Are Your Vaccinations Up to Date

This is courtesy of USA.Gov:

National Immunization Awareness Month is a reminder that people of all ages can protect their health by getting recommended vaccinations. Take a look at immunization schedules by age: Children (birth through age 6) Preteens and Teens (ages 7-18) Adults (ages 19 and older) Under the Affordable Care Act, immunizations are a preventive service that will be covered by all plans within the Health Insurance Marketplace and by many other health insurance plans.

On the Affordable Care Act: A Brief Update (Courtesy of USA.Gov)

Visit USA.gov's Health Insurance page to learn about the new Health Insurance Marketplace and other types of health coverage. 

Starting October 1, 2013, you can fill out an application for health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace. You'll be able to compare your options side-by-side and enroll in a plan that fits your budget and meets your needs. Coverage takes effect as early as January 1, 2014. 

USA.gov's Health Insurance page includes: 

• A brief overview on health insurance and the Affordable Care Act.
• Key dates for enrollment and coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
• Publications to help you prepare for enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
• Information about Medicaid, Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and COBRA.

As The New School Year is Before Us

It is “Back to School” for our Kids. As our children go back to school, USA.Gov has shared some key resources for all available @ http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Back-to-School.shtml . Some of the key information discussed include:

Keep track of required immunizations See if your child qualifies for low-cost meals Find affordable health insurance Help your child with homework Re-use and recycle school supplies Prepare healthy meals Promote physical activity Some further key health and safety resources include tips and techniques on School Safety and other key ideas to insure that our Children stay safe.

A "Thought 4 the Week" To Remember :-)

Although the world is full of suffering,

it is full also of the overcoming of it.

My optimism, then, does not rest on the absence of evil,

but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good

and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good,

that it may prevail.

- Helen Keller