Rio Arriba Health Commons Hosts Immunization Clinics
The New Mexico Department of Health’s Rio Arriba will be partnering with El Centro Family Health to host a back to school immunization clinic on the following dates:
- Saturday, August 2nd @ 8:00am-2:00pm
- August 4th-8th @ 8:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm
- Saturday, August 9th @ 8:00am-2:00pm
- August 11th-14th @ 9:00am-6:00pm
- August 15th @ 9:00am-4:00pm
The clinic will be held at the Rio Arriba, 2010 Industrial Park Road, in Española NM. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medicaid or private health insurance card if they have one.
The special clinic is part of the Got Shots? immunization campaign. The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Immunization Coalition (NMIC), the New Mexico Primary Care Association (NMPCA), and healthcare providers from across the state are partnering again to host immunization clinics from August 2nd through the 16th for children 18 years old and younger.
For more information on the no-charge immunization clinic, call the Rio Arriba at 505-753-2794 or El Centro Family Health at 505-753-7395.
Childhood immunizations are the most effective preventive health intervention, resulting in a 90% reduction in vaccine preventable diseases since the 1950s. Immunizations are required for children attending day care and school.
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