The northern-most state in New England contrasts with its urban southern neighbor in more ways than its rarefied beauty. Massachusetts ranks as the third highest state in the union in per capita income. Maine is 36th. Massachusetts has four graduate schools offering degree programs in public health.
Maine has zero.
Massachusetts has a well-developed and funded public health infrastructure. Maine had virtually none, until now, thanks to policymakers, scientists, and public health advocates in Maine and an organization that Campbell heads. The partnership also includes the state's Bureau of Health directed by Dora Mills, HSPH alumna and Maine's health officer. Maine is a state with a split personality of sorts. Along the scenic coastline, enclaves of fabulously wealthy people have erected large summer homes overlooking the Atlantic.