Childhood vaccines recommended

San Juan Basin Health Department recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

Childhood vaccines protect against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, and children need certain vaccines to attend school.

For more information, visit http://1.usa.gov/1qcYnJ6.

The Vaccines for Children program provides immunizations to children regardless of the ability to pay.

Children from birth through 18 years of age may qualify based on these criteria: Medicaid eligibility; Native American/Native Alaskan; no health-insurance coverage; or under-insured.

Local vaccine resources include:

La Plata Integrated Healthcare, 335-2288.

Mercy Family Medicine, 385-9850; Horse Gulch, 764-1790 and Bayfield, 764-9150.

Pagosa Springs Medical Center Clinic, 731-9545.

Pediatric Associates of Durango, 259-7337.

Pediatric Partners of the Southwest, 375-0100.

San Juan Basin Health Department, 247-5702.

Durango School District 9-R School Based Health Centers at Durango High School, 375-3832; and Florida Mesa Elementary, 385-1168.

Herald Staff