Press Release
JULY 16h, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NEWS
MEDIA ONLY: TIM O’CONNOR
561-671-4013 or
press50@doh.state.fl.us |
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL—
The Palm Beach County Health
Department encourages
parents of school age
children to vaccinate early
well before the back to
school rush. Childhood
immunizations are available
by appointment at our Health
Centers and the following
outreach locations with our
Immunization Van:
Saturday, July 17th
Missionary Baptist
Church
94 S.W. 5th Avenue
Delray Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Tuesday, July 20th
Crestwood Middle School
64 Sparrow Drive
Royal Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am
|
Wednesday, July 21st
Mission Medical Center
9600 West Atlantic
Avenue
Delray Beach
Registration 9:15 am
|
Thursday, July 22nd
Riviera Beach Head Start
1440 Martin Luther King
Boulevard
Riviera Beach
Registration 12:30 pm |
Friday, July 23rd
Back to School Fair
North General Center of
Medicine
1315 North Federal
Highway
Boynton Beach
Registration 9:30 pm
|
Saturday, July 24th
Community Life Center
3812 Jog Road
Lake Worth
Registration 9:30 am |
Tuesday, July 27th
Renaissance Family
Worship Center
Congress Park Apartments
3000 Congress Park Drive
Lake Worth
Registration 9:30 am
|
Wednesday, July 28th
Little Dude Ranch
5047 Summit Boulevard
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Thursday, July 29th
Boca Helping Hands
Remillard Family
Resource Center
1500 NW 1st Court
Boca Raton
Registration 9:30 am
|
Friday, July 30th
Tabernacle Missionary
Baptist Church
801 8th Street
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Saturday, July 31st
Jamaicans of the Palm
Beaches
1150 45th Street
West Palm Beach
Registration 8:30 am
|
Tuesday, August 3rd
1st SDA Church/Palm
Beach Academy
6300 Summit Boulevard
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Friday, July 23rd
Back to School Fair
North General Center of
Medicine
1315 North Federal
Highway
Boynton Beach
Registration 9:30 pm |
Saturday, July 24th
Community Life Center
3812 Jog Road
Lake Worth
Registration 9:30 am |
"New students in Palm
Beach County will need a "680" blue card
from Florida, with the vaccines received
in the other location.
Kindergarten students( age 4-5) -
Boosters for DTaP, Polio, MMR and
Varicella( chicken pox)( In addition to
all other vaccines)
1st and 2nd grade - 2 Varicella ( in
addition to all other vaccines)
7th & 8th Grades (age 11-12)
- Tdap booster (in addition
to all other vaccines.)
Physicals are also required
for new students, and
students in Kindergarten and
7th grade.
Childhood immunization
records should be brought to
the provider when receiving
new or updated shots.
Health
Centers operated
by the Palm Beach County
Health Department are
located from Delray Beach to
Jupiter and west to Belle
Glade and offer children’s
vaccines daily. Visit
www.pbchd.com or
call 800-810-1225 for
locations and times.
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