Public Health Resources

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

To find a vaccine provider near you, please visit Maine CDC’s website. Here is the map view. 

The Office of the Governor provides up to date vaccination information on Maine’s COVID-19 Vaccination website. 

COVID-19 Testing

For updated testing data in Maine, including the number of confirmed and presumptive positive cases in the state, please visit Maine CDC’s Coronavirus website. 

How Can I Help Prevent COVID-19 From Spreading?

• Get vaccinated. If you’re already vaccinated, encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to get vaccinated.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Always wash your hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
• Cough and sneeze into your sleeve, not your hands, or use a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Stay home when sick.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects (like your cell phone) and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
• If you’re not feeling well, or if you’re in a large crowd, wear a mask. Learn more about effective masking at the CDC's website.

What Should I Do If I Have Questions?

Here is Maine CDC’s Coronavirus website, and here is the 24/7 Disease Reporting Contact Information:

Phone: 1-800-821-5821 (24 hours a day)
FAX: 1-800-293-7534 (24 hours a day)
TTY: Maine relay 711 (24 hours a day)

You can also contact 211 Maine for answers to frequently asked questions on COVID-19: 

Phone: Dial 211 (or 1-866-811-5695)
Text: Text your ZIP code to 898-211
Email: info@211maine.org

211 is TTY and Video Relay accessible if calling from Maine

Where Can I Get Up-to-Date Information?

Current information, including new guidance, can be found on the U.S. CDC website and Maine CDC’s coronavirus website. 

• State of Maine crisis/emergency hotlines (https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/hotlines.shtml)
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence; Helpline: 1-866-834-HELP
• Maine Behavioral Healthcare; Call 844-292-0111. Addiction treatment centers statewide.
• OPTIONS overdose prevention

• Maine TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• The Opportunity Alliance
• Maine Equal Justice
• Preble Street

• South Portland Food Cupboard
• Wayside Maine
• The Locker Project: Feeding the future in Maine

Eligible Mainers may apply at any time for MaineCare. Visit the State's MaineCare site.

Lead poisoning might sound like a problem from the past, but it is still a concern in Maine today. It only takes a tiny amount of dust from lead paint - about as much as a few grains of sand - to have a serious effect on a child’s growth and development. Lead paint can be found in any building built before 1978, but most lead paint is in homes built before 1950. Children younger than 6 years old and pregnant people are most vulnerable to lead poisoning. 

To protect against lead poisoning, test homes and apartments built before 1978. Detailed information about blood lead testing, cleaning older homes, and safe renovations can be found on the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Health - Lead page. 

Maine CDC provides free lead dust test kits, available on their Lead Kit Request webpage. Maine CDC can also be reached for questions or test kits at 207-287-4311.

Maine Indoor Air Quality Council has been working in partnership with the U.S. EPA to develop, distribute, and train the landlord/tenant community on better ways to prevent and address mold in rental properties. Visit their Rental Properties page for a toolkit for preventing and addressing moisture problems in rental properties, infographics, videos, and other resources for approaching this problem in rental properties.

The City of South Portland provides sharps containers for public use at five convenient locations. These sites offer a safe way to properly dispose of medical sharps such as syringes, lancets, and pen needles. For more information on disposal options, visit the Maine Department of Environmental Protection website.

Informational Flyers

• What to do if you find a discarded syringe
• Discarding an unwanted syringe

Visit the SoPo Unite page for youth substance use prevention information.