🌍💙 World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures 💙🌍 Today, April 7th, we join the global community in observing World Health Day 2025, focusing on the theme: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures. This year-long campaign emphasizes the critical importance of maternal and newborn health, urging efforts to end preventable deaths and prioritize the well-being of mothers and their babies. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2025 (fb)

How do you want to be cared for if you can’t speak for yourself? Join us for a powerful evening of film and conversation in honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Wednesday, April 16 6:00 PM Androscoggin Valley Hospital Free event with dinner & light refreshments We’ll be screening two short films—Advanced Directives and the Academy Award-nominated End Game—followed by a live panel discussion featuring local healthcare providers, a student, and a social worker. This event is free and open to all ages. Advance care planning isn't just for those facing illness—it's recommended for everyone starting at age 18. Hosted by the North Country Healthcare Ethics Committee in partnership with Coos County Family Health Services. Let’s start the conversation about what matters most. #NHDD #AdvanceCarePlanning #EndOfLifeCare #NorthCountryHealthcare #CommunityConversation #AVH #CoosCountyFamilyHealth (fb)