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Policy Options For Recruiting And Retaining Rural Primary Care Physicians In Maine, Casey Lancaster
Policy Options For Recruiting And Retaining Rural Primary Care Physicians In Maine, Casey Lancaster
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Maine faces a challenge providing primary care services to over half of its residents, as they live in rural areas – even though Maine has enough primary care physicians practicing in the state to service the needs of the population. Maine has a primary care physician distribution problem. Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, and York Counties, all fall well below the national average of primary care physicians per 100,000 residents. Maine has no true financial incentive program to help rural area’s recruit and retain primary care physicians, though Maine does have two programs that attempt to get primary care …
Foodborne Illness Risk Factor Study, Kathi-Anne M. Fortin
Foodborne Illness Risk Factor Study, Kathi-Anne M. Fortin
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
The initial purpose of this capstone was to establish a baseline for the occurrence of the top five foodbome illness risk factors, to write a report on the baseline findings and to develop a plan to repeat this study at least once every 60 months for the Portland Environmental Health & Safety Program. It soon became clear, however, that the scope was too broad. An extensive effort was required to integrate national methodology and comparability principles with the State and local restaurant inspection structure. Subsequently, the focus of the capstone shifted to the development of a comprehensive data collection manual. …
Why Waste Waste? A Strategic Plan To Achieve Zero Waste In Portland, Maine, Nathan J. Broaddus
Why Waste Waste? A Strategic Plan To Achieve Zero Waste In Portland, Maine, Nathan J. Broaddus
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
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Visualizing Road Network Congestion To Inform Regional Planning In Southern Maine, G Andrew Smith-Petersen
Visualizing Road Network Congestion To Inform Regional Planning In Southern Maine, G Andrew Smith-Petersen
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
In this analysis, road traffic volumes and capacity estimates are used in conjunction with population data and population change forecasts to visualize the potential for congestion at present, and to project the potential for congestion in 2030. The areas most and least at risk of congestion are identified, so as to inform thought and effort around planning on a regional scale in southern Maine. The area of study includes large portions of York and Cumberland Counties, as well as a small portion of Androscoggin County, in the Greater Portland region.