Director's Corner

IMMUNIZATIONS
Children Need Vaccines Before School Starts

With the start of the new school year, parents and family members should make sure children are fully immunized before the first day of school.

Immunizations are a safe and effective way to help our kids stay healthy in school and protect them from whooping cough, chickenpox, measles and other communicable diseases.  Complications from these diseases can be devastating to both children and family members.

California schools must review children’s immunization records to ensure that students have received all required shots for school entry

For more information about California school immunization requirements, vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases, parents should contact their child’s physician, school nurse, their local health department or visit http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Pages/SchedulesandReccommendations.aspx