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Maine DHHS issued guidance to nursing facilities Wednesday outlining their options for surveillance testing of staff to meet the new federal requirements.

The “Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0” program has recently been refunded in Aroostook County by Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) with Community Educator Katharine Putnam of Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) at the helm.

U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will receive a total of $404,685 to prevent childhood lead poisoning in Maine.

The state auditor has notified Maine Gov. Paul LePage and several lawmakers that the state Department of Health and Human Services "improperly managed" more than $13 million in federal welfare funding.