Less than one week left to register!
MPHA's Annual Meeting Politics and Public Health is coming up on Monday, November 3 at the Augusta Civic Center.  Registration is $50 for members who sign-up by Tuesday, October 28 but increases to $65 for members who sign up the day of the event (add $15 to each of these fees if you are a non-member).  Go to http://www.mcdregistration.org/signup.asp?ID=103 to register today!

New Member Benefits are coming!
The MPHA membership/marketing committee has been working hard to bring you new and exciting member benefits.  Construction is underway on a members-only section of the website which will include things like an online forum, access to the member directory and promotional offers.  We have begun to work with our public health and business partners to bring you additional benefits as well.  Below is the first of many new member-only benefits that we will begin to highlight throughout the coming months.  A BIG Thank you to our organizational partner American Lung Association!

ALA offer Golf Card discount to MPHA members.  If you are of golfer or know someone who is, you'll want to get yours hands on the amazing Golf Privledge Card from the American Lung Association.  The card offers deep discounts at over 100 golf courses throughout Maine and New Hampshire and is worth its price for the typical user with only one use.  The card is priced at $70 but is only $50 for MPHA members!  This offer will become effective November 10th ... just in time for a holiday gift for the golfer in your life!  We will send you more information and a reminder to members when it is time to order.

Don't forget... this, and all future offers, are for current MPHA members only!  In order to receive these and to support your state-wide public health advocacy/member association, join MPHA today by going to http://www.mainepublichealth.org/join.php  In addition, if you have a benefit you would like us to extend to our members, please contact us at info@mainepublichealth.org

Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks... a message from APHA
APHA’s Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign is calling on people to refresh their emergency supplies long before a disaster happens —and to use the upcoming clock change as a handy-dandy reminder. When it’s time to change your clocks back on Nov. 2, remember to check your preparedness kit to make sure your emergency stockpile isn’t missing any items and that the food hasn’t expired.

Haven’t created a stockpile yet? Now is the perfect time! Every American should have at least a three-day supply of food and water in case of an emergency, including one gallon of water per person per day, according to preparedness advocates. Other supplies that should be on hand include a first aid kit, medicines, a can opener, flashlight, battery-operated radio and batteries.

To help people create and update their emergency stockpiles, the Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign offers free materials on its Web page, online at www.getreadyforflu.org/clocksstocks. Materials include a list of what should be in an emergency stockpile, information on rotating stored food and water and games for kids. For the first time, bilingual materials are available as well, with both a stockpiling information fact sheet and a supply checklist in Spanish.

Check out our materials, then scoot over to your closet or under the bed and look over your supplies. Chances are they are in need of updating. Checking your supplies twice a year with the clock change is a great way to make sure that your emergency supplies are there when you and your family need them.