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Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

State Department of Health Contact Information

Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.

Health Department

Main Office: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
109 Capitol Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333

Phone: (207) 287-3707
FAX: (207) 287-3005

COVID Coronavirus Information

Coronavirus Disease: Get the latest information about Maine's response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandem ic, data, and other resources for Maine people.

For resources and information on the State of Maine COVID-19 response, including vaccine distribution,visit coronavirus maine.gov .

For general information about COVID-19: call 211, text your zip code to 898-211, or email info@211maine.org .

local department of health contacts

The following areas provide information regarding their department and services:

District Office Locations

Our staff are available to provide in-person assistance at the following locations. Please note the services currently offered at each office. For additional DHHS office locations, including Vital Records (birth, death, and marriage certificates) and the Health and Environmental Testing Lab, view our Administrative Offices list .

Eligibility and Benefits Questions

For questions regarding program eligibility and applications for MaineCare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Supplement, please call: 1-855-797-4357 (Fax: 207-778-8429).

Environmental Health

The Division of Environmental and Community Health is organized as follows:
Division Administration (internal support, review and planning of the Division)
Children's Licensing and Investigation Services (chlidcare facility licensing) (207) 287-5020
Drinking Water Program (regulates public drinking water supplies) (207) 287-2070
Health Inspection Program (inspection/regulation of restaurants and lodging places) (207) 287-5671
Radiation Control Program (inspection/regulation of radiation sources) (207) 287-5676
Subsurface Wastewater Team (plan review and approval of septic system installation) (207) 287-2070

Division of Environmental and Community Health
Key Plaza Building
286 Water St. 3rd Floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
TTY: Maine relay 711 FAX: (207) 287-4172.

Environmental & Occupational Health Programs

Main Subjects:

• Air Quality
  Ambient air guidelines
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  Fact sheets, safe generator use during power outages, press releases
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
  Resources for parents, home and property owners, physicians and others
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund
  Information and forms about paint fees and laws
• Environmental Public Health Tracking
  Information and data about environmental factors and public health
• Healthy Homes
  An index of resources related to healthy homes topics such as asthma, injury prevention, radon, bedbugs and other pests, and seconhand smoke
• Heat-related Illness
  Advice and information on staying healthy in very hot weather
• Warnings on Eating Fish and Game
  Current safe eating guidelines, hints on preparing fish
• Occupational Disease Reporting
  Reporting requirements for physicians and hospitals
• Drinking Water: Info for Private Well Owners
  Brochures, factsheets, reports, MEGs
• Factsheets for Real Estate Transactions
  Arsenic treated wood, arsenic in wellwater, lead disclosure forms

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

Nutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling

Food & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.

If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov .

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.