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TOWN OF MASHPEE <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> April 6, 1995 <br /> Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Members present: Steven R. Ball, John T. Doherty and Robert F. Cram, Sr. <br /> THE TAPE IS NOT PART OF THE MEETING IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br /> TRANSCRIPTION ONLY. <br /> Mr. Steven R. Ball, Chairman <br /> r <br /> 1.} Warrants signed. <br /> APPOINTMENT: Mary-Joe Bradley- V.N.A. Update <br /> Ms. Mary-Jo Bradley, Ms. Jean Roma and Ms. Cynthia Barkley representatives <br /> from the V.N.A. were in attendance. <br /> Ms. Bradley informed Board members, "There are new programs that private <br /> businesses have started doing and that's home visiting to new mothers in this community <br /> and other communities." "There was an article about a particular program that was in the <br /> Mashpee paper which talked about a home visiting program where for $300.00 a nurse <br /> would go out and visit a mother, make some phone calls, visit her a second time if needed <br /> and do a little bit of follow-up." "That made a total of four visits, two actual visits and <br /> two follow-up phone calls." "When we read this we thought we would come out and let <br /> you know that we thought there might be some question because we do have a town <br /> contract with Mashpee to do exactly that kind of thing." "We do provide this as part of <br /> the town contract so we are not charging Mashpee residents at all for this very similar <br /> service." "We have been doing something unique here in Mashpee under a grant from the <br /> small cities program." "With the town contract with Mashpee we come out here and <br /> make up to 400 visits a year in this town alone to families with new babies." "That is a <br /> health promotion that we do." "We also do lead screening and immunization clinics in <br /> Mashpee." "We connect with Project Create, Head Start and Day Care programs here." <br /> "We do assessments." "We do communicable disease follow-up which is part of the town <br /> contract." "We do blood pressure clinics once a month at the Senior Center." "We do <br /> two diabetic screenings a year also at the Senior Center and flu clinics in the fall." "We <br /> provide anything you need related to health promotions and assessments." <br />