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15 Report of the Barnstable County Health Department Barnstable County Commissioners Gentlemen: I am pleased to submit this annual report of the Barn- stable County Health Department for the year 1970. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has re- introduced two bills for action in the 1971 legislative session. House Bill 207; "An act requiring local official health agen- cies to ensure basic health services to all persons within their jurisdiction and promoting the formation of areawide local official health agencies." House Bill 208; "An act relating to the reimbursement of local official health agencies for basic health services." These are essentially the same as last year. The major focus is defining and establishing basic health services and ensurance of the availability and accessibility of these services to all persons. We recommend a study of these two bills which are important to all boards of health and the citizens of The Commonwealth. The continued population growth of Barnstable County continues to increase the need and demand for all health services. The professional staff work load has been carefully evaluated and we shall make recommendations for employ- ing more assistant staff workers, particularly, in the field of environmental health. Dental Health Dental Health Education continued to be the program emphasis with consultation to school and community pro- grams. Direct services such as topical fluoride and screening Programs were limited to pre-school children and head start programs. The County Health Department continued partici- pation in the dental research project with the Barnstable School System, Forsyth Dental Center and Massachusetts De- partment of Public Health to study the fluoride content of children's teeth in a non-fluoride area. i