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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MARCH 2, 1981 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, March 2, 1981 at 7:15 p.m. in Room 5-25 (Board of Health Office) of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; James W. Lambie and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read except under the new fee schedule - vending machines should be $10.00 per location instead of $10.00 per machine. MEDIMART At seven -thirty Stephen Poolner from the new MediMart store came into the 60 BEDFORD Board Meeting. He is the new pharmacy manager of the Lexington MediMart at STREET 60 Bedford Street. Mr. Poolner told the Board that he is in the process of setting up screening programs for the people of the community. He said it is the policy of his company to get involved in the community in conjunction with local hospitals and local Boards of Health. He said that the pharmacy would provide the space and the materials to run these screening clinics. Mr. Poolner told the Board that he had contacted two local hospitals in the area, namely the Waltham and Emerson and they seemed quite enthused but he doesn't want to step on the Board's toes. He said he did not contact the Symmes Hospital because they have a store in Arlington and they work with the Symmes Hospital. Mr. Poolner said with Proposition 21 facing the town, he feels they have something to offer the town. Dr. Cosgrove told Mr. Poolner that they had several clinics here now. The Rotary Club puts on a Hart of Hearing Screening Clinic, the Lions Club puts on a Glaucoma Screening Clinic and a Diabetes Screening Clinic is run in con- junction with Symmes Hospital. He said the Red Cross in conjunction with the Rotary Club has a once -a -month high -blood pressure testing session at the Shawmut Bank in the center. Mr. Poolner told the Board that he also plans to run an educational program for the senior citizens to "teach them how to take medicine" properly. This will be presented with a slide show. He said there are many senior citizens that are not knowledgable on how the different type of medication should be taken. Dr. Cosgrove informed Mr. Poolner that there is a group called "Council on Aging" and they are located in the Church of Our Redeemer on Meriam Street. He told Mr. Poolner to contact them as he is sure they would be very glas to help set up some programs. Dr. Cosgrove went on to tell Mr. Poolner that we have two senior citizen Village clinics and a clinic in East Lexington for blood pressure readings and the nurses have been having an educational program them. He said that the program may be cut out because of Prop. 211. 1 1 1