211 Physical Health
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Medical care, dental care, nutrition and self-care are all important to your health.
Everyone deserves to have a primary care provider close to home. A primary care doctor helps you when you’re healthy or when you’re sick, keeping you and your family healthy through all stages of life. There are a variety of high-quality doctors right here in your community.
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Certified Application Counselors (CACs) can assist with understanding health insurance options, applying for Marketplace Health Insurance, Medicaid and/or Medicare.
Find a Metro KC CACVaccines & Immunization
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)...
A vaccine stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease. Vaccines are usually administered through needle injections but can also be administered by mouth or sprayed into the nose.
Immunization is the process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation.
Why Immunize?
Vaccines help prevent people from acquiring diseases. It is better to prevent a disease than to try to treat it after it occurs.
Learn More from WHOThe WHO offers many vaccine and immunization resources:
School Immunization Requirements
All students in Kansas and Missouri must present documentation of up-to-date immunization status.
Where Can Someone Dispose of Used Medical Needles?
According to St. Luke’s Home Health team and SafeNeedleDisposal.org:
- Put used needles/other sharps in a strong plastic container (hospital grade sharps bin, small plastic storage bin, old laundry detergent bottle)
- Do not use milk jugs or water bottles, do not fill past 3/4 full
- Dispose of well-sealed plastic container when it is 3/4 full in your household trash and start with a new container
- Do not recycle needles/sharps