HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2001
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 6:15
P.M.
Adjourned: 7:00
P.M.
FLUORIDATION
Communications
of the City Manager
1.
Relative to Dental Problem of
Worcester’s Children.
#21A CM December 5, 2000
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
2. Dr. John Gusha,
Holden resident
3. Mary Foley, Mass
Director of Oral Health, Shrewsbury resident
4. Debra Moore, 89
Tory Fort Lane, Worcester
5. Tamara Parvisi,
Central Mass Oral Health Initiative
Chairman’s Order request the Administration request the input and assistance of several organizations involved in the recent effort to fluoridate the water supply to seek alternative solutions to the oral health problem documented in the City of Worcester.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with information on grant funds available for targeting improvements to the programs that may be implemented to improve the oral health of Worcester children.
2.
Relative to Issues relating to
Fluoridation.
#21A CM February 6, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001- Held
Recommend File
3.
Relative to Pre-school and School
Based Fluoride Rinse and Dental Sealant Programs.
#21F CM March 20, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
4.
Relative to Fluoridation, Holden and
Ballot Questions.
#16A CM April 3, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001- Held
5. Relative
to Nationwide Comparative Studies Relative to Fluoridation.
#21G CM April 24, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
Recommend File
6.
Relative to Rationale for
increasing the Fluoride Content of Worcester's Water Supply.
#21D CM
August 21, 2001
In
Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
Recommend
File
7.
Relative to fluoride
content of the Worcester water supply.
#21B CM
September 4, 2001
In
Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
8. Relative to motions made regarding
fluoride.
#21B CM September 18, 2001
In Committee for informational purposes only
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
9.
Relative to harmful effects from
fluoridation.
#21C CM September 18, 2001
In Committee for informational purposes only
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
10. Relative
to motions made relative to fluoride.
#24C CM September 18,
2001
In Committee for informational purposes
only
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
Recommend
File
Communications - other
11. Helen Friel, Assistant to the
Superintendent/Clerk of the School Committee relative to number and location of
pre-school and school based fluoride rinse and dental sealant programs
currently being offered in the City estimating the percentage of City's
children participating.
#47 CC March 27, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee September 24, 2001 - Held
Recommend
File
12. Relative to
developing a Plan to spray in the City of Worcester in 2001 against Mosquito deposits.
#21A CM
March 13, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
Chairman’s Order
request the City Manager to provide the City Council with a report detailing
plans for spraying against mosquito deposits in the City of Worcester during
calendar 2002.
13. Relative
to Medically Involved Students, per nurse in the Worcester Public Schools.
#21A CM August 22, 2000
In Committee May 10, 2001 – Held
14. Relative
to Recruitment Plan/School Nurse Staffing.
#21E CM April 24, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
Recommend Hold
15. Relative to current
staffing in the Worcester Public Schools and at School based Health Centers.
#21E CM May 15, 2001
16. Relative
to Funding for School Based Health Centers.
#21F CM April 24, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
17. Relative
to Collaboratives between College Nursing Programs and City Public Health
Nurses.
#21C May 15, 2001
18. Relative
to Local College Nursing Programs.
#21D CM May 15, 2001
19. Relative to outlining what actually are the
services that are provided in the Public Schools through the School Bases
Health Centers.
#23B CM August 21, 2001
20.
Relative to use of cromated copper arsenate on pressure treated wood on children's
play equipment.
#21A CM May 15, 2001
21. Relative
to Ordinances in effect in New England Cities and Towns that establish a Penalty against the minor who
purchases Tobacco.
#21A CM April 3, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
22. Relative
to Ordinances in effect in New England Cities and Towns that establish a
Penalty against the minor who purchases Tobacco.
#21D CM April 24, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
Recommend File
23.
Relative to Police regarding the
possession of Tobacco Products in the Worcester Public Schools.
#23A CM May 1, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
Recommend File
23. Relative to rigorous policy concerning the sale of
tobacco to minors.
#21B CM
June 19, 2001
25. Relative
to June Enforcement Activities relative to Sale of Tobacco to Minors.
