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VNA CARE NETWORK
2015 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE
BOXFORD BOARD OF HEALTH

OVERVIEW

The VNA Care Network provided public health nursing services for the Boxford Board
of Health. Service delivery provided in 2015 includes these elements:

1. Elder Health Clinics
2. Flu Immunizations (not done by VNA this year)
Communicable Disease Follow-up
Publicity
Fall Prevention Program – private foundation grant funded program

ELDER HEALTH CLINICS

These clinics are free and open to residents age 60 and over. Run by VNA Care Network
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
the VNA Care Network at 1-888-663-3688 ext. 1326. The clinics are funded in part by
the Boxford Board of Health, client donations, VNA Care Network funds and in-kind
donations. Clinics are held three times monthly as follows:

st
Four Mile Village 1 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
rd
Four Mile Village 3 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
th
Boxford Senior Center 4 Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

2015 BOXFORD ELDER HEALTH CLINIC ATTENDANCE

# Clinic Visits # Participants
4-Mile Village 150
Senior Center 38

TOTAL CLINIC ATTENDANCE 189

2014 INFLUENZA VACCINE ADMINISTRATION

Flu Vaccines
No flu clinics were held by VNA this year. VNA Care Network community nurses held a
separate clinic at the Boxford Fire Department for fire fighters and their families on
November 3, 2014; there were 24 additional participants.
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

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