The Public Health Nursing Program is part of several services within Cooperative Public Health Service (CPHS), a regional health district serving fifteen Boards of Health in Franklin County. The nurses and health educator are available to support residents with health concerns in a variety of community settings. CPHS staff work to improve the public’s health through environmental health inspections, communicable disease prevention & investigation, code enforcement, health education and wellness programming.
Details
CPHS Public Health Nurses provide the following services:
- Walk-in clinics at community sites including senior centers, town halls, and food pantries, where nurses assist residents of any member town with a variety of health care needs, including:
- Support in learning how to better manage health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, COPD and asthma
- Support with managing multiple medications and navigating the health care system
- Blood pressure, blood glucose and other preventative and diagnostic health screenings
- State-mandated infectious disease surveillance, reporting and case monitoring. This includes assistance to residents and local agencies regarding the prevention and spread of disease, and to assure appropriate treatment
- Vaccination, including home visits for residents in need, and providing clinics in community settings for flu and COVID-19
- The nurses serve as Vaccine Managers for member towns, including ordering, storage, state reporting and insurance billing
- Emergency preparedness planning and response
- Mercury thermometer and sharps disposal and container exchange (through a collaboration with the Franklin County Solid Waste Mgmt. District)
- Facilitating Age and Dementia Friendly Planning, in coordination with LifePath
Vaccinations (Home and site-based)
Information regarding flu and covid vaccinations can be found through the links section below. If you or a loved one are having trouble accessing vaccine, please contact Lisa White or Meg Ryan.
Health Education
CPHS nurses and health educators partner to provide information on a variety of health-related topics. Check our Health Education Resource Library regularly for new or updated content!
Public Health Nursing Clinic Information
1st Tuesday of the month that is also the Food Pantry Tuesday
First Congregational Church
3 – 5 p.m.
2nd Thursday of the month
Bernardston Senior Center
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
3rd Tuesday of the month
Federated Church
4 – 5:30 p.m.
(Note: runs concurrent with Good Neighbors Food Distribution)
and
4th Wednesday of the month
Federated Church
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of the month
Griswold Memorial Library
4 – 6 p.m.
1st Friday of the month
Conway Town Hall
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
1st Tuesday of the month
Erving Senior Center
9 – 11 a.m.
2nd Friday of the month
Stoughton Place Community Room
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
2nd Wednesday
Town Hall (COA Coffee Hour)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
1st Wednesday of the month
Senior Center at Northfield Town Hall
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
and
Squakheag Village Community Room
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
4th Tuesday of the month
Shelburne Falls Senior Center
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Resources
Documents
Public Health Nursing Clinic Flyers
- Conway
- North County (Bernardston, Colrain, Erving, Gill, and Northfield)
- West County (Ashfield, Charlemont, Shelburne)
Links
Infectious Disease and Vaccine
- FRCOG COVID-19 Information and Resources
- CDC influenza webpage
- Mass.gov influenza page
- Mass.gov Vaxfinder page
CPHS Member Town Senior Centers
Maureen O’Reilly
Meg Ryan
