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Date: 2014 -10 -08 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Barbara Meade, David Singer, Andrew Friedmann
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Staff Ruth Clay, Board of Selectmen Liaison John Halsey,
Facilitator Peg Sallade
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ruth Clay
Topics of Discussion:
Board of Health meeting came to order at 6:05 pm on October 8, 2014 in the Lower Level
Conference Room of Reading Town Hall.
Minutes of September 18, 2014 were passed 2:0:0 as presented. (Friedmann had not yet
arrived.)
Tobacco 21 Movement
The Board decided to send the letter forwarded by Dr. Hartman with some additions and
send it to Saugus, Lynnfield, North Reading, Wilmington, and Woburn.
Clay noted that she had attended a presentation concerning Lyme Disease testing and gave
a copy of an article from a Boston Globe writer about the Issue. She also reminded the
Board members about the upcoming MAHB training.
Strategic Plan Discussion
Peg Saliade led a discussion including an assessment against the standards review including
a one about the summary and identification of six of the ten services to focus improvement.
It was noted that there was some overlap between those identified. The group also
identified specific improvement strategies for each of the identified services.
Next meeting will be November 3, 2014 at 6 pm in the Berger Room.
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Materials distributed:
Planning Session II packet
MAHB notice of training
"Well Rounded Care" Boston Globe article by Felice I Freyer
E -mail dated 9/26/14 Help Spread Tobacco from Dr. Lester Hartman
"Can you Trust Lyme Disease Tests" article by Beth Daley
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Clay
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