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Update:
Live Better
with Diabetes
With the
Live Better with Diabetes
Program
, members ages 21 and over
that have diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
may be eligible to receive a $50 gift
card from the Alliance. To qualify
for this reward, you must have the
Alliance as your
primary insurance
and
complete these four tests
within the same year:
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A-1-c
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Cholesterol
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Diabetes eye exam
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Kidney exam
To learn more about this
program, call the Alliance Health
Education Line at
1-800-700-3874,
ext. 5580
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I
n June of this year, Gov. Jerry
Brown signed a new law that
will go into effect on July 1,
2016. Because of the new law,
parents should start now to check
to see which vaccines their child
may need for entry into child
care or school. This will allow
time for their child to catch up,
if needed. To see which vaccines
are required in California, visit
www.shotsforschool.org.
In the past, parents had the
choice to choose a Personal Belief
Exemption (PBE) as a reason for
not vaccinating their child. A PBE
is a statement that a parent or
guardian completes if they feel
that the required vaccine is against
their beliefs.
After
January 1, 2016,
public
or private schools will no longer
accept PBEs for required vaccines.
For students that have a current
PBE on file (before January 1,
2016), that exemption will remain
valid until the student reaches
kindergarten or seventh grade.
As children sign up and enter
child care or school, they can meet
the immunization requirement by:
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Getting the required vaccine
doses.
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Getting a medical exemption
from a doctor.
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Getting a conditional admission,
in some cases. For example, if a
child is behind on shots, but not
enough time has passed from the
prior dose of vaccine and he or she
cannot receive the next dose, the
parent or guardian will be informed
when the student must complete
all of the required vaccinations.
Vaccines are safe and can prevent
infants and children from getting
as many as 14 different diseases
when they are vaccinated on
time. If you have questions about
vaccines or vaccine safety, talk with
your Primary Care Provider. To find
out more, visit
www.cdph.ca.gov/
programs/immunize/Pages/
MeandMyFamily.aspx
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No shots? No
records? No school
The new California School Immunization Law
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