• Read more about Maine CDC Video Helps with Well Water Testing

In April, 2014, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a how-to video to clarify the procedures of a water test for people who rely on a private, domestic well for drinking water.

Available on YouTube, and on DVD by request, the 3-minute video shows all the steps involved in a water test and emphasizes the most important things private well owners should know when testing their well water. 

• Read more about Radon Data Debuts with Call for Testing

The Maine Tracking Network released new radon data this week, making radon in air test results and household survey data publicly available for the first time in Maine.

• Read more about 2018 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

October 21-27, 2018, is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and we are spreading the word about how to protect children from lead. Data describing childhood lead poisoning, screening tests, and risk factors on the Maine Tracking Network help organizations understand and respond to the issue in their community.

• Read more about Now Available: Near Real-Time Tickborne Disease Data

How often are near real-time data updated? For the Maine Tracking Network’s new data dashboard for tickborne diseases, it can be daily.

• Read more about New Data Highlight Effects of Universal Blood Lead Testing Policy

The Maine Tracking Network released 2019 data about childhood lead poisoning and blood lead testing - reminding public health professionals of the importance of testing all children for lead poisoning at ages 1 and 2 years.

• Read more about Maine CDC Offers Tips to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

As Mainers head to camps, pull out their grills, and put boats in the water for the first time this season, health officials of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (MeCDC) have issued an advisory to raise awareness of the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and how best to prevent it.

“Each year, we see a handful of poisonings and most could have been avoided,” said Dr. Sheila Pinette, director of the Me CDC. “You have to know how to prevent yourself from getting poisoned by carbon monoxide so a day of fun doesn’t become a day of tragedy,” said Pinette.

• Read more about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Tips for Staying Safe

• Read more about Tick Talk - New Tickborne Content

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. To help Mainers prepare for tick season and prevent the spread of tickborne diseases, the Maine Tracking Network has released updated Lyme disease data through the year 2017. In Maine, 1,844 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2017, an increase of 347 cases from 2016.

• Read more about Asthma Awareness Month: Tips for Controlling Your Asthma

In Maine, almost 150,000 people live with asthma. Maine is one of the few states where asthma affects more adults than children. Approximately 1 in 9 adults in Maine has asthma compared to 1 in 12 nationally.

• Read more about Private Well Water Metadata: Well Water Quality (Testing) Data

Origin:

Well water quality data are from the Maine Center for Disease Control's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.

Dates Available:

1999 - 2019

Geographic Resolution:

County, Town

Abstract:

The Maine EPHT program receives well water sample data on an ad hoc basis from the Maine Center for Disease Control's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL).