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Show Central Utah Public Health Department Preventive Health Services For The Elderely The Central Utah Public Health Department provides preventive health services to the following South-CentrUtah counties: Sevier, San pete, Millard, Juab, Wayne and Piute. In each of these counties there are one or more offices of the health department where preventive health services may be obtained. The following programs and services are provided al include V exam- self-brea- st ination with education, pap smears, smoking cessation, and education materials covering cancer prevention. Education Services: r Special Programs on subjects of elderly health and preventive care may be arranged by appointment with health depart- Services to the Elderly: Home-boun- d participates in Health Fairs held throughout the service area. Objectives of this program are to provide health Diabetes Education: Diabetes disease eduthe cation and materials are related therapy in homes of the chronically ill. Efforts are made to provided to the elderly by maintain health, and to appointment. prevent premature institutionalization. This pro- Medication Education: Educational services on gram establishes reassurance of the individual's proper care, storage and health condition and of administration of meditheir ability to remain cations for the Elderly are reindependent and continue available by telephone quests to the department. life in their own home. Adult Immunization: The Central Utah Public Disease Controls: Disease controls activiHealth Department pro- ties are an important pubvides immunizations for lic health service provided adults, including the by the department for the elderly, who are consi- protection of all citizens. dered as being at high risk for certain vaccine prevenSafe Drinking Water table diseases. Includes administration of vaccines Program: The Health Department by Registered Nurses for: maintains Influenza Allergy Vitamin B Pneumonia Td (every 10 years) IPV Gamma Globulin Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Prevention Health Services for the elderly in- and operates a certified drinking water tes- ting laboratory. All small and large communities are required to have frequent biological tests of drinking water to ensure safe drinking water. In the event of contamination of cludes blood pressure any public water system screening, cholesterol under its jurisdiction, the screening, and nutrition education. Central Utah Public Health Department invest- igates immediately and Services under cancer takes steps to ensure the screening for the elderly safety of such systems. Cancer Prevention: LOOKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE Spring 1993 8 . v ' r . ' ; - Vl V ... i I- I V ' y'' r. ' . . i - ' V - : JTV f ,, ' .MV - t' ment staff. Health Fairs: for our elderly citizens by The Central Utah Public the Central Utah Public Health Department often Health Department: V? Health Community i- v I : F'V f: ?a i' s ' - ' , - r - I 7 ' t . . r." i . -I f V, &j. V f r -- fc ' , i Jr 1 it The New Freedom Care those residents . iJ with Disease. The group has in operation for impaired judgment and been several years and meets programmed to meet the short attention span to on a monthly basis at the exercise, Care Center. specialty needs of those include The meetings afflicted with Alzheimer's grooming, third Disease or related reminiscence, sensory are scheduledof forthethemonth disorders. In recognizing stimulation, memory Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. from April special problems of these exercise, music activities, October and for folks, Richfield Care large muscle games, table through of the Center set up this unit games, and arts and crafts. the third Thursday from at 3:00 P.M. Quality nursing is month using 18 beds in the north November through March. wing of the facility. This provided by licensed and a certified staff members Anyone who is interested affords location secure who have the professional in learning more aboutto protective, with training, along with Alzheimer's is invited environment with special exit understanding, electronically-code- d loving attend, for those people doors and enclosed yard care. Families are emphasis the with garden, patio, and encouraged and invited to throughout who have family or wandering path. Selected actively participate in their area social and activity loved one's care and friends with Alzheimer's. for functions are set up with treatment. An Alzheimer's There is a general topic at each rotation every half hour or Support Group is an discussion so to stimulate areas of important part of the meeting and then time for A each individual's particular service that Richfield Care "sharing and caring". is also interest. Center offers to those light refreshment more For Within the whose loved ones are served. information, contact the secure setting, therapeutic suffering from Care Center at recreation is provided for Unit has been Six-Coun- ty 18-be- d, 896-821- 1. |
