From the Office of the Borough Nurse

Available services include health screenings such as pap and breast cancer clinics, held twice a year, vision or ocular pathology testing, and well-care clinics for babies and children up to the age of six. The Borough Nurse is in charge of:

Reportable Diseases

• Investigations 
• Case surveillance & follow-up 

Adult Immunizations

• Flu 
• Pneumonia 
• Hepatitis B immunization 
• Lyme Disease immunization 
• Tetanus immunization 
• Diphtheria immunization

Childhood Immunizations & Tuberculosis Control

• Mantoux tests 
• Case management 
• Referral & State notification 

Sexually Transmitted Disease

• Referral & State notification 

Maternal and Child Health Services

• Newborn through Kindergarten physical exams
• Infant and Pre-school Immunization 
• Safety education for infants
• Annual auditing of all preschools and kindergartens
• Childhood Lead Poisoning 
  • risk assessments 
  • screenings 
  • investigations 
• Dental Screenings 
• Vision & Hearing Screenings 
• Research & referral 
• Safety Town for preschoolers

Improved Pregnancy Outcome

• Prenatal and postpartum 
• Education 
• Referral to clinic, etc. 
• WIC assessment, referral 

Adolescent Immunization & Education

• Hepatitis B 
• Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Booster 
• Tetanus 
• Varicella 
• Diphtheria
• Meningitis

Adult Health Services

• Cancer Screenings: 
  • male cancer 
  • female cancer 
  • skin cancer 
  • colo-rectal cancer
• Diabetes: 
  • risk assessment 
  • Blood screening  for glucose
  • education 
• Cardiovascular Disease: 
  • risk factor assessments 
  • screenings 
  • Blood screening for cholesterol
  • Weekly blood pressure screenings
  • Stroke Prevention clinic
• Adult Screenings: 
  • thyroid
  • hearing 
  • vision 
  • dental 
  • assessments and referrals
  • urine testing
  • testing for anemia

Older Adult Health Services

• Blood pressure screenings 
• Blood-borne Pathogen Training/Immunization
• Respiratory Protection program
• Special "activity" for Seniors program
• Flu/pneumococcal/tetanus immunizations 
• Public health nurse home visits 
• Public Health Office visits