Your monthly community health newsletter.

Brittney Dunphy

Community Health Educator

46 Fairview Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976

(207) 858-2318

bdunphy@rfgh.net

February 2025 Topics

Our Upcoming Events & Classes
Car Seat Scoop: What's New?
Mainely Teeth: Mobile Dental Clinic
Virtual CRAFT Group
Does Your Child Have Autism or Other Developmental Delay?

Car Seat

Safety Class

February 4, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Internet Safety

Class

February 18, 2025

9:00am - 10:00am

Understanding

Breastfeeding

February 19, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Circle of Strength

Cancer Support Group

February 20, 2025

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Prevent T2

March 4, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Understanding

Your Newborn

March 6, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Adult Mental Health First Aid

March 12 & 19, 2025

3:30pm - 8:00pm Both Days

Total Wellness

March 24, 2025

10:00am - 11:00am

Total Wellness

March 24, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Circle of Strength

Cancer Support Group

March 20, 2025

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Living Well With

Diabetes

April 2 - May 7, 2025

12:00pm - 2:30pm

Advance Health Care

Directive Workshop

April 23, 2025

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Safe@Home

June 7, 2025

9:00am - 11:00am

Safe@Home

June 7, 2025

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Recalls to Know About

Tesla Air Bag Recall

Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.

Problem: Certain 2024-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles are being recalled because the airbags will tear when they are deployed. This problem means that the airbags do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208 and 212.

How to Fix: Tesla will fix this problem, free of charge. Owners will receive a letter in the mail after February 21, 2025. Owners can also contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. The recall number for this issue is SB-24-20-001.

RAM Air Bag Recall

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA, US, LLC)

Problem: Certain 2016-2019 RAM 3500, RAM 1500, 2016-2020 RAM 2500, and 2016 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis vehicles have left and right side curtain air bags that are being recalled, as they may rupture due to a manufacturing defect.

How to Fix: Dealers will replace one or both of these curtain air bags, as necessary, free of charge. Owners will receive a letter sometime after February 13, 2025. Owners can also call customer service at 1-800-853-1403. The recall numbers for this issue is 05C, 09C, and 10C.

Toyota Air Bag Recall

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Problem: Toyota is recalling certain 2023 Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250 and NX 350 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and may have been incorrectly fixed by Toyota dealers. An electrical connection inside the steering system might be welded incorrectly, causing the driver's air bag to separate and deactivate.

How to Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace if necessary. Owners will receive a letter sometime after March 30, 2025. Owners can also contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. The recall number for Toyota vehicles is 25TA02 and 25LA02 for the Lexus vehicles.

Photo from Tesla, Inc.

Photo from NHTSA.

What are the benefits of rear-facing car seats?

It's not uncommon for parents and caregivers to want to turn their child forward-facing as soon as they can. Common reasons for this are:

Concerns that their child's legs could break in an accident
Their child doesn't like being rear-facing.
They want to be able to see their child better when they're in the back seat.

When a child is rear-facing, their head and neck are better protected because they move with the car seat in a crash. Young children have heavy heads and often don't have strong muscles in their neck, even when they're in the toddler stage.

Turning a child forward-facing before they are ready puts them at risk for a neck or spine injury in a crash.

Mainely Teeth is returning to RFGH to help make dental care more accessible! This program is a great option for people who do not have a dental provider.

Participating Offices

Redington Medical Primary Care
Redington Family Practice
Redington Pediatrics
Skowhegan Family Medicine
Norridgewock Health Center

If you (or your child) are a patient at one of these practices and you would like to make an appointment to see Mainely Teeth, please call RFGH Community Health at (207) 858-2318.

If you are scheduled for an appointment, the visit will be at your Primary Care Office. Please know that even though this appointment will be at your Primary Care Office, you will become a patient of Mainely Teeth. Mainely Teeth will bill your dental insurance for the visit. If you do not have dental insurance, they offer a sliding fee scale option for payment. Mainely Teeth will discuss payment options with you when they schedule your appointment.

If your child has a diagnosis or Autism or other developmental delay, you might be eligible for a free 1-year membership to the Attend Behavior app!

Attend Behavior is a mobile app that was designed to help parents address challenging behaviors from their children.

Eligibility

✔ Your child has Mainecare or is eligible to receive Mainecare

If your child does not have Mainecare but has Autism or another developmental delay, please contact Help Me Grow at (207) 624-7969.

✔ Your child has a diagnosis of Autism or other developmental delay.

✔ Participation for free membership is limited to 200 families.

✔ Final participation in the program must be approved by DHHS.

Participating Families Will Receive

✔ Free 12-month subscription

✔ Free support from Attend Behavior Specialists to help get you started and tips on how to use the app.

To sign-up for this free offer, click here and scroll to the bottom of the web page.

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