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VNA CARE
2016 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE
BOXFORD BOARD OF HEALTH

OVERVIEW

VNA Care provided public health nursing services for the Boxford Board of Health.
Service delivery provided in 2016 includes these elements:

1. Elder Health Clinics
3. Communicable Disease Follow-up
4. Publicity
5. Fire and Fall Prevention Program

ELDER HEALTH CLINICS

These clinics are free and open to residents age 60 and over. Run by VNA Care
community health nurses, clinic services include health assessments; blood pressure
screening; blood glucose testing; weight, pulse, heart and lung monitoring; medication,
diet, preventive health and disease management teaching; vitamin B-12 injections; and
referrals to providers and community resources. Appointments may be made by calling
VNA Care at 1-888-663-3688 ext. 1326. The clinics are funded in part by the Boxford
Board of Health, client donations, VNA Care funds and in-kind donations. Clinics are
held three times monthly as follows:

st
Four Mile Village 1 Thursday 11:15am- 12:15 pm.
rd
Four Mile Village 3 Thursday 11:15am- 12:15 pm.
th
Boxford Senior Center 4 Wednesday 11:00am- 1:00pm.

2015 BOXFORD ELDER HEALTH CLINIC ATTENDANCE

# Clinic Visits # Participants
4-Mile Village 135
Senior Center 41

TOTAL CLINIC ATTENDANCE 176

2016 INFLUENZA VACCINE ADMINISTRATION

Flu Vaccines
Flu clinics were held by Rite Aid.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has continued to decrease
state-supplied flu vaccine allocations for all local boards of health (LBOH) again this flu
season. MDPH has continued to encourage LBOH to privately purchase seasonal
influenza vaccine. This trend is expected to continue next year.

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