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My Health
Healthy food – for free!
Do your children qualify for free, healthy food?
Maybe so!
If your children had 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 became
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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At the top of the screen, click
on
Medicaid
.
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Choose
Medi-Cal
.
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Choose
Preventive Health Care
Guidelines for LA Care Children
.
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
.
Know your rights
We want you to know what your rights and responsibilities
are as a member of our health plan. To read about your
rights, visit
anthem.com/ca
.
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At the top of the screen, click on
Medicaid
.
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Choose
Medi-Cal
.
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Choose
Member Services Handbook
.
You also can call us at
1-888-285-7801
for a paper copy.
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.
A+ for parenting!
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
