Atwood receives health-care leadership award
Catching Health, a health and wellness blog and events calendar written and maintained by Diane Atwood of Gorham, recently won a gold eHealthcare Leadership Award in the category of Best Social Networking.
Atwood writes the Keep Me Healthy column for Maine Women Magazine.
Awards were presented on Nov. 6 during the 17th annual Healthcare Internet Conference in New Orleans. Entries were judged based on a standard of Internet/digital communications excellence and how they compared with others in their organization’s classification.
Catching Health’s award was in the Consumer General Site Division. Gold Award winners in other divisions, e.g., hospitals and healthcare systems, included Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Nebraska Medical Center.
“Catching Health was up against some pretty heavy hitters from around the country,” Atwood said. “When I found out that it had won a gold, I was thrilled. Since its launch in 2011, the blog has steadily gained recognition as a trusted source of health and wellness information not only in Maine, but also New England and now, nationally. The real gold, though, is when people me tell that what I’ve written has made a difference in their lives. That’s what I love the most.”
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognize the best websites and digital communications efforts of healthcare-related organizations around the country. This year, some 250 winners were selected from more than 1,100 entries, which were judged by 121 individuals familiar with healthcare and the Internet. The Awards program was developed and first presented 14 years ago by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, a leading industry resource published by Health Care Communications, Rye, N.Y.
For more information about Catching Health with Diane Atwood, visit www.dianeatwood.com.
Windham church sponsoring chats in Gorham
The Rev. Tim Higgins of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, in Windham is hosting chat sessions and appetizers in three communities.
The sessions are 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 20, at Sebago Brewing Co. in Gorham; 5-6 p.m., on Thursdays, Dec.12 and 19, at the Frog and Turtle, Westbrook; and 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., on Fridays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, at Grateful Bread in Windham.
Higgins asks, “Are you feeling unsure? Do you wish to awaken your spiritual life? Do you enjoy meeting other folks within the context of Christian fellowship? Are you searching for solid Christian values to help raise your children? Have you lost a former church connection?”
“If you’ve answered yes to one or all of these questions, perhaps you will join me …
The church can be reached at 892-8447.
Women in Civil War library topic
Lyn Sudlow, author of “A Vast Army of Women: Maine’s Uncounted Forces in the American Civil War,” will share some stories from her book at the North Gorham Public Library, 2 Standish Neck Road, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5.
Co-sponsored by the library and the Gorham Arts Alliance with a grant from the Maine Humanities Council, the program is one of a series of public events commemorating Maine’s role in the Civil War. For more information, call the library at 892-2575.
USM singers in free concert
The University of Southern Maine Singers will present its annual holiday concert at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St., Portland.
Dr. Robert Russell will direct the singers. A reception will follow the free concert with donations accepted.
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