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Tri-Ton Coalition Advisory Board Meeting
Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2024
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Via Webex
Attendees: Susan Lumenello, Director Burlington Board of Health, Joanne Belanger, Director
Lexington Board of Health, Katy Doughty, Epidemiologist, and Katie Capobianco, Shared
Services Coordinator
I. Approval of Minutes
• Joanne made a motion, second by Susan, to approve the amended December 20, 2023
meeting minutes- motion approved.
II. Program Updates
• Rashod is now a certified CPR trainer and can hold a class. He is looking into ordering
the mannequins.
• Joanne advised that they need CPR/AED training in Lexington and would like to partner
with Lexington Fire Department to do a joint training with Rashod. Joanne will check to
see if Lexington FD has mannequins that can be used.
• Katie will send Joanne and Shelly the resumes that have been received for the
Community Outreach position.
• Burlington will be holding another Matter of Balance training.
III. Epidemiologist Updates – Katy Doughty
• Katy provided an overview of her role
• Katy walked through a slide show breaking down opioid data at a glance by town
• Katy advised that regarding future direction, she will be attending the Burlington Health
Fair, collaborating in START, and the Wilmington Wellness Committee. She has
attended a few meetings for Wilmington and participated in the parental survey.
Wilmington is using their opioid funds to hire a short term therapist to assist people while
they are looking for a permanent mental health provider.
• Joanne advised that regarding START, there is a google doc survey for scheduling
meetings every other month. Personnel from the Lexington schools attended and the
funding is in place to work with a school project and for the purchase of rescue kits, and
lock boxes. They are looking to get community involvement and are considering sending
out a survey.
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• Joanne is attending the Opioid Abatement Conference on March 19th and 20th and invited
Katy to attend.
• Katy is working on a digital newsletter to send to all staff and BOH members. Joanne
will share the staff email addresses with Katy and include the town manager and select
board emails.
IV. Municipality Updates
• Joanne advised that Lexington Public Health week is coming up in April. The movie
screening of Below the Belt will be shown. The movie theater holds 150 people and the
owner is not charging for the use of the theater. The cost of the screening is less than the
originally anticipated $5000.00 and will cost $1100.00 however there will be a cost to rent
the AV equipment.
• Katie will send Joanne and Shelly the information on the upcoming Mental Health First
Aid training for anyone who would like to attend. The PHE staff should attend this training.
• Joanne advised that she will continue to need help with the families in need at the Lexington
EA shelter.
• Lexington will be holding a vaccination clinic on February 22, 2024. There are only eight
children signed up but they will be offering vaccinations to other family members age three
and up. Tahycha will be there to assist with translation.
V. Tobacco Funding
• Mary Brush is pushing for policy/regulation updates. Model regulations can be used.
• Joanne commented that is would be good to have all three communities in sync with the
regulations. Joanne can provide Tahycha with what their former contractor had done to
update their tobacco regulations.
• Tahycha is continuing with her training and is available to help in Lexington and
Wilmington. Tahycha is also being trained for pool inspections.
VI. New Business
DPH has provided updated eligible spending guidelines that would include the purchase
of vaccine refrigerators.
The next meeting will be held on March 20, 2024.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM.