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Primary Care Practices
in the Let’s Go! Program to Receive
10,000 Maine State Park Passes for Patients Courtesy of State Bureau of Parks
and Land and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
Portland, Maine (July 10, 2014) – Primary care physicians at 124 practices across
Maine who participate in the Let’s Go!
program will be able to provide their patients and families with more than 10,000
free Maine State Parks passes courtesy of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and
Lands, Let’s Go! and the Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. The free
pass is good at any of Maine’s 48 state parks and historic sites, with the
exception of Baxter State Park, and valid through December 2014.
“This partnership will allow more families to enjoy the
great Maine outdoors,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. “Our state is
renowned for its countless recreational opportunities, as well as its endless
natural resources to explore, and Maine State Parks are excellent places to
have fun and promote healthy, active lifestyles.”
“Maine’s 48 state parks and historical sites offer unmatched
beauty and accessibility,” says Tom Morrison, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Director.
“Many families who experience our parks for the first time frequently find
themselves planning their next visit on the drive home. We are pleased to offer
these passes to Let’s Go! for use
with physicians and their patients throughout Maine.”
Participating physician practices will receive their free
passes starting July 7th.
“Spending time in the outdoors is a great way to keep
the whole family active,” says Victoria Rogers, MD, Let’s Go! Director. “This program introduces kids to the many
activities available in our state park system —
from hiking and swimming, to biking and kayaking — and shows them that
physical activity can be fun and a great learning experience, too.”
Let’s Go!‘s 5-2-1-0
daily message encourages healthy eating and increased physical activity for the
whole family:
- 5 or more fruits or vegetables
- 2 hours or less recreational screen time
- 1 hour or more of physical activity
- 0 sugary drinks, more water, and low-fat milk
“We want to help prevent childhood obesity by creating healthy
opportunities for children and their family to stay active,” says Karen Voci,
president of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, which funds programs
that prevent and combat childhood obesity by changing the environments where
kids play and learn “Through the Foundation’s support, Let’s Go! is encouraging doctors to promote the 5-2-1-0 messaging
with their patients, and focus on ways to build a lifetime of wellness. These free park passes
make it affordable for families to enjoy the great outdoors and embrace an
active and healthy way of life.”
This is the third year that parks passes have been made
available to Let’s Go! pediatricians.
Visit www.letsgo.org to learn more about the Let’s Go! program.
For more information on Maine state parks and historic
sites, go to: http://www.parksandlands.com
For more information on Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Foundation, visit www.harvardpilgrim.org/foundation
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Media Contact:
Caitlin Loveitt
Marketing Manager
Let’s Go!
Phone: 207-662-3825
Email: cloveitt@mmc.org
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