New Canaan Director of Health Amy Lehaney will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday about the various services her department offers to residents, from immunizing school children, to ensuring restaurants and hair salons are following sanitation standards, conducting free health screenings and conducting courses on suicide prevention, among other services.
The club’s meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, will begin at 10 a.m. Lehaney’s presentation will begin at about 10:40 a.m. and include a period for audience questions.
Lehaney has served as health director since June. Prior to that, she was health director in Monroe since 2022, and has worked in Bridgeport, Stamford, Redding and Fairfield. She has a masters in Public Health Southern Connecticut State University.
During the Covid pandemic, the town’s health department made it possible for residents to efficiently access vaccines, marshalling a fleet of medical professionals to administer the vaccines and mitigating the extent of the disease’s impact on the town.
Other services the department provides is to host Friday sessions at Lapham Community Center on various topics, such as heart and mental health, infectious diseases and other public health topics. It also runs a class aimed at seniors on maintaining balance to avoid falls, a leading cause of serious injury affecting the elderly. The free class runs for several weeks in the spring.
The Men’s Club has openings for new members, men 55-years old and above. For information about joining, email ncmens@ncmens.org.