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Bangor officials urge Maine CDC to reconsider excluding city from maternal-child nursing RFP
Summary
City Manager Carolyn Lear and Bangor Public Health leaders told the City Council that a Maine CDC request for proposals excludes Northern and Eastern Maine and would end the city-run maternal and child health public health nursing contract on Sept. 30, risking loss of long-standing, locally integrated services supporting about 217 clients.
City Manager Carolyn Lear and Bangor Public Health officials told the City Council that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) posted a request for proposals (RFP) that excludes applicants from Northern and Eastern Maine, an action that would end Bangor’s current contract to provide maternal and child health public health nursing on Sept. 30.
“Bangor Public Health has 2 public health nurses on staff,” Lear said, noting the service is funded through a Maine CDC contract supported by federal block grants. Public health staff said they were surprised to find the RFP omitted their jurisdiction after decades of delivering in‑home maternal and child health services.
Why it matters: Bangor Public Health leaders said their two nurses provide home visits and direct care integrated with local services such as WIC, housing and outreach programs; that local infrastructure and trust are difficult to replicate quickly; and that Maine CDC’s replacement plan could…
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