HBMI Community Health Education

02/25/2026

02/25/2026

02/25/2026

Today the Headstart kiddos got to taste the rainbow! We had a fruit bowl that included kiwi, grapes, 3 different kinds of melon, berries and pineapple. We also had mini muffins and Greek vanilla yogurt with apple juice. The fruits were to go with today’s book🍎
We talked about the 5 food groups with a concentration on the fruit portion of the My Plate. The kids played the My Plate felt board where they identified what types of food belong with which food group. 🌈
We then read “I Can Eat a Rainbow” by Olena Rose. We talked about how eating healthy foods can make you grow big and strong 💪🏽
We also talked about what their favorite fruits are- kiwi, grapes, berries, bananas- all kinds of healthy fruit were picked!
The kids gave the snack 2 thumbs up!

02/06/2026

Time change on Fridays- 11:30-12:30

Walking Club returns to Maliseet Community Center
HOULTON, Maine – With temperatures hovering around zero – and sometimes way below – taking a nice, leisurely walk is the last thing many consider.
Fortunately, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians’ Fitness Center is once again offering indoor walking sessions for Tribal Citizens, elders and employees.
During the month of February, participants will be able to walk laps inside the Maliseet Community Center, located at 568 Foxcroft Road, from 4-5 p.m. on Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays.
“Our Walking Club is an opportunity for people to come get their steps in while it’s cold and icy outside, especially our elders,” explained Maya Gardiner, certified personal trainer for the Maliseet Fitness Center. “The rationale is to stay healthy during the winter when it is difficult to get outside due to the snow and cold. This option is also safer than walking outside right now because of icy conditions.”
To keep things light and fun, music will be played for the participants as they do their laps around the building commonly referred to as “The Gym” by the local community. Six laps around the gym is roughly the equivalent of one mile.
Pre-registration is not required and people can come and go as they please. “Walking for the entire hour is not necessary,” Gardiner said. “People may walk for as long as they like.”
For more information, contact Gardiner at 207-532-2240 ext. 151 or email mgardiner@maliseets.com or Jocelyn Haney at jhaney@maliseets.com.

01/15/2026

This class is being postponed to 1/23 due to illness

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

☕ Take coffee break with us and Lisa Zullig, MS, RDN, CSG, CDN, as we dive into the role of meal delivery in the Food as Medicine movement!

🍽️ Discover the latest trends, ask your questions, and learn how medically tailored meals can make a difference for better health.

🔗 Register for this discussion, free for Academy members, here: https://bit.ly/3YsnW2S

01/09/2026

Our Drum Circle is back for 2026! Come join us at the Aerobics Room of the Health Center.

01/09/2026

Winter Storytelling ❄️
Join us for a warm and welcoming evening of storytelling with Jerry Saddleback!

🗓️ Thursday, January 15 at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm).
🎟️ This event is offered at no cost.
📍 These gatherings will take place at kihcihkaw askî, hosted by the Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre (IKWC).

This winter storytelling series is an opportunity to come together in a good way. To listen, learn, and connect through traditional stories shared by Knowledge Keepers. Each session will run approximately two hours.

❕Admission is only available to those that have an Eventbrite ticket.

Space is very limited, so please grab your ticket through our Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pipon-acimowin-winter-storytelling-series-tickets-1980114281118?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/06/2026

Today the TRAIL program resumed- the children had walking tacos. We went back over the medicine wheel and its teachings for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. We also watched mini documentary produced in Tobique and right here on our reserve with Matthew Edelberg from Natural Resources.
We discussed medicinal plants, how foraging times coincide with the medicine wheel and how to be a good steward of the land.
We also discussed the different time periods and what has changed and what hasn’t, the children have an excercise to ask an elder in their lives questions. In the coming weeks the kids will be working on a skit and we will have a special elder come in to discuss their life and be interviewed.

01/06/2026

Registration Link: https://soadi.wufoo.com/forms/s1lrtovz06tokb6/
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.