Food is Medicine MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital

A 15-week program to help people improve their health with nutritious food and lifestyle changes. Eating healthy foods can help with conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. Your journey toward better health can start today!

Click Register below to see if you are eligible for the program and complete your sign-up.

For More Information:

• call: 207-373-4513
• email: midcoastchi@mainehealth.org  
• visit: https://mainehealth.org/fimbrunswick  

A collaboration between MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick and the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.

Running Start is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups that incorporates the proper technique of warm-up, stretching, calisthenics, and aerobic exercise tailored to your personal needs. This is NOT a "track and field" program and there is no running involved unless you choose to do so yourself.

The classes allow everyone to increase or maintain their fitness level in their own way. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.

Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

This program is held at the Bowdoin College track inside Farley Field House.

Running Start Swim is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups with shallow-end aerobics and lane swimming. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.

Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation. Please DO NOT participate until we have confirmed that we have received your medical release.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

Registration is required for each month during which you participate.

This program is held at the Bowdoin College Gleason Pool.

Please reach out with any questions, 207-373-6360.

Supervised medical exercise consisting of an initial fitness assessment and progressive resistance training, flexibility exercises, and a cardiovascular program. 

A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program. Classes are $45 per month per person and meet Tuesdays and Thursdays in either a morning or afternoon time slot. Scholarships are available.

Registration is required for each month during which you participate.

• Please DO NOT register prior to completing your Intake and being assigned a class time.
• Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation. Once your Medical Release has been received, an exercise physiologist will contact you to schedule an Intake Appointment. 

Please call 207-373-6585 for more information or to request required forms.

YOUTH FIRST AID TRAINING

This course provides students with an official K-12 American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED, First Aid eCard which is valid for two years.

• Recommended for those age 10 and older.
• Attendance is required for both dates, usually 2 consecutive Mondays, occasionally 2 consecutive days (summer).
• Registration is required.
• Cost for the program is $75 and all necessary materials will be provided. Limited scholarships are available, please call to request the application.
• Please bring water and appropriate snacks. Participants are responsible for cleaning up their area.

For more information call 207-373-6585.

Wednesday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

True health is not an act of restriction; it is an art of finesse. "Savoir-Fare:  Epicurean Practices that Nourish" reclaims the joy of eating by marrying French culinary techniques with the foundational science of lifestyle medicine.

Led by a French-trained chef and Registered Dietitian, this program transforms culinary technique into daily, health promoting practices. We teach you how to source intentionally, prepare masterfully, and savor deeply—turning daily culinary rituals into your most powerful defense against chronic disease.

Registration is required - registration will close September 14. 

To learn more, call 207-373-6585.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Dr. Andy Cook Pediatric Behavioral Health Series 2026: 

Chronic Absenteeism & School Refusal  

• Seminar 1: Understanding School Refusal, Thursday, August 27, 2026
• Seminar 2: Strategies, Systems, & Collaborative Responses, Wednesay, October 28, 2026
• Presenters: Dr. Alyssa Goodwin, Jennifer Bowdish, RN, Caitlin D’Amour, LCSW

7-9 a.m., 329 Maine St, Brunswick

This series was created in memory of Andy Cook, MD, who dedicated his career to providing, improving and advocating for behavioral health services for children, adolescents and their families.

Providers are eligible to earn 1 CME for this seminar.

Registration is required.

MCH Lifestyle Medicine, 329 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, 207-373-6585

Cooking with a Coach … Options for a healthy lifestyle

Join our Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaches in preparing all the comfort, flavor, and joy of a Thanksgiving meal made with simple changes that support a healthy lifestyle.

Thursday, November 5, 2026, 5-7 pm

Registration is required. 

To learn more, call 207-373-6585 and ask for Meghan.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick