Interagency Council
Next Meeting-May 12, 2011 At 8:30am
At the Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center
Meeting Minutes: 4/14/11
Chairwomen: Debra Obenhoff and Judith Mckinnon
Treasurer: Fred Ratto
Secretary: Allison Reynolds
Welcome
New Members and Visitors
Michael Guglielmoni from Warren Washington County CARE Center. The CARE Center team is a group of law enforcement officials and medical consultants who come together to help reduce the trauma for a child when they have been abused.
Monthly Speakers
Elaine Gibb from the House of Grace Adirondacks: The House of Grace partners with Hospice to provide a safe home where those who are terminally ill and don’t have family that can care for them can live. They provide a warm and comfortable home environment instead of having to be in a nursing home. They provide hands on care. Family members are able to come and visit with them.
Currently the House of Grace is in desperate need of volunteers for 4 hour shifts. You can find out more information on their website and facebook page. If you can’t volunteer time but would like to give a donation they have a wish list on their website that covers all kinds of things that they are in need of from paper products to ink cartridges. www.houseofgraceoftheadirondacksinc.org
Judith McKinnon and Angela Sheehan spoke about Parish Nursing and Holistic Health:
Judith began by giving an overview of how Parish Nursing first started and how to get connected to them. Parish Nursing deals with a holistic health plan tying physical health with spiritual health. It is a more of a mind, body, and spirit wellness. A Parish Nurse helps to educate someone on their health and help them to all kinds of services. They are commonly part of a churches staff. Within the area there are 30 congregations with Parish Nurses. Seton Heath has the only Parish Nurse program that is coming out of a health facility. You can contact Angela Sheehan from Parish Nurses at asheehan@setonhealth.org. Or learn more at www.parishnurses.org.
Next meeting on May 12, 2011. At 8:30am at the SAIL Center.
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