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<br />LEXINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />Wednesday, September 21 <br />7:00 P.M. <br />Cary Hall Memorial Building <br />Estabrook Hall, (lower level) <br />1605 Massachusetts Avenue <br />Lexington, MA 02420 <br />Board of Health Members in Attendance: <br />Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, Chair, John J. Flynn, David Geller, M.D., Sharon MacKenzie R.N., CCM, Burt <br />Perlmutter, M.D. <br />Health Division Attendees: <br />Gerard F. Cody, Health Director <br />Francis Dagle, Clerk <br />Speakers: <br />Maureen Lee; Food Service Solutions <br />Frances Feng; Beijing Restaurant <br />Craig Cyr; Residential Kitchen <br />Joe Onorato; Vector Disease Control International <br />Ragab Hamdoun; Owner of Samira’s Homemade <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:01 PM. Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, served as Chair <br />Person. <br />The Community Health report was reviewed and the following topics were discussed; <br /> Community Health and Infectious Disease Report: Director Cody discussed the “Truth <br />about the Opioid Epidemic: What You Need to Know” that was hosted at Cary Hall Memorial <br />Building on September 20th. The presentation introduced the public to topics related to Opioid <br />addiction. <br />Director Cody informed the Board of an interdepartmental report requested by the Board <br />of Selectmen in order to better understand the use of opioids in the community and the Town’s <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />BOH September 2016 <br /> <br />