Public Health Communicator

Flu Edition

22 N. Georgia Ave. Suite 300 Mason City, IA 50401

Ph: 641-421-9300 Fax: 641-421-9350 Toll Free: 1-888-264-2581

Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health

October 2013

Payment Options

The Health Department offers various payment options:

Vaccine For Children Program (VFC). Vaccine is free of charge if your child meets the following requirements:

child has no health insurance
child is American Indian or Alaskan Native
child is enrolled in Medcaid
child is under-insured

Individuals can purchase the vaccine at full cost ($23 for the flu shot or $25 for the flu mist) at the day of the clinic.

We also accept most major health insurances. With insurance, no money is collected at the time of the vaccination; services are billed directly to insurance. Any remaining balance is billed to the client after insurance has paid for its portion of the service. The Health Department accepts the following insurances:

Wellmark (Blue Cross, Blue Shield)
Midland's Choice
Hawk-i
Cigna
Aetna
First Administrators
North Iowa Community Health Care
Medicare Part B

Department Quick Links...

Main website

Scan this QR code with your smartphone for a direct link to our website.

Happy October!

Our public and school flu clinics have been so busy! It's wonderful to see everyone receiving their flu vaccine. We still have one public flu clinic and several school based flu clinics coming up. If those times don't work for you, you can always visit our Immunization Clinic. Our Immunization Clinic is open Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM - Noon and 12:30 - 4:00 PM. We are also open until 6:30 PM Monday, October 7. We will be holding a Saturday flu clinic at the Health Department Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 AM - Noon.

The Health Department is excited to announce that we can accept debit and credit cards as a payment option. One more way to make the flu shot/mist experience quick and easy for our clients!

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all the current information surrounding the Health Department. Make sure to check out the left side of our newsletter, which features our Quick Response (QR) Code. Scan it with your smartphone to get directly to our website.

For more information about our services, visit our website at www.cghealth.com.

Stay healthy,

Nola Aigner

Public Information Officer

Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health

Types of Flu Vaccine

The Health Department will be offering the following types of flu vaccine:

Traditional flu shot (ages 6 months and older) $23
High-dose flu shot (ages 65 and older) $41
Intradermal flu shots (ages 18 - 64) $25
FluMist (ages 2 - 49) $25
Pneumonia Shot (ages 2 and older) $98

Public Flu and School Clinics

The Health Department will be hosting several public flu clinics throughout the county. Below are the dates, times and locations for each clinic in October.

Date	Time	Location
Thursday, October 3	11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Zion Lutheran Church - Clear Lake

In addition, to the public flu clinics, the Health Department will host flu clinics at back-to-school nights and school conferences. Clinics are available for students, parents, guardians and school employees.

School	Date	Time	School Event
Clear Creek Elementary (also for middle/high school)	Thursday, October 3	5:00 - 7:30 PM	Back-to-School Clinic (back-to-school event starts @ 6 PM)
John Adams Middle School	Monday, October 7	5:00 -7:00 PM	Parent/Teacher Conferences
Lincoln Intermediate School	Tuesday, October 8	5:30 - 7:00 PM	Back-to-School Night
Mason City High School	Thursday, October 10	5:00 - 7:00 PM	Parent/Teacher Conferences
Mason City Alternative High School	Wednesday, October 16	2:30 - 3:30 PM	School-based clinic during school hours
Newman Elementary School	Monday, October 21	4:00 - 6:30 PM	Parent/Teacher Conferences
Newman Middle & High School	Monday, October 21	2:30 - 3:45 PM	School-based clinic during school hours
Ventura Teachers & Students	Wednesday, October 23	9:30 AM (staff will start @ middle school and then move to the elementary)	School-based clinic during school hours
Rockwell School & Staff	Tuesday, October 29	4:00- 7:00 PM	Parent/Teacher Conferences
Roosevelt Elementary	Thursday, November 7	5:00 - 7:00 PM	Parent/Teacher Conferences

Help us promote Public Health services.

Forward this electronic newsletter to your friends, family, co-workers and associates.

Thank you for choosing the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health!

Our Mission Statement:

The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health works to

optimize the health of all people in Cerro Gordo County.

Our Vision Statement:

We will be the leader in making Cerro Gordo County the healthiest

county in Iowa.

Our Value Statement:

We believe in human dignity, respect for individual choices, promotion for wellness and personal safety, protection of the environment, prevention of disease and access to quality health services.

CG logo banner