April 28 Public Health Update

Immunizations keep our community healthy

Immunizations protect you, your family
and our community.
Mesa County Health Department Public
Health Clinic offers adult,
child and travel immunizations.
Last year, MCHD staff administered
nearly 1,000 flu immunizations to citizens at local businesses and administered
back-to-school immunizations to nearly 200 Mesa County children over a two day
open clinic period.
Students entering kindergarten must be
up-to-date on all required immunizations for attending school.

This includes the immunization for
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (DTaP or Tdap).
For sixth graders, this is an
additional requirement, even if the child was current on all immunizations in
elementary school.

MCHD will hold two back-to-school
immunization clinics July 13 and 14 from 8 – 4 p.m.

We offer educational materials and
counseling for safer international travel.
We can administer 14 different
immunizations to keep you healthy during your trip.

We accept all major health insurance
plans including Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Plan.
We also have programs for those without insurance.

how are mesa county residents accessing health
care?

In 2015, 40 percent of emergency
department visits in Mesa County could have been treated by a routine provider.
The Health
Care Access in Mesa County report helps explain why.
The report includes information on:

Barriers to care, such as insurance,
lack of funds and lack of transportation.
Ratios of primary care physicians,
physician assistants, nurses, psychologists and dentists.
Medicaid and CHP+ enrollment.

Have questions? Want to request
another report? Visit us here
and tell us what you’d like to see!