Living Healthy 8 LIVING HEALTHY is published for the members and community partners of CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH, 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, telephone 831-430-5500 or 800-700-3874, ext. 5505, website www.thealliance.health. Information in LIVING HEALTHY comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your health care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2025 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Editor Randi Motson Quality and Health Programs Supervisor Ivonne Muñoz www.thealliance.health At every life stage. For any health condition. Trusted, no cost Medi-Cal health care from a local team that understands you. The Alliance—your ally in being your healthiest self. We are texting members! The Alliance texts members to help them keep up to date on Alliance benefits and services. Alliance texts are from the short code 59849. To learn more, visit our website at www.thealliance.health/member-texting. Vaccines protect you and your child! Vaccines protect your child and the community around them from diseases. Vaccines are one of the best ways to keep you and your child healthy. 1. Vaccines protect you and your child from serious diseases. Vaccines prevent diseases that make children very sick. They protect against six types of cancers, measles, mumps, polio and more. Vaccines teach your child’s immune system to fight these diseases. 2. Vaccines protect the whole community. When your child gets vaccinated, they protect others, especially babies and elderly adults who can get diseases easily. The more people who get vaccinated, the less disease there is to spread. This is called herd immunity. 3. Vaccines are safe. Vaccines are tested for years before they are used. Common side effects include a sore arm or slight fever and are temporary. Serious side effects are very rare. 4. Vaccines can prevent missed school and work. Diseases can cause your child to miss school or day care and can lead to long hospital stays. Vaccines help keep children healthy so they can go to school and parents don’t miss work. 5. Vaccines help stop diseases from spreading. When we all use vaccines, we can get rid of serious diseases and protect future generations. Vaccines protect your child from serious diseases, help keep your community healthy and are safe. If you don’t know which vaccines your child needs, talk to your doctor—they can help! Wellness for all The safest way to protect against measles is to get the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine. To also protect against chickenpox, children may get the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine. Vaccines give stronger immunity than getting the diseases. Most people who get the MMR or MMRV will be protected for life.
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