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Minutes
May 11, 2006
The Board of Health meeting was called to order on May 11, 2006 by Chairmen Colleen
Seferian at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall, Berger Room. Those present at the meeting were
Barbara Meade, David Singer and staff liaison Jane Fiore staff guest Trish Faulkner, RN PHN.
Business:
• Minutes of April 18, 2006 were accepted as read (vote2:0:0.)
• Public Health Nurse, Trish Faulkner presented PHN program to the Board
o Communicable disease investigations and statistic increases in cases
o Medical screening clinic - cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure Mantoux
increase number of clients as clinics reinstituted after the vacant nurse position
for 18 months.
o She discussed her participation in the 6 week Boston University Graduate
school of Public Health Infrastructure training
o Emergency preparedness training continues ICS and EDS site training
o Volunteer emergency response nurses training with the health admin for 70
nurses.
o Participation in Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses.
o Assisted in the presentation of Lyme Disease prevention for the Department of
Public Works.
o Shares in the writing of the weekly Public Health Column in the Daily Times
Chronicle.
The Board asked Trish if she enjoyed her new position n public health. The answer was yes -
each day and hour is different and there is so much to learn.
;aNext"order of business mosquito control - spring helicopter spraying completed
by stern Middlesex Mosquito Control Project. Concern of the project supervisor - David
Henley has been the location of a cluster of cedar trees and the potential of EEE being carried
by the culienex melarnarum this spring through fall. A fifth trap was set and will be monitored
weekly by the project entomologist. Weekly reports will be sent via.email to the division.
• Update on reimbursement amount from third party billing as of April 15, 2006 =
$23,000. The final amount should be at $29,000 by the end of May. Thank you to Vicki
Drougas was sent with her 10% rate for filing the 2200 forms on behalf of the BOH.
0 Routine reports were tabled
• Next order of business was discussion and plan for presentation by the Board Chairman
on Town Meeting Monday April 24, 2006 Article 10 " enabling the Board of Health
through the Town Manager to enter into a public health mutual aid agreement"
o Discussion continued
o Development of a direct simple power point was completed and forwarded to
the Town Manager prior to Town Meeting
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm
Next meeting scheduled for June 8, 2006
Submitted by:
B
R.ane M. Fiore
Health Services Administrator