CAPHN
Executive Board Meeting
Minutes
of 1/10/06
Present: Phil Greiner,
Beth Strimpel, Margaret Balint, Debbie Horvath, Carol Dietz, Lynn Abrahamson,
Heather Henning, Barbara Quigley, Barbara Dingfelder, Eileen Boulay
Phil Greiner called the meeting to order at 8:45 AM.
Copies of minutes from the previous meeting were reviewed and accepted.
Copies of the minutes will be provided for inclusion on the CAPHN website.
Treasurer Report – Balance of $33.53.70 in the checking account as of 12/31/05. Projected upcoming expenses include the annual meeting deposit, corporate tax, CNA fees, and website fees.
Committee Report
Education – Annual Meeting
Lynn reported that the speakers have been confirmed for
the Annual Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for May 3, 2006 from 12 – 4PM at
Holiday Inn North Haven. Phil noted that the contract has been signed and he
will verify that it has been sent back with the deposit. Debbie will send an
email to membership to save the date, with a flyer to be provided. Daun Barrett
will speak to her role as a public health nurse in the aftermath of the
Hurricane Katrina emergency. Chuck Motes, Director of Health, Southington Health
Dept., will speak about his experiences as an out of area provider interfacing
with local health and lessons learned. Information will be posted on the CAPHN
web site and a flyer will be distributed in late March/early April.
Nominating Committee
Debbie reported no contact from membership regarding
serving on a nominating committee or interest in filling any of the open
positions on the executive board. Phil reported that Lynn Abrahamson has
accepted nomination for President, and Debbie Horvath for Secretary. It was
agreed to send out a reminder email in March or April in case any members have
reconsidered interest in any of the board positions. Beth Strimpel, Phil, Eileen
Boulay, Barbara Dingfelder and Barbara Quigley have expressed interest in
serving as members at large. It was agreed that we should summarize the
responsibilities of the member at large position, as that is not stated in the
by laws. Phil also noted that it is important to identify people to chair
standing committees in May, and to solicit members for the nominating committee
at that time as well.
Flu Conference – Possible dates and
locations were discussed. Phil will contact representatives from CADH, CPHA, DPH
and possibly also American Lung Association re participation and try to set a
date. Tentatively, 3/9 with a 3/10 snow date was suggested. Phil will notify the
board via email, and we will send out a save the date to membership once details
are set. It was decided to not schedule a networking meeting for Feb/March, and
to use this meeting for that purpose. We will hold our executive board meeting
following the flu meeting.
New Business:
There was discussion re what the goals of
the organization for the coming year might include. It was agreed that expanding
membership is a key project. It was suggested that school nurses and parish
nurses fit the criteria from membership in CAPHN due to their population-based
focus on health. Cheryl Carotenuti and Joan Cagginello, who is a CAPHN member,
might be helpful in reaching out to school nurses. Daun Barrett is very active in the parish nurse program at
Griffin Hospital, and is also a CAPHN member. Phil noted that it might be
helpful to investigate placing an ad, or an article describing CAPHN, and
providing information re the upcoming annual meeting in one of the nursing
publications. Beth agreed to contact Nursing Spectrum, Phil will check into the
CT Nurses Assoc quarterly newspaper.
Another goal continues to be the
development of a brochure. And a third project might be developing a basic job
description for public health nurses.
Future executive board meeting dates are:
3/10/06
11:00 AM (following the Flu conference)
4/4
8:30 AM (Tent)
Respectfully Submitted,
Debbie Horvath
Secretary, CAPHN