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-11- Recent negotiations with Orange Family Medical Center have resulted in the establishment of a Foot Clinic in the Senior Center, where basic screenir g and treatment will be provided for a nominal fee.. The overwhelming respons. has resulted in a full schedule of appointments for the first three months' of clinic operation . We hope to continue this arrangement while develop- ing other clinic opportunities at the Center-. i�f ntinues, additional Center staff will be needed . Currently there is one full-time person assigned. Office coverage is provided by. part-time Senior Workers and volunteers.. Expansion of trans- portation boundaries to include communities not currently covered.. Expansio of health services at Center and Satellite sites. 6.. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES Division Narrative 1. Overall Goal and Objectives The Orange County Department on Aging's goal for S&R• servfce is to assure that community resources/services are utilized by older persons in- need as welt- as by community organizations seeking assistance for ci ien:ts t =Sere ce-.ob ecttues,.-are t) to. provide hel pfctl' I &, r service to 800 individual clients who call or visit the Centers; 2) to publish quarterly newsletters including an annual service directory for 4,500 older adults and for providers serving older adults; 3) to make quarterly public presentations describing aging services at community events, or to groups in all parts of the county; 4) to participate in efforts to establish and maintain a centralized information gathering system for all human/cultural services in Orange County. 2. Service Description This year one-to-one information service was available to clients who telephone or visit the two Orange County Department on Aging Senior Centers.. Clients identify themselves by asking for information about a problem, service, or resource.. The DoA part-time IaR specialist prepared an taR' procedures manual for use by all receptionists, and has trained them in the use of the manual. Queries that cannot be answered by the receptionists are referred to the Information and Referral Specialist, Senior Center Director, other staff or volun- teers. Additional service to clients has been the direct mail distribution of a quarterly newsletter Orange Senior Times to all older adults in Orange County who have registered for a Senior Tar Heel Card. The newsletter has featured new and under-utilized services as well as containing calendar material on leisure resources, support groups for special needs, special clinics, and workshops. The newsletter has had two annual inserts: (1) The "Problem Solver" a directory of updated services and opportunities for older adults and (2) a Directory of merchants participating~ in the Senior Tar Heel Program. •