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My Health
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Get teen exams
Health exams are not just for young kids. Preteens,
teens and college students all need checkups and
the vaccines that are part of those yearly exams.
Since some vaccines that children get when they’re
young can wear off, they may need booster shots
(extra doses) as they get older to stay protected
from certain diseases.
There also are certain vaccines made just for
preteens and teens. Your teen’s doctor can tell you
which vaccines are right for your older child. Call
to schedule a yearly checkup for your teen. It’s the
best way you can make the grade as a parent and
give your teen a healthy start as an adult.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics website: aap.org
Some childhood diseases used to be common
and caused severe sickness or even sometimes
death. There are shots that help stop some of these
childhood diseases, so now many of these diseases
are rare. The shots are called immunizations or
vaccines. The childhood diseases that can be stopped
by these shots include measles, mumps, chickenpox,
tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria and other conditions.
Getting shots at the right time and at the right age is
the best way to keep not only your child healthy, but
also your child’s family and friends.
Did you know we check the quality of services that
members such as you receive? We call this
Quality
Improvement
. If you would like to know how we use
that information to help improve the quality of our
benefits and services, or if you just want to learn more
about the program, visit
anthem.com/ca
.
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At the top of the screen, click on
State Sponsored
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Choose
Medi-Cal
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Choose
Quality Improvement Program Overview:
Medi-Cal and L.A. Care
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You can also call
1-800-407-4627
for a paper copy.
What is Quality Improvement?
Healthy food – for free!
Do your children qualify for free, healthy food? Maybe so!
If your children have been Healthy Families members, they
will be eligible if they are infants or children under age 5.
Also, your daughter will be eligible if she is pregnant or a
new mom and under age 19.
Why? Because Healthy Families members are becoming
Medi-Cal recipients, and certain young Medi-Cal recipients
now qualify for WIC.
WIC participants receive monthly food checks for fresh
fruits and vegetables as well as many other healthy foods.
Would you like more information? Call
1-310-661-3080
.
Shots to stop childhood diseases
What all parents need to know:
childhood shots
To see a list of shots your child should get
and when, go to
anthem.com/ca
.
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Click on
State Sponsored
.
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Choose
Medi-Cal
.
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Click on
Preventive Health Care
Guidelines: Medi-Cal
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More information and tips about how shots that
avoid sickness work can be found on the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention website
at
CDC.gov/vaccines/parents/index.html
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