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Updated: 3:17 PM Nov 18, 2009
H1N1 Clinics Go Mobile To Reach Rural CO
The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment will be taking the H1N1 vaccine clinics on the road to more rural areas of Southern Colorado.
Posted: 1:31 PM Nov 18, 2009Reporter: KKTV |
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The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment will be taking the H1N1 vaccine clinics on the road to more rural areas of Southern Colorado.
The El Paso County health department will be working with Peak Vista Community Health Centers to make this possible.
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be traveling to more rural towns to make it possible for everyone to get the H1N1 vaccine. Peak Vista’s nursing staff will administer H1N1 flu vaccine free to high-risk residents of eastern and southern El Paso County, such as Fountain, Ellicott and Yoder. Please click on the link below to see a full schedule.
“We are delighted to work with Peak Vista to provide H1N1 vaccination to members of these communities,” said Kandi Buckland, R.N., M.P.A., executive director of the Health Department. “We are working to provide as many access points as possible that are convenient in the many towns and cities within El Paso County. The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is another vehicle to do that.”
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile provides checkups, health education, immunizations and medical and dental care for children through age 21 who need a health care home. It's 40 feet long, 8 feet wide and accommodates two patient treatment rooms, a laboratory and a reception area.
The vehicle’s nursing staff is expected to be able to provide as many as 160 vaccinations per day.
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be using the same guidelines for high-risk groups recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those most at highest risk for getting H1N1 flu and suffering from complications include:
• Pregnant women
• Parents/caretakers for children younger than 6 months
• All people age 6 months through 24 years
• People age 25 through 64 years with chronic health conditions
• Health care workers
H1N1 Flu Mobile Clinic Schedule (Additional dates will be added)
H1N1 flu vaccine clinics will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 23
Fountain Fire Department
Elementary School
212 N. Santa Fe
Fountain, CO
Monday, Nov. 30
Calhan School
800 Bulldog Drive
Calhan, CO 80808
Monday, Dec. 7
Ellicott Elementary School
399 S. Ellicott Hwy
Ellicott, CO 80808
Monday, Dec. 14
Edison School
14550 Edison Rd.
Yoder, CO 80864
For more information about H1N1 flu, call 2-1-1, Pikes Peak United Way’s Health and Human Services phone line; or the toll-free Colorado Help Line, (877) 462-2911.
For more information, click on any of the links below.
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Peak Vista Peak Vista Community Health Centers is dedicated to premier medical, dental and behavioral health services for people of all ages. Peak Vista provides primary care services to low-income, uninsured and under-insured working families within the Pikes Peak Region through fourteen outpatient centers at eleven locations. |
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Community Partnership for Child Development Community Partnership for Child Development is proud to be providing high quality, comprehensive early childhood education and family development programs for young children and their families in El Paso County. |
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Care and Share Food Bank Care and Share Food Bank helps more than 400 member agencies provide food security to southern Coloradans in need. By emphasizing education and awareness, Care and Share also connects with businesses, organizations, government entities and individual community members in united participation in the fight against hunger. KKTV is proud to partner with Care and Share Food Bank. |
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Quality of Life Report for Colorado Springs (2009) This annual study was created to collect and distribute quantitative data on quality of life topics was the first of its kind in Colorado Springs. |
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