ST
JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH HEALTH COUNCIL
MAY 15, 2007 12:00 noon MARTIN HALL
Opening prayer: Prayer Time
AGENDA
ITEMS:
Report on:
BP Check Program
Bereavement Meetings report
Report on Visit by our Adopt-a-Mission Parish
Clarification on the Prayer Chain-Ruth Turnis
Report on AED.
Funding denied by Finance Committee-one purchased with donations from
a family in the parish. Still have enough money for another unit.
Letter from Brendan Quann - Zoll is type of defibrillator we have here
Jim building shelving for all Medical equipment
4 training sessions done.. one cancelled. One usher only
Need to do weekly checks on machine….will have checklist in confessional.
Information on upcoming programs:
Will ask Sue Leeson or Kathy Keuter about doing a program on over the counter medications now that AED is settled-when to do program?
Other Suggestions for programming? Bulletin topics?
Health topics in bulletin….do you read???
Discussion….suggestions ????
NEW DATES FOR HEALTH COUNCIL MEETINGS:
August 21, 2007
November 20, 2007
February 19, 2008
Please mark your calendars !!!!!
ST.
JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH HEALTH COUNCIL MINUTES
20 February 2007 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health Council Members in attendance were: Rudy and Joan Bellman, Ruth
Turnis, Fr. Mark Ressler, and Tania McClain.
The meeting was opened with reflection from PrayerTime. Lunch was served.
Minutes from last meeting were approved.
Tania McClain
reported on Old Business.
Tania McClain (Kathy Runde had to work today) gave a report on the Bereavement
Ministry. We hold the meetings monthly on the third Thursday of the month
from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are 3-6 people who attend. We are viewing
a series of 20 minute videos on loss that we get from the media center
at the Archdiocesan office. The parishioners who attend are glad to be
a part of this faith sharing time.
There was an informational session held on January 7, 2007 presented by
Charlotte Uhlik in Martin Hall on "Organ Transplant". There
were about 15 people in attendance. The program was a PowerPoint presentation
and was very informative. Charlotte had brochures on organ donation.
Ruth Turnis gave a report on the Prayer Chain. Parish Life will be discussing this at their next meeting.
Tania McClain gave a report on the "Potato Bar" luncheon sponsored by Dena Stoltz at Angelus. The tour was very informational and all who attended were given a packet of information. There were 17 who attended the luncheon. Margaret Danner phoned people to attend the meeting.
There was discussion
about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday of each month and the
second Tuesday of each month. The number of parishioners who are served
by this ministry varies from 10-25
per month. It was decided that Parish Health Ministry would continue to
sponsor BP checks monthly.
There was discussion about the articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes program.
Tania gave a report on the AED. We ordered the Zoll AED. Tania will contact Mrs. Healey who will come and show us how to operate the AED. The workshops will be set up at the end of March or Early April. Tania will contact Dick Beaves to see when the hospitality ministers would be able to come to a meeting. Tania asked if members of Health Council wanted to be a part of the workshop. Rudy Bellman and Ruth Turnis said yes. Joan said that she would like information on the AED. Jim Connolly will be building shelving for the AED. It will be stored in the middle confessional on a shelf.
Information
on Upcoming Programs and Projects:
Information was shared about Sr. Alies Therese and Lorenzo Aju coming
to visit on 22-26 of February here at the parish. We will have a dinner
following 5 p.m. Mass and Sr. Alies will be speaking at all the Masses.
We will give them a tour of the city and visit the River Museum.
Suggestion
for future programming was discussed and it was felt that the presentations
should be done between Masses for optimal attendance and that it should
be advertised in the bulletin for at least a month before the program.
The following topics were suggested:
" It was suggested that we meet at the Diabetic Center next time
and ask for a tour.
" Suggestion about vitamins and over the counter remedies---Kathy
Keuter or Sue Leeson were suggested as possible presenters.
Tania gave health council members a copy of the Pandemic Report from the Archdiocese.
The meetings for Health Council for the coming year are May 15, 2007, August 21, 2007, and November 20, 2007.
The meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Tania McClain, Parish Health Minister
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH HEALTH COUNCIL MINUTES
16 May, 2006 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health
Council Members in attendance were: Elaine Mullin, Rudy and Joan Bellman,
Sally vonCarlowitz, and Tania McClain.
