500 Main StreetCourthouse

P.O. Box 86  Jetmore, Kansas 67854

(620)357-8736

Medicaid and Healthwave accepted

We have private stock vaccine and bill childhood immunizations to private insurance.

• Vision, hearing, speech and dental screenings

• Growth and development assessment

• Physical assessments for Kan-Be-Healthy, day cares and schools

• Infant, toddler and booster car seat rentals and purchases.

• Allergy shots and other injections

• School screenings

• Immunizations (All recommended childhood and college vaccines, including Meningococcal vaccine)

• Nutritional assessment, education and food vouchers through WIC for infants and children less than 5 years old

• Information and referrals for home water testing or visit www.lepg.net

• Local registered and licensed daycare information 800-951-3837

• Information for day care licensure available

• Low cost bike helmets available

• Fluoride Varnish - A trained RN will apply fluoride vanish to your child's teeth (ages 6 months to 8 years) to help protect them.

IMMUNIZATIONS

 

 Why is immunization important?

• Because it will protect your child against diseases that can hurt, cripple or kill!
• Here is some important information: What Parents Should Know

Before vaccines, parents in the United States could expect that every year:

• Polio would paralyze 10,000 children.
• Rubella (German measles) would cause birth defects and mental retardation in as many as 20,000 newborns.
• Measles would infect about 4 million children, killing 3,000.
• Diphtheria would be one of the most common causes of death in school-aged children.
• A bacterium called Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) would cause meningitis in 15,000 children, leaving many with permanent brain damage.
• Pertussis (whooping cough) would kill 8,000 children, most of whom were under the age of one.

You can view the "Recommended Immunization Schedule " here.

Kan-Be-Healthy

KAN Be Healthy is a medicaid program to keep children and young adults stay healthy with regular check-ups. It is for everyone who is 20 or under and has a medical ID card. It is a federal program to provide good health by finding and treating, medical, dental, developmental and emotional problems.

KAN Be Healthy services are important because they:

• Prevent illness - Regular check-ups and immunizations (shots) help keep kids healthy.
   
• Find problems early - Check-ups help find problems so they can be treated before they become serious.

Medical - Kan Be Healthy

When to get screens:        Birth 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,and 24 months; then every year until age 6; then every 2 years through age 20

When you or your child's KBH medical screens are up-to date, you can have extra services like

• Over the counter medicines with a prescription (check with the pharmacist)
• Immunizations (shots)
• Rides to the doctor
• Diet & Nutrition Counseling
• Many, many more

Dental - Kan Be Healthy

When to get screens:     Every year

When KBH dental screens are up-to-date, you or your child can get services like:

• Teeth cleaning
• Fluoride treatment
• Fillings
• Teeth pulled

Vision - Kan Be Healthy

When to get screens:        Every 2 years after 3 years of age

When  KBH vision screens are up-to date, you or your child may get glasses when needed or extra tests when needed.

Hearing - Kan Be Healthy

When to get screens:        Every 3 years after age 3

When KBH hearing screens are up-to-date, you or your child may get hearing tests and extra services.

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