MI Child: State Health Insurance for Children
MI Child is a health insurance program for uninsured children of working families. MI Child covers: regular checkups, shots, emergency care, dental, pharmacy, hospital care, prenatal care and delivery, vision and hearing, and mental health and substance abuse services.
MI Child costs $10 per month per family.
For more information, call 1-888-988-6300
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"I am too the boss of you"
returns this fall with Dot Tetreault
8 week class
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Hit the Road with Your Family:
Promote family togetherness and exercise by taking a walk
- Kate Palmer Sanctuary in Western Jackson County
- Dahlem Center 300 acres with 5 miles of hiking trails south of Jackson
- Hidden Lake Gardens beautiful gardens managed by MSU located on M50 between US 12 and M-52
- Haehlne Sanctuary The Haehlne (pronounced "haynlee") Sanctuary is operated by The Jackson Audobon Society. Located 6 miles northeast of Jackson and part of the Waterloo area, this sanctuary is known for its Sandhill Cranes.
- Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center a great starting point, located west of Chelsea, to discover Waterloo Recreation Park, the third largest park in Michigan
- Hudson Mills great trails for biking and walking northeast of Dexter
Please check out the websites of these great recreational resources for more information, including hours and entrance fees. |
Immunization Update
In an effort to keep your children as healthy as possible and protected from preventable communicable diseases, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended some changes to the immunization schedule and added some new immunizations.
At age 5, we will be adding a varicella (chicken pox) booster to the kindergarten shots, which currently include DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis or "whooping cough", IPV (polio) and MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella).
We will be immunizing your child between the ages of 11-13 years with a vaccine called Tdap, which includes tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (whooping cough). It replaces the tetanus/diphtheria "booster". Your child will also be immunized at this visit with the Menactra vaccine, which protects against meningococcal meningitis.
In addition, girls 11 years of age and older are recommended to receive the HPV series, which protects them from 4 strains of the human papilloma virus, the virus that causes 98% of cervical cancers and genital warts. This 3 shot series is given over a 6 month period.
If you have any questions at all about your child's immunization status or this new schedule, please don't hesitate to contact our office.
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