Excused: Kathy Runde, Ruth Turnis. and Fr. Mark
The meeting was opened with prayer and reflection.
PrayerTime was used for this reflection. Lunch was served.
Tania McClain
reported on Old Business.
There was discussion about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday
of each month and the second Tuesday of each month. The number of parishioners
who are served by this ministry varies from 10-25
per month. It was decided that Parish Health Ministry would continue to
sponsor BP checks monthly.
Tania McClain
gave a report on the Bereavement Ministry. We hold the meetings monthly
on the third Thursday of the month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. We are
still looking for somewhere to go to for education on bereavement. We
are sending reminder cards to those parishioners who have lost a spouse
each month. We have had two requests to remove names from the list. The
next meeting is the 18th of May from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
There was an informational session held on May l1 in Martin Hall on Advance
Directives. There were 7 people in attendance. Our presenter was Sr. Rosalyn
Ulfers, PBVM. Jan Hayertz from the educational department at Mercy accompanied
Rosalyn to help with the power point presentation.
There was discussion about the articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes program.
New Business:
Connie Bellaver was contacted about the program to inform us about medical
care. She will present a program on "How to Maintain Your Health"
on June 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Martin Hall. There was discussion about a suggestion
that we should ask people who have questions to call the parish office
before the workshop so that Connie has some time to prepare answers for
personal and specific questions. Elaine Mullin said that Connie is so
knowledgeable that she will be able to answer questions without any prep
time.
We talked about the attendance at health ministry programs. They are advertised in bulletins in town, with the parish nurse network, in the Golden View, and in the Telegraph Herald. It was felt that we should continue to offer programs. Tania said that most program offerings are attended by 5-25 people here at St. Joseph the Worker and at other parishes who offer health topic presentations.
There was discussion about an AED here at St. Joseph the Worker. There was a person who passed out in church and needed CPR done. There was discussion about the cost and the liability issue. There was discussion about "not needing it", and about "needing it" when it is too late because someone has a heart attack. Rudy Bellman recommended that we contact a lawyer about the liability issue and Brendan Quann was suggested. We talked about Fr. Mark concern about the "safe use" of the AED. It was suggested that we keep the AED in one of the back confessionals. Tania will contact Brendan Quann and we will check on pricing and training. Tania thinks that the training can be done for some of the hospitality ministers and Elaine Mullin felt that most of the nurses and doctors in the parish have already been trained.
Joan Bellman
brought up the idea of a prayer chain at the February meeting. We had
further discussion at this meeting. There was discussion about someone
to organize or "chair" the prayer chain calling. Joan called
the person in charge of Resurrection's prayer chain and came back to the
meeting with more information about how they do their calling. She said
that their prayer chain was very successful. The chairperson manages this
ministry from her home. It was suggested that we put a bulletin announcement
in and ask for volunteers to be phone callers for the prayer chain. Tania
asked if there were suggestions from the health council about who could
be the contact person for the prayer chain. Tania asked about the issue
of confidentiality. Members of the health council felt that the issue
of confidentiality would be up to the person who called to ask for prayer-some
would not mind if their names were used and some would want the prayer
request to be kept anonymous. There was discussion about the parish office/secretary
being the contact for the prayer chain. The people who volunteer for this
would only make one phone call. It was suggested that the chair person
from Resurrection come to our next meeting to talk with us. Tania asked
if this was something that Parish Health ministry should initiate. Tania
said that she felt that there should be a informational and training session
before the prayer chain was started.
The meetings for Health Council for the year are August 15, 2006, November
21, 2006 and May 15, 2007..
NEXT HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING: August 15, 2006 AT NOON in Martin HallThe meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tania McClain,
Parish Health Minister
16 August 2005 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health Council Members in attendance were: Fr. Mark Ressler, Kathy Runde,
Rudy and Joan Bellman, Ruth Turnis, Elaine Mullin, and Tania McClain.
Sally vonCarlowitz was out of town.
The meeting was opened with prayer and reflection. PrayerTime was used
for this reflection.
Lunch was served.
Tania McClain reported on Old Business.
