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THE ERA The Second Section Sports News District News Entertainment YORK REGION ONE YEAR LATER PART 2 SOCIAL SERVICES New umbrella takes in vast system of people services Three years ago he left his medical practice after jearsand assistant Medical Offi of Health for an area that included York County He took over the chief duties in e entire social and Ihc newly formed of After almost a year in the job s here are limes when he wishes he were back in Mount Albert wearing a stethoscope and taking out tonsils I found this a much more demanding job than I ever anticipated to put it bluntly the regions commissioner of health and social services suppose its because have to deal with three areas of government regional coun cil the provincial Department of Health and the provincial Department of Social and Family 1 was just MOH f was responsible to only one level of government the provincial Department of Health Now he finds his bailiwick includes such diverse services as plumbing and septic lank The York Regional is completing its first year filled political controversy criticism and occasionally conn I provided by an unpredictable council a year What has 1 plished in Yo fovemmen k in its first yea And where it How jo from This week 1 in a reports on th Later in an attempt to The Bra York Itcuion 0 its the Year for sanitation here to help people politicians to whom people ser vices mean building roads and bridges Traditionally social services are the first thing to when it comes time to tut the bud get says Rut Ive found that payers dollar 1 this council lias very good balance in that regard One major new project a 53000 mobile for economically deprived rimmed from the regional budget and Dental Services Youth centres in Newmarket and Richmond Hill also joined the regions service scheme this year Both recently underwent- staff and arc broadening their scope Things are picking up at Youth Services in Newmarket says Dr Sllngerland They have adverse publicity working very hard change the image cost for the year for Newrnar- Dr Owen moved from Medical counselling public Officer of Health for York County last year to York Regions new Commissioner of Health and iverlap of I people in the departments under my wing and the various volunteer agencies But its Owen big umbrella veritable plethora of problems land on every week Often be farms them rutin hand mm Ian Kerr hope thai gets off Besides taking in welfare million and school den u bead Sometimes the final deci far other Municipal day responsibility for the first a lot A plan to set up four family life counselling centres throughout the region Is also In the works with a brief scheduled go to regional council in the near future This system would expand an experimental centre in which has been operating since 1968 under a provincial grant See related slorv elsewhere on this page York Manors residents now enjoy a director this year And plans include a dropIn centre for the elderly and a meals on wheels program or aged persons not In York Manor or private nursing homes Besides these new programs the health and social services department continues its dayto day services of health inspections free chest ray clinics fret dental fluoride treatment clin ics for children medical and menial health conn selling by public health nurses and the admin- Social Services in 1971 He believes the regional concept of amalgamating social services Is a good one and has instituted several new programs In DEADEND LIFE IN HOMES FOR SPECIAL CARE There are such homes province gives operators day York Regions necessity of providing activities and recreational programs says Barbara the regions senior nursing home Inspector room and board But theres much than that discharged from Ontario Hospital of health and social services time by doing household chores washing dishes and floors anil laundry The person discharged from Ontario Ros so Ontario Mental Health Association workshop help support If their people cant walk to it they make no effort to get them there The average home in York has about 24 New operators arc upgrading the standards of such homes she says Older hostesses arc more reluctant to change There Is little in exist ing legislation to force them Mrs McGco also inspects the regions private nursing homes and finds a similar says the situation there Is improving Says Or Sllngerland We find a few home operators who try to get away with Kids given varied dental instruction NEWMARKET Vork Region provides extensive program of dentil hygiene education for children from kindergarten age through Grade I Kindergarten students get a short talk and a film on proper care of teeth from one of Region Health Units denial staff members And tirade through tirade pupils reeelve additional information on dental care with a varied educational approach for each grade We endeavor to bring the child by tirade to a good slate of appreciation of dentition and the good knowledge of proper oral hygiene with emphasis on the proper way la brush says Dr director of dental services wing i- programs under Dr SI in to about million heavily subsidi raised through comes In 3f9 Tins about S2J1 more from the taxpayer than in 1970 So its a massive and umbrella that wields Hut he believes the basic concept of amalgamating all the reigons health One of the frustrations in tins job is that I iiiU can t find the lime to do the reading I ffil is necessary to keep one step feel thai Im paid to make it slop right here Some of his decisions go down about as w as the spoonfuls of foul tasting medicine he us Richmond Hill New- plans took a big step region learned It could obtain subsidies HELPING PEOPLE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE The public health nurses expanding role d Officer ind liouim total health concept Were Interested is Dimity health inirsis lads with cradle services include prenatal drugs for I Richmond Hill hi weekly have a wards at Vork County and Like of the elderly the theyre often or citizens homes planned to help combat one of the primary pro community I also service nearly iiiimiininiinn inject like are generally proud to seek often but wed be to lend ass Ihroimh various community York County Hospital Mental Health Services have told him that York problem is minimal the province One reason the amalgamation of services has been successful Sllngerland says is the co operation of the various department beads and staff members that now come under his wing They took the new setup in stride and have the Air Force before completing medical studies in Loudon England He met bis wife Mary in London where she worked in the Ontario immigration Office Fol io He and his tear that liamlel He says be misses the personal pencilled in mcdUil practice and of people services and he believes Its going lo work II take time lie says We have the major problems Hiked Then ire stilt minor problems Region should take over Childrens Aid Society Burrows lly DON BERNARD I County Four family counselling centres planned for York Aid Society if rows his way a physician is chairman of Is nil seniles com i lies top ilLcled official In of public health and other related clinic In Newmarket Joyce and Hetty Stokes