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Show Central Utah Public Health Department Preventive Health Services For The Elderely The Central Utah Public Health Department pro- vides preventive health services to the following South-CentrUtah counties: Sevier, San al pete, Millard, Juab, Wayne and Piute. In each of include self-brea- st exam- ination with education, pap smears, smoking cessation, and education materials covering cancer prevention. Community Health Education Services: these counties there are Special Programs on one or more offices of the subjects of elderly health health department where and preventive care may preventive health services be arranged by appointbe obtained. may ment with health departThe following programs ment staff. and services are provided Health Fairs: for our elderly citizens by The Central Utah Public the Central Utah Public Health Department often Health Department: in Health Services to the Home-boun- d participates Fairs held throughout the Elderly: service area. Objectives of this program are to provide health related therapy in Diabetes Education: Diabetes disease eduthe homes of the chronically ill. Efforts are made to maintain health, and to prevent premature institutionalization. This program establishes reassur- cation and materials are provided to the elderly by appointment. ; W ii The New Freedom Care Unit has been programmed to meet the specialty needs of those afflicted with Alzheimers Disease or related disorders. In recognizing special problems of these folks, Richfield Care Center set up this unit Medication Education: using 18 beds in the north Educational services on wing of the facility. This affords a ance of the individuals proper care, storage and location secure health condition and of administration of mediprotective, for are cations with the environment Elderly their ability to remain exit reindependent and continue available by telephone quests to the department. life in their own home. Adult Immunization: Disease Controls: The Central Utah Public 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 consiof all citizens. dered as being at high risk protection for certain vaccine prevenSafe Drinking Water table diseases. Includes administration of vaccines Program: The Health Department by Registered Nurses for: maintains and operates a Influenza IPV Allergy certified drinking water tesB Pneumonia Vitamin ting laboratory. All small Td (every 10 years) and large communities Gamma Globulin are required to have frequent biological tests of Disease Prevention: drinking water to ensure ServHealth Prevention safe drinking water. In the inevent of contamination of ices for the elderly blood cludes pressure any public water system cholesterol under its jurisdiction, the screening, nutrition and Central Utah Public screening, Health Department investeducation. Cardiovascular 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 electronically-code- d those residents with Disease. The group has in operation for impaired judgment and been meets short attention span to several years and on a monthly basis at the include exercise, Care Center. The meetings grooming, for the third reminiscence, sensory are scheduledof the month memory Wednesday stimulation, at 7:00 P.M. from April music activities, exercise, October and for large muscle games, table through the third Thursday of the games, and arts and crafts. month at 3:00 P.M. from Quality nursing is November through March. provided by licensed and is interested who certified staff members Anyone more about who have the professional in learning Alzheimer's is invited to training, along with with special loving attend, for those people understanding, are emphasis Families care. throughout the encouraged and invited to area who have family or actively participate in their friends with Alzheimer's. loved ones care and for a treatment. An Alzheimer's There is general topic doors and enclosed yard with garden, patio, and wandering path. Selected and social activity functions are set up with rotation every half hour or Support Group is an so to stimulate areas of important part of the each individuals particular service that Richfield Care interest. Center offers to those Within the whose loved ones are secure setting, therapeutic suffering from Alzheimers recreation is provided for 18-be- d, Six-Coun- discussion ty each at meeting and then time for A "sharing and caring". light refreshment is also more information, contact the Cnre Center at served. For 896-821- 1. |