There was discussion about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday
of each month and the second Tuesday of each month. The number of parishioners
who are served by this ministry varies from 8-25 per month. It was decided
that Parish Health Ministry would continue to sponsor BP checks monthly
even if we are worshipping at Nativity.
The committee was informed that the Stewardship
Committee has asked that all committee minutes
be put on the website.
There was a discussion about the workshop on medication and hormone replacement held in June. The workshop was presented by two pharmacists from the Ruegnitz branch of Mercy Home Care. There were 8 people at the workshop and Elaine Mullin and Kathy Runde were there to greet people and facilitate the workshop. Elaine expressed some concern about some of the content presented until there was clarification given by the presenters. Elaine also said that she thinks that unless people have "an immediate need for information on a particular topic" they do not attend workshops due to the busy-ness in our lives. It was suggested that we advertise our next program in the Witness and in the Telegraph-Herald.
Sally von Carlowitz suggested a program on "The ABC's of Hospital Care". She said that it should include the ins and outs of hospital routine, hospital etiquette, and statements about what actually happens throughout hospitalization…like the fact that patient history is taken a number of times during a hospital stay. Sally had some information about the 10 warning signs of caregiver stress that she brought to the February 2005 meeting with her suggestion for the workshop. There was lengthy discussion about this topic being a presentation or an informational pamphlet. Elaine Mullin works as a phone triage nurse at Medical Associates and she will put some information together about "frequently asked questions" and who to contact to get the specific questions. We could incorporate this information into the suggested brochure. Kathy Runde had checked on the space availability at Mercy West and Steve Smith told her the space was being sold. Elaine Mullin said that Gary Rieniets retired from Mercy and Sally von Carlowitz' daughter informed me that Rich Corfman was not contacted. Ruth said that she thought Sally was looking for some in depth information about a hospital stay. There was discussion about policies changing frequently in hospitals. There was also a suggestion to refer people to websites www.web.MD and to www.Vanderbilt.org for information on specific topics.
There was a suggestion that Connie Bellaver be contacted about the ABC's of medical care. She would present a program on "what questions should we be asking our physicians?" Tania will contact Connie Bellaver.
Joan suggested a program on Natural Remedies and another on Acupuncture. No speaker was suggested at this time.
There was a suggestion at the May 2005 meeting that we do a workshop on Durable Power of Attorney and Living Wills in May of next year when we are back in our worship space.
Beth Hancock who is the contact person for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drives in the area called to ask about having another event here. We plan to have the blood drive in conjunction with Nativity if we move to that space. If not, we should wait until we are back in our own worship space here at St. Joseph the Worker. Tania will contact Beth Hancock at the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center to inform her of our decision.
There was discussion on starting the Bereavement Program through Health Ministry. Kathy Runde still has an interest in this program, and would be willing to coordinate these meetings. Tania McClain, Kathy Runde and Ruth Turnis will be attending a workshop entitled "Different Ways of Grieving, Different Ways of Healing" on September 15, 2005 at the Holiday Inn. The money for the tuition for this workshop will be taken from the Educational Endowment fund according to Nancy Ehrlich, our business manager. At the May 2005 meeting, there was discussion about how often to meet, and about where to hold the meetings. This ministry would reach out to the separated, divorced, widowed and all grieving. Discussion on this topic will be continued at the next health council meeting on November 15, 2005.
There have been articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes program.
The meetings for Health Council for the next year are November 15, 2005 and February 21, May 16, 2006, and August 15,2006. The conference room off the gym has been reserved for the meetings and members of the Health Council will be contacted only if there is a change in meeting space.
Fr. Mark talked with members of the Health Council about the Renovation
NEXT HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING: November 15, 2005 AT NOON -- Place to be announced.
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tania McClain,
Parish Health Minister
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH
HEALTH COUNCIL MINUTES
17 May 2005 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health Council Members in attendance were: Fr. Mark Ressler, Kathy Runde,
Rudy and Joan Bellman, Sally vonCarlowitz, Ruth Turnis, Elaine Mullin,
and Tania McClain.
The meeting was opened with prayer. Lunch was served.
Tania McClain reported on Old Business.
There was discussion about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday
of each month and the second Tuesday of each month. The number of parishioners
who are served by this ministry varies from 8-25 per month. It was decided
that Parish Health Ministry would continue to sponsor BP checks monthly
even if we are worshipping at Nativity. . Elaine Mullin said that she
had one man thank her for being there on weekends so he did not have to
take off work to have his BP checked.
