Building Blocks to Relationships within the HIV/AIDS Community
Learn how the Healthy Living for ME network is engaging Maine CDC’s HIV Prevention, Surveillance and Care Programs, SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and health networks to provide the Self-Management Resource Centers, Positive Self-Management Program. |
Jennifer Fortin
Fidelity and Training Manager
Healthy Living for ME
Jennifer Fortin is the Training & Fidelity Manager for Healthy Living for ME, Maine’s statewide network for evidence-based programs and community health and wellness services. Her role supports the state for delivering trainings, building capacity and ensuring fidelity and quality of all programs. Jennifer is a T- Trainer in many of the Self-Management Resource Center (SMRC) programs as well as, a Master Trainer in A Matter of Balance: Managing your Concerns about Falls, a Lifestyle Coach for the National Diabetes Prevention Program, instructor for Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention, EnhanceFitness instructor and she is a certified ACE fitness instructor. Jennifer resides in Augusta, Maine with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking and, volunteering in her community. |
Simona Combi (Moderator)
Public Relations Manager
National Council on Aging
Simona Combi managed media relations for several nonprofit research and advocacy organizations, including the Center for Global Policy Solutions and the Urban Institute. Most recently, she worked for IQ Solutions—a NIH contractor—to support the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s press team. She brings experience generating national media coverage and preparing national level spokespeople for interviews.