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365 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING March 14, 1983 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, March 14, 1983 at 7:15 p.m. in Room G-1 (Recreation Meeting Room) of the Town Office building. Members present were: James W. Lambie, Chairman Linda Roemer, Ph.D., and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. Mrs. Joyce Kekejian was present to take the minutes. The meeting began promptly at 7:15 p.m. 1. Parents Concerned About EEE The first appointment was with Linda Behar and Kathy Swartz representing Parents Concerned about Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The women wanted to meet with the Board to express their concern over the two cases of EEE that appeared locally in September of 1982. They explained the purpose of their group and expressed a sincere interest in having a program of local mosquito control implemented for the coming year. They explained about the work they had undertaken to this point on behalf of establishing mosquito control efforts in Lexington and indicated they were looking for the support of the Board of Health in their efforts. Documentation, including a fact sheet on EEE, was presented to the Board for review and consideration. The Board thanked both women for their concern and the material presented and expressed a desire to work together on this issue. 2. Meeting VNA Relative to New Programs and/or Program Changes The second appointment was with Jane Tappia and Virginia Brady of the Visiting Nurses and Community Health relative to proposed program changes, and a new program concerned with lead -paint poisoning screening in children. The nurses indicated that they would like to implement a new elderly clinic at the most recently opened Countryside Village Elderly Housing Comples. The Board seemed open to this proposal, but requested information on changes in the existing program. Under consideration were changes (reducing hours) at Greeley Village and/or East Village clinic sites. Both nurses agreed to put this information together and get back to the Health Director with an up -date. The second proposal was one to establish a lead -paint poisoning screening clinic in the fall. It was decided that more information was needed before a go-ahead could be given. The third program involved promotion of a bowel cancer screening program. Use of the Director's Room at Cary Hall was needed as a point to distribute promotional information and technical material on cancer of the colon. As there was no appreciable cost involved, the Board voted to support this pro- posal and instructed the Health Director to secure the Director's Room in Cary Hall for the date(s) required.