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Regional public‑health nurse briefs Uxbridge board on surveillance, TB work and measurement challenges
Summary
Deb Frasara of the Blackstone Valley Partnership described public‑health nursing duties (disease surveillance, TB case management, vaccination clinics and emergency preparedness) and discussed measurement challenges; UMass consultant Tamara Abadar offered research support for local evaluation efforts.
At the Aug. 20 Uxbridge Board of Health meeting, Deb Frasara, regional public‑health nurse for the Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health, outlined the scope of public‑health nursing and the partnership’s role supporting municipal health work.
"My name is Deb Frasara, and I am the regional public health nurse for the Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health," she told the board, and described duties that include disease surveillance, community education, emergency preparedness and direct case management for tuberculosis. Frasara said…
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