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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-04-18, Page 21policy unci procedure an nnufal itin News o Pieces and hodge Fedges of things," She suspected child abusee and what, Wreath told the BY.,MONA IRWIN It's been a lot of work, but the results are worth it, says the nursing director of the' Huron County Health 'Unit• The Policy and Procedure l its final draft,, is, "a really good piece . of: work," -Diane Petrie told the Huron Coon ty Board, of Health . She said she, hoped the.board would 'approve' the draft so, the manual could be im- plemented immediately; however, the. board deferred the decision to the next meeting so members would have a chance to look over the draft. s 15 The bl manual, ealh nursees, wto be used as intendethe d o standardize procedures, policies and paperwork, Petrie said. "In the past we've had little bits and board, The sir „public health. of, to tape when dealing With community . iices within the:cotnty Were doing a $144 health th education job, but "there was a need foru'ttifor,a17- 'Also; we wanted to„ takeitbefore the tY in : things like procedures for �hoine` hoard because they'yd,been very suppor6 visitsand even the forms we fuse tive+;throughout" the. Project, She said. In. an interview after rthe board The ,project started in August 1989, meeting, Petrie said that,.. the level of'.:. when two public health nurses (Shirley professional nursing 4/00*, (in the county) was always, excellent, bat new staff had no guidelines," The manual will close that gap. BOARD "VERY SUPPORTIVE" She added that while they don't need board approval for things like forms (which are considered operational mat- ters), the board does have to approve policies, which deal with such things as • notifying authorities when there is Institute members elect officers The Seaforth Women's Institute met at Northside United Church for their annual meeting.. Olive Papple opened with a reading "Easter Time". Theroll was answered by the payment of fees. Minutes and correspondence were read. Helen MacKenzie and Anona Crozier are to look after quilt tickets. Reports were read by the Program Co-ordinator, Clarissa .Stewart. Viola Lawson gave the report of the District Board meeting held in Hensen. The District Annual is to be held at Zurich on May 7 and the Area Con- vention is at Exeter on October 11. Marion Gordon, Coordinator President conducted the annual meeting. Sarah Elliott was nominated Secretary. The Secretary's report was given. Helen MacKenzie read the slate of officers and conducted the installation of same. The Institute members would like to thank all who helped with the quilting of the quilts. It was greatly appreciated. Seaforth W.I. Officers for 1990-91 are: Coordinator President - Mrs. Ross Gordon, Presiding Officers - April, May, June, - Mrs. Eldon Kerr; July, August, September, - Mrs. R. J. Doig; October, November, December, - Mrs. Lorne Lawson; January, February, March, - Mrs. Olive Papple; Secretary Treasurer - Mrs. Gordon Elliott; Assistant Secretary Treasurer - Mrs. Gor- don MacKenzie; District Director - Mrs. Lorne Lawson; Alternate District Director - Mrs. Olive Papple; Public Relations Of- ficer - Mrs. Jim Keys; Branch Directors - Mrs. Lloyd Pipe; Mrs. Lorne Carter and Mrs. Keith ' ock. Program Co -Ordinator - Mrs. Clarissa Stewart; Assistant Program Co -Ordinator - Mrs. Gordon MacKenzie; Sunshine Convenor - Mrs. Thelma Dale AnrIthority to !;cold and Mrs. Lorne Carter; Telephone Com- mittee - Mrs. Lillian Pepper, Mrs. Eldon Kerr and Mrs. Lorne Lawson. Pianist - Mrs. Olive Papple; Assistant Pianist - Mrs. Gordon Elliott; Nominating Committee - Branch Directors, District Director and Alternate Director. Lunch Convenors - Mrs. Jim Keys and Mrs. Dan O'Rourke; Auditors - Mrs. Audrey Cameron and Mrs. Keith Rock. Standing Committee Convenors are Agriculture - Mrs. Sam Scott;' Canadian In - t7halmeis and• Shu•1ey Brien) ) were eeted to draw up the meuual. Each worked part-#anue attheir regular nutting jobs and part'=tiUne at the manual, and another nurse was hired temporarily to fill, .in.• "We ,looked at what we needed, developed a table of contents and started writing a draft, 'a said Petrie. "Every piece (of information) led to more work that needed to be done..". But both Clia)piers• and O'Brien are very "detail - oriented," and picked up a lot of little details that needed to be dealt with, she added. MUST BE "USER-FRIENDLY" The first two drafts were reviewed by Petrie, Huron County Medical Officer of Health Dr. Maarten Bokhout and three exPerienced public health nurses. "If we're going to use it, it has to be user-friendly," Petrie laughed, adding • "We were right on target — we finished at the end of December." They received a grant of $18,000 from the Ministry of Health for the project. The money covered the cost of one full- dustries - Mrs. Dan O'Rourke; Education time