmer's market to help facilitate the maine harvest bucks program. Let's go the coordinators worked with 50 child centric let's go sites to promote healthy eating and physical activity including 18 child care facilities, 17 schools, 8 out-of-school programs and 7 health care sites. For the 2016- 2017 program year let's go child care sites had a reach of 277 children, schools had a reach of 4,871 students, out of school programs had a reach of 628 children and healthcare sites had a reach of 5,465 patients. The let's go school nutrition workgroup met regularly to address healthy school meals and involves school nutrition directors from 4 school districts. In the fall of 2017 ten child care sites, five healthcare practices, seven out-of-school sites, 9 school cafeterias and two schools received recognition from let's go for building environments in which unhealthy food choices are limited and opportunities for physical activity are plentiful. Trainings were held for child care providers around creating healthy spaces for children and for out of school programs to train staff about let's go strategies.”

“Affordable healthcare act. Wellness events occurred throughout the community with and without the mobile health unit reaching community members throughout the county. The mobile health unit staffed with rns, nurse practitioner, health educators/coaches, and medical providers traveled to the towns of farmington, rangeley, stratton/eustis, kingfield, phillips, new sharon, strong, livermore falls, east dixfield, and wilton providing education, free medical screenings and 1:1 and small group instruction. Cancer prevention: over 1,100 individuals received cancer prevention education and assistance scheduling preventative care appointments. The main focus of this prevention education was on breast, lung and colorectal cancer. Information about skin and prostate cancer was also provided. Worksite wellness: hcc worked with carrabassett valley academy, franklin chrysler, irving forest products, kingfield wood products, knapp family practice, stratton lumber, re-energy - stratton, re-energy - livermore, pierce house, leap, community concepts farmington childcare center, rangeley health and wellness, and northern lights to provide health screenings, flu shot vaccinations, cpr/first aid training, and health counseling regarding chronic disease and cancer prevention education, and tobacco/nicotine recovery support reaching approximately 450 employees.”

“-franklin county children's task force -franklin county children's festival -jay, livermore/livermore falls home and leisure show -local food pantries and good shepherd food distribution site -four free ski nights - titcomb mountain and spruce mountain -hope harvest community garden events -fiddlehead festival -kingfield health center event -phillips library -rangeley health & wellness -kineowatha park -seniors plus resource fairs - kingfield, rangeley, wilton -senior expo. -food city, livermore falls - cancer awareness event -skowhegan savings bank, phillips -farmington library -home visits -farmington ladies meeting -farmington summerfest -wilton blueberry festival -franklin county agricultural fair -apple/pumpkin festival -foothills festival -phillips old home days -franklin county agricultural fair -farmington post office, breast cancer awareness events -local churches and church groups -dixfield outdoor market -meadow lanes bowling alley -hippach field -academy hill school -farmington hannaford substance abuse prevention: healthy community coalition (hcc) collaborated with the local high school technology center to include students in the planning and implementation of a substance misuse prevention campaign that took place during local high school graduations. Additionally, staff worked with a youth at mt. Blue middle school to run two different substance use campaigns - parent's who host and red ribbon week. Nationally known speaker united states army staff sergeant travis mills of the 82nd airborne spoke to students at mt. Blue middle school as part of the red ribbon week activities. Ssg mills spoke to the sixth, seventh and eighth graders at mt. Blue middle school about resiliency, good choices and overcoming life's difficulties. The presentation, which served as a culmination to red ribbon week received high praise from both students and educators. A new medication return unit (drop box) was placed at the carrabassett valley police department, which is one of our most northern communities. This brings the total of medication return units to six in greater franklin county. Youth focus groups were held at spruce mountain high school and mt. Abram high school during the past year. Approximately 20 students participated in the focus groups. While the focus groups confirmed many of the ongoing substance abuse trends in greater franklin county (parents let kids drink at home, it's easy to obtain alcohol or marijuana, and there is poor enforcement of consequence) they also offered new information about how students are accessing alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs.”

“Staff members, including one certified navigator, provided education about the affordable care act throughout franklin county. The navigator assisted 251 community members with health insurance marketplace questions and enrollment. Approximately 62 individuals throughout franklin county received enrollment assistance. Education about the health insurance marketplace was provided through outreach and 1:1 education, healthbeat radio show, social media, and the fchn and hcc websites.”

“Part v, line 2a: franklin memorial hospital (ein 01-0211503) filed form w-3, reporting 817 employees, for the calendar year 2016 on behalf of the following organizations: franklin community health network, franklin memorial hospital, evergreen behavioral services and healthy community coalition.”

“Transfer from affiliates 112,000”