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Health & Safety Tips

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Growing Healthy ARKids!

Vaccines save lives

On-time vaccinations throughout

childhood are the best way to keep

your child healthy.

Protect your child with vaccinations

before he or she is exposed to diseases

that are life-threatening.

Ask your doctor if your child’s shots are

current. Work with your doctor to get

your child on schedule if any vaccines

have been missed.

Well-child checkups help keep your kids

growing strong!

Be sure your healthy child gets his or

her well-child and dental checkups.

Ask your doctor if your child needs

hearing or vision exams.

Benefit questions?Call 1-888-474-8275 or visit your local

Department of Human Services office.

ARKids First covers well-child checkups, dental checkups, and eye exams

ARKids First CoverageRegular checkups help keep your kids healthy, in school and out of the emergency room. Most people must choose a “primary care physician,” or PCP. What is a primary care physician or “PCP”?Your PCP is the doctor who is in charge of keeping your child healthy.

Your PCP:• provides most of your child’s healthcare • keeps a record of your child’s health and medical

care• provides well-child checkups that may include

vaccines, physical exams and developmental, behavioral, and learning evaluations

• makes the arrangements if your child needs special care for a health problem. You need your PCP’s okay (called a referral) for ARKids First to pay the bill for special care

Ask your PCP’s office if it has an after-hours emergency phone number. Call this number if you have a serious but not life-threatening problem, like if your child keeps throwing up.

Medical emergencyA medical emergency is when you believe that your child’s life or health is in serious danger – when every second counts. In an emergency, you have a right to go to any hospital and do not need a referral from your doctor.If you seek emergency care when it’s not an emergency, you will have to pay the bill.

If you have questions about your ARKids First benefits, call us toll-free at

1-888-474-8275 or visit your local Department of Human Services office.

Shaded boxes indicate the age range when the vaccine can be given.

Hepatitis B

Rotavirus

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

Pneumococcal

Polio

Influenza

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Varicella

Hepatitis A

Immunization

Birth 1 Month

2 Months

4 Months

6 Months

12 Months

15 Months

18 Months

2-3 Years

4-6Years

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

Well-Child

Checkup

HepB HepB HepB

RV RV RV

DTaP DTaP DTaP DTaP DTaP

Hib Hib Hib Hib

PCV13 PCV13 PCV13 PCV13

IPV IPV IPV IPV

Influenza (Yearly*)

MMR MMR

Varicella Varicella

HepA, 2 doses

19-23 Months

Well-Child Checkups and Immunizations/Vaccinations

Dental checkups should begin at age 1 and be repeated annually. Eye exams and hearing exams should follow recommendations of your pediatrician.

*Two doses given at least four weeks apart are recommended for children age 6 months through 8 years of age who are getting an influenza (flu) vaccine for the first time and for some other children in this age group.

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May 2019

Vaccines are the safest way to protect your children and the people around them from serious – even deadly – preventable diseases.

Did you know?

Measles is such a contagious disease that 90% of people who come in contact with it get the measles if they are not vaccinated.

Sadly, some of the most contagious preventable diseases are most dangerous to:

• Pregnant women and their developing baby• Babies and children less than 2 years old• People over 65 years old• Chronically ill people • People on certain long-term medications

Talk to your child’s doctor about the risks of not getting all your child’s vaccines. The danger is for your child and at-risk people in your community.

MMR prevents measles, mumps, and rubella.

DTaP prevents pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, and tetanus.

Yearly influenza vaccine prevents the flu for people from 6 months of age.

These on-time vaccines happen at 2, 4, 6 and 12-18 months, and at 4-6 years of age.

Vaccines Save Multiple Lives Flu Prevention


Everyday ways to stop the spread of germs

• While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.

• If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other needs that can’t wait. (Your fever should be gone for 24 hours without using medicine to bring down your fever.)

Flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. After using a tissue, throw it in the trash, and wash your hands.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.

• Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may have been exposed to germs like the flu.

The best defense against the flu is an annual flu shot for you and your kids. ARKids covers your kids’ shots.

For more ways to beat the flu, look online at cdc.gov/flu/consumer/prevention

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Fire Safety – Make sure your smoke alarms work, especially in sleeping areas. Test the alarms every month. Replace the batteries at the same time every year – like on your child’s birthday.

Poisoning – If your child puts something poisonous in his or her mouth, do not make your child throw up. Call the Poison Help Line at 800-222-1222.

Street Safety – Teach your child to always stop at the curb. Tell him never cross the street without an adult.

Bike Safety – Helmets protect your child’s brain and could save her life. Make sure she always wears a helmet when she rides a bike, skateboard or scooter.

Car Safety

Buckle up every age, every seat, every day.Rear-facing – Children under age 1 should ride in a rear-facing seat until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat manufacturer. Forward-facing – Children who have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit for their seat should use a forward-facing seat with a 5-point harness. Booster – All children whose weight or height is over the forward-facing limit for their car safety seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the seat belt fits properly.

For more information about when to change car safety seats, check the car seat manufacturer guide or visit nhtsa.gov/

equipment/car-seats-and-booster-seats#car-seat-types

All children younger than 13 years should ride in the back seat.

Prevent car heatstrokeHeat in a parked car rises a shocking 20 degrees within the first 10 minutes even when it’s 57 degrees outside. To prevent car heatstroke:

• Never leave a child alone in a car.• Look before you lock. Put your purse, briefcase,

even a shoe in the backseat to make you look.• Teach your child never to play in cars. A child may

accidentally lock himself in the trunk.• Lock the doors and trunk when you’re not using

the car.• Share these rules with all your child’s caregivers.• Ask caregivers to call immediately if your child

doesn’t come to school or daycare as scheduled.

Home Safety

Your kids are ARKids. Keep them safe!

Accident-proof your home:

• Cover unused electrical outlets with safety outlet plugs.

• Raise electrical cords out of reach.

• Put child locks on cabinets and drawers your toddler can reach.

• Keep all chemicals, shampoo, soap, even makeup, out of your child’s reach.

• Lock the doors to the outside and to dangerous areas, such as stairwells or utility rooms.

• Use gates at both ends of stairways.

Find out more at nhtsa.gov/road-safety/child-safety #topic-heatstroke

For more safety tips look online at cdc.gov/safechild


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