The mission of the Seacoast Public Health Network (SPHN) is to strengthen public health partnerships in emergency preparedness, community health, and substance misuse prevention in order to better serve our communities. Two primary roles of the SPHN are to coordinate regional planning and to develop networks of effective action to support that mission.
We provide technical assistance on statewide and regional prevention, treatment and recovery resources, Naloxone information, substance misuse prevention resources and links to subject matter experts. We also offer training's in CPR, First Aid, Family Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations Planning. We have developed a Community-wide Health Improvement Plan with area partners and would welcome involvement in our work groups such as Heart Disease/Stroke Prevention, Healthy Living and Falls Prevention.
The Seacoast Public Health Network became a program of Lamprey Health Care in July 2015, two years after the state merged the work of Substance Misuse Prevention networks with Public Health Emergency Preparedness networks. SPHN staff have 70+ years of combined experience in health education promotion, substance misuse prevention, and network development. We are one of 13 public health regions in the state.
