Town Of Needham Public Health Deptartment Town of Needham

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Narrative

• Conducts home visits to Needham's elders (Senior SAFTE Program) to assess if they are at risk for injury due to home safety issues, medication management or nutritional concerns
• Conducts monthly Keep Well clinics, and Health and Wellness consultations at Needham Housing Community Rooms or by appointment in the office or in the home
• Coordinated and implements Needham's HEARTSafe program focused on improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest.
• Coordinates an annual free clinic to check for skin cancer
• Federal fuel assistance, Salvation Army Assistance Programs and federal food stamps (for senior citizens and disabled only) are available to qualified Needham residents (must call for appointment)
• Immunizations to prevent pneumonia, measles-mumps-rubella (one shot), chicken pox, Hepatitis B, polio and tetanus-diptheria are available by appointment (physician or public school nurse order is required)
• Influenza (flu) vaccine clinics are held in the fall
• Inspects and licenses the operation of recreational camps and tanning establishments
• Investigates communicable diseases and food borne illnesses
• Meningococcal immunization is offered in the spring and fall, by appointment, for students who are about to enter college
• Provides community education programs
• Provides valuable community time by serving on many town committees and are available to speak on health-related issues to various organizations
• Traveling Meals to homebound elders or people with disabilities who do not have the ability to shop and prepare their own meals. 

Service Types

• Nursing

Program Type

• Medical

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Developmental Disability
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

• Birth to 3
• 3 - 4
• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, MassHealth