An Ounce of Prevention

If people can’t reach the medical services they need, then bring those services to them.

That’s the idea behind the University of Southern Maine nursing program’s ongoing involvement with Casco Bay Fishing and Island Community Partnership, which serves the health care needs of fishermen and their families.

Eight USM nursing students put that idea into practice this spring when they held a free health screening clinic for residents of Great Chebeague Island.

“Free screenings are among the most important things in health care,” said Jay LaPlante, a junior from Saco. “They bring down costs because they help you catch the disease process before it really occurs.” Read more