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Page 5 <br /> 1. <br /> 2. impact on the i Kant mortality rate. He added the Family Planning Program <br /> 3. was such an app oach and is tailor to the needs of the County. <br /> 4. Regarding he Maternal Child Health Program, Ms. McClintock stated <br /> g g g , e <br /> 5. there are a number of high risk mothers in Northern Orange. The Health <br /> 6 . Clinic sees betwen 35 to 50 patients during clinic days . She added that <br /> e a� t makes a telephone call. to all mothers of first born, <br /> 7. the Health D p I tmen es p <br /> 8. babies in the Co nty, and makes a visit if the mother desires this. A vis. <br /> s made o all h� h risk mothers . The resent nursing staff is not suf'fi- <br /> 9. x a c t 1 g P g <br /> 10. cient to follow ip on all the cases in the Maternal Child Health Program. <br /> 11. Ms . McClintock informed the Board of a program known, as EPSgT (Early <br /> 12, Periodic Screeni g, Detection and Treatment. Children in this program are <br /> 13. screened four to es during their first year of life and once each year <br /> 14 . thereafter. She stated the County needs to be doing more of this type of <br /> 15 . screening. Medicare prevents these children from receiving dental care un- <br /> 16. less they have had a EPSDT Screening. Additional nurses are needed in this <br /> 17. Program. <br /> 18. The Health Director spoke of the great need in the County for school <br /> 19. Health. He stated the budget narrative speak to this need and to the effoi <br /> Z0 . the Health Department hopes to make in meeting the need in School Health. <br /> 21. Other progrms which Mr. Robinson mentioned were School. Dental Health, <br /> 22. Chronic Diseases ( Tuberculosis , Venereal Diseases, vital records, and <br /> 23. efforts to be male by the administrative staff. <br /> 24 . Regarding the Venereal Diseases program, Mr. Robinson stated the Board <br /> 25 , of Health hoped o hire a V. D. Control Investigator who will bring to clin <br /> 26. infection-source for treatment and education on VD avoidance. Further, <br /> 27. the Department h pes to add additional.. clinical services. <br /> 28 . Mr. Robinso informed the Board the budget throughout is bias toward <br /> 29 , community education in health matters , that the pay off lies in education, <br /> 30 . when people take control of their lives. <br />