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HEALTHY KIDS · AUGUST 2017
HELPING
STUDENTS
SOAR TO
EXCELLENCE
THIS SCHOOL
SEASON
School-age children, from preschoolers to college
students, need vaccines. Making sure that your
children receive all their vaccinations on time is
one of the most important things you can do as a
parent to ensure your children’s long-term healthas
well as the health of friends, classmates, and others in your
community.
Getting every recommended dose of each vaccine provides
children with the best protection possible. Keep in
mind that there are many opportunities to catch-up
on vaccines for your preteen or teen. Preteens
and teens typically see their doctors or other
health care professionals for physicals before
participation in sports, camping events, travel,
and applying to college.
Immunization is one of modern medicine’s
most significant public health achievements.
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, stopped
wild poliovirus, measles, and rubella from
being able to spread widely in the United
States, and significantly reduced the number of
cases of other diseases.
According to Nadia Ferder, MD, Pediatrician with
Care Resource, "Beat the back-to-school rush and use this
opportunity to get your preteen or teen vaccinated today. As
a mother and as Care Resource's Pediatrician, I firmly believe
in treating the WHOLE person and that patients receiving my
care are not just a number."
Up until September 30, 2017, new pediatric patients without
health insurance may receive a free comprehensive check-up
and required vaccinations for school. Covered vaccinations
include, but are not limited to the following: polio, Varivax
(chicken-pox), measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), DTap or Tdap
(Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis).
New pediatric patients may also
receive a NEW back-to-school
pouch or backpack. To redeem this
promotion, one MUST first make
an appointment by calling 305-576-
1234 EXT: 470 (English) and 471
(Spanish). This promotion is valid at
Care Resource’s Little Havana office
located on 1901 S.W. 1st. Street in
Miami, Florida.
NADIA FERDER, MD,
PEDIATRICIAN,
CARE RESOURCE
Care Resource is a 501(c)
(3) nonprofit organization
and a Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC) with
facilities in Midtown Miami,
Little Havana, Miami Beach
and Fort Lauderdale. The health
center improves the health and
overall quality of those we serve
by providing COMPASSIONATE,
COMPETENT and COMMITTED care
for all. Most services are provided
on a sliding fee scale. With a sliding
scale, fees associated with services
provided are reduced based on
household income to make services
affordable to everyone.
www.careresource.org
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