AUBURN — “Strong Families, Strong Kids, Strong Communities: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Our Lives”, set for Monday, Oct. 22, is the topic of the second in a series of five “Mini-Medical School” educational programs being sponsored by Central Maine Medical Center and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute.

Sue Mackey Andrews, founder and president of Solutions Consulting Group, will discuss how adverse childhood experiences impact the health, education, economy and the vitality of Maine communities, and how communities can marshal collective resources to them.

Solutions Consulting Group provides healthcare and educational consulting services focusing on children from prenatal to 8 years of age.

Andrews has an extensive history of community service, on both local and state levels. She is a member of the governing board of the Maine Association of Infant Mental Health, which gives provider training and promotes public advocacy to support parents of infants and toddlers. She represents the MAIMH on the Maine Children’s Growth Council, where she serves on several teams and committees. She also volunteers with Pine Tree Hospice in Dover-Foxcroft.

She hold’s a bachelor’s degree in education and psychology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.

The Mini-Medical School series is open to the community. A background in science or medicine is not necessary to attend the programs.

Other Mini-Medical School topics are:

Oct. 29: “Why Integrating Care Is The Healthy Thing To Do” with Catherine Ryder, executive director of Tri-County Mental Health Services.

Nov. 5: “Population Health: What Does It Mean For Our Community?” with Heidi Mallis, district field epidemiologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control.

Nov. 12: “The Obesity Epidemic” with bariatric surgeon Jamie Loggins, M.D.

All programs will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library. All Mini-Medical School presentations are being offered at no charge. Interpreter services are available upon advance request.

To register or for more information, visit www.cmmc.org/events, call 795-8448 or email [email protected].