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Franklin highlights screenings, Narcan training and tobacco-poster contest in quarterly program update
Summary
The Franklin Health Department told the Board of Health about recent and upcoming community programs including elementary vision and hearing screenings, Narcan training and a tobacco-prevention poster contest that drew over 400 submissions.
The Franklin Health Department used its April 14 Board of Health meeting to highlight community program activity: vision and hearing screenings in elementary grades, Narcan training offered to community groups, a tobacco-prevention poster contest for students and partnerships with Volition Franklin.
Health Officer Lauren Gottlieb told the board the department screened kindergarten, second- and fourth-graders in partnership with volunteers and the Lions Club, and the Lions Club helps link families to affordable glasses when needed. She said hundreds of screenings were completed this year.
The department also reported offering Narcan (naloxone) training to community groups, including a session for the Optimist Club; attendees who are trained receive a two-dose naloxone kit. Gottlieb said the department provides brief walk-in trainings at the health department counter.
Volition Franklin, the local prevention coalition, and the department presented at community events, held a multicultural night survey that produced more than 100 parent responses about alcohol perceptions, and hosted a YMCA "Glo" event and yoga class tied to substance misuse prevention outreach.
The department said the tobacco-prevention poster contest received over 400 submissions from Forest Park students and added 30 submissions from Indian Community School this year; posters are being judged by community leaders and board members and will be distributed via social media and school presentations.
Staff said they are ramping up internships for the summer, with students from UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison and an AHEC intern being considered to help offset workload and provide workforce development.
No formal board actions were taken on these program updates; the meeting served to inform board members and recruit volunteers and judges for upcoming events.
