ORlEANS ANNUAl TOwN REPORt FOR YEAR ... - Town Of Orleans

Specialty Care includes the following: Skilled Nursing, High Tech I.V. Therapies,Psychiatric Nursing, Maternal-Child Health, Enterostomal Therapy, Medical SocialWork, Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy, Home Health Aides, Private ServicesNursing, Hospice & Palliative Care, Home Health Aides, and Homemakers.Wellness Programs include the following: Community Education, Support Groups,Immunization Clinics, Health Screenings, Worksite Wellness, Child Day Programs,Adult Day Health Programs, Prostate, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Initiatives, a SeniorExercise Program (Young at Heart), the Mobile Health Link Van, Medical Interpreters,and Senior Information Services.The Orleans Town appropriation enabled the V.N.A. of Cape Cod to provide thefollowing services for residents of Orleans in the year 2007: 1 certified home nursingvisit to adults; 2 physical therapy visits; 1 medical social worker visit; 2 home visits tonew mothers and babies; 9 immunizations at town clinics for resident adults andchildren, and 18 immunizations for resident children at the Nauset Middle School. Inaddition to these immunizations, 786 flu immunizations were provided. Weekly bloodpressure screening clinics provided 375 blood pressures screens, 25 residents werescreened for cholesterol, 25 residents were screened for glucose, 14 residents werescreened for skin cancer, 15 residents were screened for colorectal cancer, 32residents were screened for bone density, and 40 cases of communicable disease wereinvestigated for the Town of Orleans and the Massachusetts Department of PublicHealth. 6 community wellness programs were provided, and also a Health Fair at theOrleans Council on Aging. The VNA Public Health Nurse completed 27 home visits forassessment and referrals.In addition to the funding sources such as Medicare, Mass Health, Private insurance orTown Appropriation, the V.N.A. actively seeks funds through grants, and philanthropy.These funds are needed to broaden the scope of community services offered and tohelp support needed home health services for those Orleans residents whose healthinsurance coverage is inadequate or nonexistent.The V.N.A. is committed to and continually striving toward understanding and meetingthe needs of the community. Please feel free to address any questions or comments tothe Public Health and Wellness Programs of the V.N.A., located at our Dennis office,telephone 888-557-9994.Respectfully submitted,Carole Sandquist, Public Health and Wellness Contracts CoordinatorWASTEWATER MANAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEEIn 2007, progress on the development of a comprehensive wastewater managementplan (CWMP) was accelerated. The Needs Assessment report, a major component ofthe plan, was finalized and presented to the public. The report evaluated the 5 reasonsfor centralized collection and treatment of wastewater: (1) sanitary needs, (2) drinkingwater protection, (3) surface and groundwater protection, (4) convenience & aesthetics,and (5) economic development. Of these, the protection of surface and groundwater165