MEETING PACKET APRIL 2013 •
NOTICE OF MEETING
You are hereby notified that the Salem Board of Health will hold its regularly scheduled meeting
Monday April 8, 2013 at 7.00 PM
City Hall Annex, 120 Washington St Room 314
MEETING AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from February 5, 2013
3. Chairperson Updates re: BOH request for repeal
• 4. Public Health Announcements/Reports/Updates
a. Health Agent
b. Public Health Nurse Report
c. Administrative
d. Council Liaison
5. Food enforcement policy
6. Miscellaneous
7. Adjournment
Larry Ramdin
Health Agent
cc: Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, Board of Health, City Councilors
Next regularly scheduled meeting is May 14, 2013 at 7pm at City Hall Annex, 120
Washington Street Room 312
Know your rights under the open meeting law MGL chapter 3" ss 18-25 and City
• Ordinance section 2-2028 through 2-2033
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JUSTINA POLVERE RN,BSN
SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
PUBW HEWHO. NURSE R.E Plit
Reporting on March 12, 2013-April 3, 2013
Disease Prevention
■ Investigated 7 reportable diseases and reported case information to MDPH
■ In contact with North Shore Pulmonary Clinic on current active cases
• Health Promotion
o Blood pressure screenings/medication Q&A every Monday at the Salem Council on
Aging
o Health promotional resources/pamphlets given to Lifebridge Shelter
-Tick information
o Attended North Shore Head Start Wellness Fair in Salem, Ma
o Investigated a report, in conjunction with DCF, of mice in a Salem, Ma apartment
-Educated on role of BOH
o Investigated a foodborne illness complaint; educated on foodborne illness prevention
Meetings/Clinics
o March 12, 2013- Wellness Committee meeting
o March 13, 2013 &March 20, 2013 "Grab & Go"bag giveaway event
o Met with Jade Langley of NSCAEP Coalition—discussion on PHN role and planning for
• MRC volunteer recruitment
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• o Meeting at Salem Community Charter School—discussion of PHN collaboration with
students
- Met with students for an hour and discussed working on an emergency
preparedness project with Jade Langley
o Completed in-person CPR training and certification with Paula Dobrow
o Met with new ECC nurse at Bentley school
o Attended "Foundations to Local Public Health" in person training in Boylston, Ma
o March 28, 2013-NS REACT meeting
o Attended Massachusetts Immunizations Updates at The Department of Public Health
o Attended Community Sanitation conference
-new MGL; "Christian's Law" to be implemented in 2013 Recreational Camp
licensing
o Ongoing- Foundations to Local PH course—two days weekly modules and webinar
completion
Monthly Report of Communicable Disease
Disease Reported #Of Cases New Carry Over Discharged
Tuberculosis 1 0 1 0
Pertussis 1 1 0 1
Giardia 1 1 0 1
Campylobacter 1 1 0 1
Hep C (acute) 1 1 0 J 1
Strep Pneumo 12 1 2 0 2
Summary of Communicable Diseases
TB:
Case#1: Case being followed by MDPH and treated in Boston since 2011
Pertussis:
Case#1:Up-to-date vaccination history. Case completed appropriate antibiotics and has fully recovered.
No known sick contacts. All household contacts treated with antibiotic prophylaxis. Case does not work
at or attend a health care/day care facility.
Giardia:
Case#1: Case had out-of-country travel during incubation period. Case fully recovered after antibiotic
treatment. Case is not a food handler and does not work in a daycare. Case has no close contacts that are
ill.None of the close contacts work in a daycare or are food handlers.
• Camplylobacteria:
Case#1: Case had out-of-country travel during incubation period. Case fully recovered after antibiotic
treatment. Case is not a food handler and does not work in a daycare. Case has no close contacts that are
ill. None of the close contacts work in a daycare or are food handlers.
Hep C (acute)
Case#1: Case is an IV drug user. Case is being followed by HCP. Gave health education and information
for acute Hep-C in an effort to prevent chronic Hep-C; educated on prevention of exposure to close
contacts. Case has had some recent improvements.
Strep Pneumo:
Case#1: revoked- labs were not from a sterile source
Case#2: Case has an extensive medical history and is on immunosuppresive therapy. Case is being
treated in the ICU. This is not a pediatric case.
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Administration Monthly Report
March-13
Burial Permits @ $25.00 $800.00
Permits $775.00
Certificate of Fitness@$50.00 $1,100.00
Copies $0.00
Fines $375.00
Total Monies Collected = $3,050.00
Annual Budget Expended
Available Balance
Total Salary/Longevity $359,198.00 I�i $260,533.96 $99,358.71
Annual Budget Expended Available Balance
Non-Personnel $15,600.00 $7,654.20 $7,945.80