211 Physical Health
Resources Guide
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Find A Doctor
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.
Search Metro KC health clinics in the 211 database.
Certified Application Counselors
Certified Application Counselors, or CACs, can assist with understanding health insurance options, applying for Marketplace Health Insurance, Medicaid and/or Medicare. Search for Metro KC CACs in the 211 database.Â
According to the CDC…
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.
The CDC offers many vaccine and immunization resources
- Six Things You Need to Know About Vaccines at cdc.gov/vaccines//vac-gen/vaxwithme.html
- 2020 Recommended Vaccine Schedules for each age group at cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules
- An interactive vaccine guide to help families find information at cdc.gov/vaccines/growing
School Immunization Requirements
All students in Kansas and Missouri must present documentation of up-to-date immunization status based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sources: Mid America Immunization Coalition, nurturekc.org/solutions/immunization and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, cdc.gov/vaccines
Tips for Treating Bed Bugs
- Identification
- Education
- Location
- Removal
Sources: State of Michigan Emerging Disease Issues, michigan.gov/bedbugs and National Pesticide Information Center, npic.orst.edu/pest/bedbug
Where can a person go to 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