:: Public Health Nursing ::

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Public Health Nurses are registered nurses
which are specially trained to work toward preventing illnesses, disease,
disability, or premature death and protecting the health
of the community at large. They provide services to individuals
and families through public health clinics, schools, homes,
or anywhere the community’s health is at risk.

NURSING SERVICES

Communicable Disease Control

Communicable Disease continues to be an important cause of
illness and death. Nurses conduct programs of prevention and surveillance,
which includes home visits and office clinics.

Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps

BCMH is a program designed to help pay for medical care expenses
for handicapped children who meet eligibility requirements.
The programs available are The Diagnostic and The Treatment program.
The Diagnostic Program helps pay for an evaluation to rule out
a handicapping condition. To be eligible, the child must be an Ohio resident,
be under 21, be seen by a BCMH physician and have a
possible medical handicap. There are no financial qualifications.
The Treatment Program helps pay for ongoing treatment. The eligibility
is the same as forthe Diagnostic Program, plus the family must be
financially eligible. A Public Health Nurse or a BCMH approved doctor
can enroll a child into the BCMH program.

Public Health School Nursing Program

In order to provide efficient quality service to school-aged children
of the City and County of Ashland, the Board of Health provides staff nurses
who supervise and conduct screening programs that schools are
mandated to complete. For specified grades the nurses screen students
for vision, hearing and scoliosis problems. Those students with
abnormal findings are referred, by the nurses, to private physicians
or a clinic for further treatment. Adolescent developmental education programs
are provided for all fifth grade students throughout the county
by health department professionals.

County - City School Nurse Program

The school public health nurse coordinates and assists in establishing
and maintaining an organized program of health and safety services
over and above those presently provided to the city and county schools by the
Health Department. It is designed to identify student health problems
and to coordinate school and community health resources for students.
Some programs provided: Pre-school screenings,
Sports physical co-ordination, Classroom education, CPR classes
and the Fluoride program. The school publichealth program is a
cooperative venture between the Ashland County Health Department
and the City and County of Ashland.

Nursing Division
                                                         Phone:

Director: Myra Rafeld, R.N.,
Email:  mrafeld@ashlandhealth.com

Division Secretary: Linda Plice
Email:  lplice@ashlandhealth.com

Division e-mail:  nursing@ashlandhealth.com

Nursing Division Fax:

DIVISION NURSES

Susan Boliantz, R.N., B.S.N.

Michelle Walker, R.N., B.S.N.

Laurie McFarlin R.N
Email:  lmcfarlin@ashlandhealth.com

Linda McCarty, R.N.
Email:  lmccarty@ashlandhealth.com

Jennifer Catanzarito,R.N., B.S.N.
Email:  jcatanzarito@ashlandhealth.com

Shirley Bixby, R.N.,
Email: sbixby@ashlandhealth.com

Sunny Riffle, R.N.,
Email: sriffle@ashlandhealth.com

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