nurse's salary (or two part-time and Cultural Affairs - Mrs. Mary Nolan; nurses' salaries) for four and a half Family and Consumers Affairs - Mrs. Gor- months as well as a workshop that don MacKenzie; Citizenship and Legislation O'Brien and Chalmers attended on draw- - Mrs. Doris Hugill; International Affairs mg up policy and procedure manuals. It - Mrs. Audrey Cameron; and Resolutions also covered the cost of printing the - Mrs. Anona Crozier. manual. URON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 18, 19943. THEI- :EEOC FEAT�IRE ... '+pecisls etfactlye Yhursday; Flrlr>Asy 1tt;,Swturdsy, yyhlle.Queitlties 6"ast. APPLE-l3Al$IN MUFFINS Tasty*Nu Store �. FOB 8 INCH 9 CHERRY PIE ' T _. ee s ` 6 . �. a CSondii n Imported - -w..CHEESES— :. . . Fresh; OH The Block Only TASTY -NU WHITE SLICED BREAD 24 OZ. Fresh Hot Coffee and Delicious Donuts 4 • lid 4 GINETTES RESTA RA SEAFORTH'S FAMILY RESTA OAST ='EEF E RANTtI Includes Coffee or Tea and Dessert L SUNDAY, AP IL 22 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P. 5 1 'Daily Luncheon Specials *Licenced Under LLBO *Seniors 15% of MODI..SAT, 6:00 A.M..7:00 P.M. SUN. 7:00 A.M .7 P.M. A.. ^'. s�::�` ti"t R<. >E a= d 'eemetict, funda,,irl>ising,dinner The Maitland Conservation Foundation will hold its second annual fund raising dinner on Saturday, April 21 at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre in Brussels, to benefit the develop- ment of improved conservation education facilities at the Wawanosh Nature Centre. The evening will include a roast beef dinner, entertainment and an auction and raffle. Everyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are available by calling 335-3557. Proceeds from the event will be put towards better classroom facilities and other improvements at the Nature Centre, located in East Wawanosh Township. "These facilities are being built to meet the need for conservation and environmen- tal education in our area", noted Vince Judge, chairman of the Conservation Foun- dation, "unfortunately grants from the pro- vincial government do not cover all of the development costs for this sort of facility." The Maitland Conservation Foundation is a local charitable, non-profit organization that supports conservation projects being undertaken by the Maitland Valley Conser vation Authority. The Wawanosh Nature Centre has been operating for five years and now attracts a total of over 5,000 students annually from Huron, Perth, Bruce and Wellington Coun- ties. The centre provides the opportunity for students to learn about the environ- ment, and the need to properly manage soil and water resources. The Centre is located on concession 6/7, Nature Centre Road, of East Wawanosh Township. Two instructors work at the facility and provide activities for students from grades kindergarten to 10. The Nature Centre property is also open to the public for hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. These facilities are operated by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Approximately $20,000 is needed to finish the improvements at the centre. The Con- servation Foundation hopes to raise about half this amount through the fund raising dinner. Last year's event raised about $9,000. DON'T LOOK DOWN was presented by the Seaforth District High School theatre arts class last week. Here, the sympathetic officer (Chris Kew) tries to persuade a reluctant Paul Kramer (played by Steve Martene) that things can't really be all that bad. Elliott photo. Soviet Ukraine highlighted by NDP The changes in the Soviet Ukraine were highlighted in a talk by Eric Everhardt at the annual meeting of the Huron New Democrats. Eric Everhardt was part of an interna- tional peace walk which was an event that attracted as many as 20,000 fellow walkers from the Ukraine. He was im- pressed by the desire for peace and democracy. He gave the slide show and talk at the Clinton Public School on March 27. In the Ukraine the patience of the peo- ple who were willing to wait in long lines for consumer items was admirable. The emphasis on child care and education was remarkable, as was the high level of education. People were quite knowledgable about Canada; in fact, more so than most of the Americans on the peace walk. Eric met with Red Army soldiers who had been exposed to radiation at Chemo- ble. They have formed a group like the U.S. vet who did the same to get treat- ment after being exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Everywhere the peace walkers were greeted by Canadian and U.S. flags. In every town and village there were welcomes by hundreds of people and the traditional welcome of bread and salt. As a Canadian, Eric was expected to be knowledgable about hockey and was taken on a tour of an immense factory which exports hockey sticks to Canada. The peace walk was front page news and was featured on national television. 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