There was a discussion about the workshop on medication and hormone replacement to be held in June. The date was discussed and we wondered if the weekend was the best time to hold this workshop. Tania contacted Heather at the Ruegnitz branch at Mercy Home Care. The workshop date was tentatively moved to June 23, 2005 in Martin Hall. Tania will contact presenter.
Sally vonCarlowitz suggested a program on "The ABC's of Hospital Care". She said that it should include the ins and outs of hospital routine, hospital etiquette, and statements about what actually happens throughout hospitalization…like the fact that patient history is taken a number of times during a hospital stay. Sally had some information about the 10 warning signs of caregiver stress that she brought to the February meeting. We could incorporate this information into a suggested brochure. There were suggestions at the February meeting about the patient advocate at Finley and Gary Rieniets at Mercy presenting this program. Sally said that she learned that everyone who is hospitalized needs an Advocate!! We had tentatively booked the date October 9, 2005 between Masses for this program. The discussion today was to go ahead with the program if we could find a place to hold it. There was discussion about moving the program from a Sunday between Masses to a week day so that the workshop will be better attended. Suggested sites were Mercy West and a conference room at Mercy. Elaine Mullin will check with Mercy about the availability of the room and check with Gary Rieniets. Sally will check with Rich Corfman at Finley who is a social worker there. Kathy Runde will check with Steve Smith about using the Mercy West Location because Mercy is giving up their rental contract in June of 2005 and will not have the space rented at that time.
There was a suggestion that we do a workshop
on Durable Power of Attorney and Living Wills in May of next year when
we are back in our worship space. We will talk about dates and possible
speakers at our August 2005 meeting.
Beth Hancock who is the contact person for the Mississippi Valley Regional
Blood Center blood drives in the area called to ask about having another
event here. After much discussion, it was suggested that we may have the
blood drive in conjunction with Nativity if we move to that space. If
not, we should wait until we are back in our own worship space here at
St. Joseph the Worker. Tania will contact Beth Hancock at the Mississippi
Valley Regional Blood Center after the parish council decides where we
will worship.
There was more discussion on starting the Bereavement
Program through Health Ministry. Kathy Runde still has an interest in
this program, and would be willing to coordinate these meetings. There
was discussion about meeting monthly, about training her for the ministry,
and about where to hold the meetings. This ministry would reach out to
the separated, divorced, widowed and all grieving. Sally suggested that
we could advertise in the monthly publication from Hoffman
Schneider. Ruth Turnis said that she thought we should contact Hospice
and ask about their training program. Ruth thought it was important that
we know our limitations and that we may need to refer some of the folks
who attend the meetings to a counselor. Tania will check with Hospice
and with the hospitals in Cedar Rapids about Bereavement meetings they
have in place.
There have been articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes program.
The meetings for Health Council for the next year are August 16 and November 15, 2005 and February 21 and May 16, 2006. The conference room off the gym has been reserved for the meetings and members of the Health Council will be contacted only if there is a change in meeting space.
Fr. Mark talked with members of the Health
Council about the Renovation. The pastoral council is to make a decision
at their regular meeting this month about where we will worship.
NEXT HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING: AUGUST 16, 2005 AT NOON IN MARTIN HALL.
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tania McClain,
Parish Health Minister
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH HEALTH COUNCIL MINUTES
15 February 2005 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health Council Members in attendance were: Kathy Runde, Rudy and Joan
Bellman, Sally vonCarlowitz, Ruth Turnis, Elaine Mullin, and Tania McClain.
The meeting was opened with prayer. Lunch was served.
Tania McClain reported on Old Business.
There was discussion about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday
of each month and the second Tuesday of each month. The number of parishioners
who are served by this ministry varies from 8-25 per month. It was decided
that Parish Health Ministry would continue to sponsor this.
There was a program on "A Look at Heart Disease. Women are at Risk too!" on February 13, 2005 between Masses. Jan Geertsema was the presenter. There was a power point presentation and Jan had a number of handouts. The committee decided to have this program in February because it is American Heart Association month. There were 10 people in attendance at this workshop.
