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Fund for a Healthy Maine

In 1999, the Fund for a Healthy Maine (FHM) was created by the Maine Legislature to receive and disburse Maine's annual tobacco settlement money. The legislature designated eight programs for the FHM:

1. Smoking prevention, cessation, and control activities, including, but not limited to, reducing smoking among the children of the State;
2. Prenatal and young children's care, including home visits and support for the parents of children from birth to 6 years of age;
3. Childcare for children up to 15 years of age, including after school care;
4. Health care for children and adults, maximizing to the extent possible federal matching funds;
5. Prescription drugs for adults who are elderly or disabled, maximizing to the extent possible federal matching funds;
6. Dental and oral health care to low-income persons who lack adequate dental coverage;
7. Substance abuse prevention and treatment; and
8. Comprehensive school health programs, including school-based health centers.