#21B CM July 17, 2001
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City
Council with an update on recent enforcement activities aimed at reducing the
incidence of the sale of tobacco to minors in the City of Worcester.
26. Relative to policy penalizing minors for
purchasing tobacco illegally.
#16A CM August 21, 2001
27. Relative
to Health Insurance Costs for the Current Year and Future Years.
#13B CM April 3, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
28. Relative
to tackling the issue of Health Care Costs.
#13A CM July 17, 2001
29. Relative
to concluding Health Insurance negotiations.
#13E CM August 21, 2001
Chairman’s Order request the City
Manager provide the City Council with an update on the most recent round of
negotiations on health insurance coverage for municipal employees and retirees.
30.
Relative to Mercury Thermometer Exchange.
#21A CM May 29, 2001
31. Relative
to Mercury Thermometer Ordinance.
#21C
CM November 13, 2001
32. Relative
to Community Health Program.
#21A CM October 31, 2000
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
33.
Relative to the Community Health Program Summer
Report -
June/July 2001.
#21D CM July 17, 2001
34. Relative to the Community Health Program Monthly Report -
September - 2001.
#21A CM
October 9, 2001
35. Relative to Henry Lee Willis Center/Survey on
Needle Exchange.
#18F CM July 17, 2001
36. Relative
to status report concerning the work of the Task Force studying the issues of
the transmission of AIDS and HIV reduction.
#21B CM November 13, 2001
Recommend Hold (Invite to the next meeting, ask the new
Chairperson first)
37. Relative
to morbidity and mortality rates in drug overdose cases.
#21C CM September 4, 2001
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with comparative mortality rates for drug overdose deaths between Worcester and other cities in our region.
38.
Relative to the number of cats housed
in the City of Worcester.
#21B CM March 13, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
Recommend File
39. Relative
to cataloguing of death certificates.
#21A CM September 4, 2001
Recommend File
Communications - other
40. David J. Rushford, City Clerk transmitting
Drug Overdose Deaths Report.
#83 CC August 21, 2001
41. Helen Friel, Assistant to the
Superintendent/Clerk of the School Committee relative to staffing of health
services in the Worcester Public Schools.
#46 CC March 27, 2001
42. Michael W. Galvin request City Council to
protect the public and mandate responsible ownership through the licensing of
cats and developing strict enforcement guidelines for control of cats.
#12
CC August 22, 2000
In Committee January 29, 2001 - Held
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
43. William
S. Coleman, III request to place before the voters in the November 2001
Municipal Election: Do you feel all medical information, evidence and facts
regarding the transmission and spread of HIV that causes aids has been presented
to you in a proper manner? Were you
informed enough to make a decision on the establishment of a needle exchange
program in the City of Worcester?
#18 CC January 16, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee August 21, 2001 - Held
44. William
S. Coleman, III request to place before the voters in the November 2001
Municipal Election: Do you support the establishment of a state funded needle
exchange program with treatment on demand in the City of Worcester?
#19 CC January 16, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
In Committee August 21, 2001 - Held
45. William
S. Coleman, III request City Council place on the November municipal election ballot a non-binding
petition relative to the establishment
of a treatment on demand/needle exchange program in the City of Worcester.
#7 CC May 8, 2001
In Committee August 21, 2001 - Held
46. William
S. Coleman, III request the City Council to ask voters in this years November
election the following question: Do you support the establishment of a state
funded drug treatment program which would provide an opportunity to help people
who are seeking medical care?
#35 CC September 4, 2001
47. Samuel Rosario request City Council to impose
a temporary moratorium of six months on the Body Art Establishments
(Body Piercing, Tattooing and Branding/Scarification)
#13 CC January 30, 2001
In Committee May 10, 2001 - Held
48. Councillor Dennis L. Irish and Councillor Michael C. Perotto requesting Administration to furnish data allowing a comparison between the City of Worcester health status indicators and those of Worcester County and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as described in the July 2000 “Community Health Status Report” as issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resource and Services Administration.
#19 CC December 5, 2000
In Committee May 10, 2001 – Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order
request the City Manager provide the City Council with a status report from the
HIV/AIDS Task Force.