There was a discussion about the workshop on medication and hormone replacement to be held in June. The date is dependent on where we are with the renovation project. Tania contacted Kathy Keuter who referred Tania to the Brenda at the Ruegnitz branch at Mercy Home Care. That workshop was tentatively scheduled for June 12, 2005 in Martin Hall. Tania will contact presenter.
Sally vonCarlowitz suggested a program on "The ABC's of Hospital
Care". She said that it should include the ins and outs of hospital
routine, hospital etiquette, and statements about what actually happens
throughout hospitalization…like the fact that patient history is
taken a number of times during a hospital stay. Sally has some information
about the 10 warning signs of caregiver stress and she brought it to the
meeting. We could incorporate this information into a suggested brochure.
There were suggestions about the patient advocate at Finley and Gary Rieniets
at Mercy presenting this program. Sally said that she learned that everyone
who is hospitalized needs an Advocate!! We tentatively booked the date
October 9, 2005 between Masses for this program.
Beth Hancock is the contact person for the Mississippi Valley Blood drives
in the area. She asked about having another Blood Drive after our renovation
project and we agreed to have her call back to schedule a blood drive
in the fall of 2005. We will advertise in the bulletin, and in the Golden
View for the next blood drive. It was suggested that we advertise in the
Telegraph Herald free space also.
There was discussion on starting a Bereavement Program through Health Ministry. Kathy Runde expressed an interest in this and would be willing to coordinate these meetings. She said she would make personal invitations to those who have lost loved ones in the parish. There was discussion about meeting monthly. This ministry would reach out to the separated, divorced, widowed and all grieving. Sally suggested that we could advertise in the monthly publication from Hoffman Schneider.
There have been articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The
health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes
program.
NEXT HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING: MAY 17, 2005 AT NOON IN MARTIN HALL.
The meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tania McClain,
Parish Health Minister
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH HEALTH COUNCIL MINUTES
16 November 2004 at noon MEETING HELD IN MARTIN HALL
Health Council Members in attendance were: Kathy Runde, Rudy and Joan
Bellman, Sally vonCarlowitz, Ruth Turnis, and Tania McClain.
The meeting was opened with prayer. Lunch was served.
Tania McClain reported on Old Business.
There was discussion about the BP Screening being done the first Sunday
of each month and the second Tuesday of each month. It was decided that
Parish Health Ministry would continue to sponsor this.
There was discussion about the Blood Drive done on October 28, 2004. Beth Hancock was our contact person for the blood drive. She asked about having another Blood Drive after our renovation project and we agreed to have her call back to schedule a blood drive in the fall of 2005. Beth was pleased with the number of donors this time because she said there were mostly new donors. Blood Center sending out post cards prior to the blood drive seemed to help. We will advertise in the bulletin, and in the Golden View for the next blood drive too.
There was a suggestion for a workshop on hormone replacement to be held this fall. Tania contacted Kathy Keuter who referred Tania to the pharmacists at Mercy. That workshop was scheduled for June 12, 2005 in Martin Hall. Tania will contact presenters closer to the workshop date.
There was a suggestion to do a program about "A look at Heart Disease. Women are at Risk too!". Jan Geertsema was contacted to be the presenter. She will have a power point presentation and said she would bring handouts. The committee decided to have the program in February because it is American Heart Association month. Scheduled for February 13, 2005 between Masses to see how that time works.
Sally vonCarlowitz suggested a program on "The ABC's of Hospital Care". She said that it should include the ins and outs of hospital routine, hospital etiquette, and statements about what actually happens throughout hospitalization…like the fact that patient history is taken a number of times during a hospital stay. There was also a suggestion about a brochure being developed. Sally said that she learned that everyone who is hospitalized needs an Advocate!! We tentatively booked the date October 9, 2005 between Masses for this program.
We had discussion about the availability of Martin Hall for programs. September 12, November 13, and February 13 are available. There are Baptismal preparation classes scheduled in October, January and April 2005. The 5th Sunday of each month would be available.
There have been articles in the bulletin weekly on health topics. The
health council agreed that we should continue these articles and the CareNotes
program.
NEXT HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING: FEBRUARY 15, 2005 AT NOON IN MARTIN HALL.
The meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tania McClain,
Parish Health Minister
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