Experts remind parents of the importance of back-to-school health checks

hollywood, florida – A child checkup is an annual back-to-school ritual to ensure that children are growing, growing well and protected from infections by proper immunizations.

“Our mobile health center is located within the community, runs every other weekend, and provides immunizations for the uninsured, school check-ups and well-being throughout the week,” said Nursing Director Jennifer Riley. Miller said.

Children entering crèches, crèches, pre-kindergartens and kindergartens should be vaccinated with the latest vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella or the combined MMR, varicella vaccine for chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines. Or DTaP, polio vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine.

Children between the ages of 10 and 11 should receive a tetanus booster and a meningococcal vaccine to prevent meningitis.

Last but not least, the flu vaccine is recommended annually for both children and adults.

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“If you don’t get vaccinated, you risk contracting certain preventable diseases. Many of these are very chronic in nature and have a real impact on the overall health and wellbeing of our children.” There is a possibility.

Both Miami-Dade and Broward counties have free vaccination programs.

• Saturday, August 13, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Memorial Primary Care Center, 4105 Pembroke Road, Hollywood.

• On Friday, August 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Broward Health System’s Cora E. Braynon Family Health Center at 200 NW Seventh Avenue in Fort Lauderdale and the Pompano Pediatric Primary Care Center at 601 West. I have. Atlantic Boulevard at Pompano Beach. Immunizations are free and physicals are $30.

UHealth also has a mobile pediatric clinic that provides free medical care to children including annual checkups, checkups, vaccines/immunizations, screenings and wellness checks.

Click here for the August schedule: https://umiamihealth.org/treats-services/pediatrics/uhealth-community-pediatrics-program/uhealth-pediatric-mobile-clinic/uhealth-pediatric-mobile-clinic-monthly-schedule