Brownwood/Brown County Health Department and the Brownwood Police Department will host a special event to mark National Infant Immunization Week, April 26-May 3.
In observance of National Infant Immunization Week, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department will also be hosting a Kids’ Health Fair on May 3, 2014 from 10am until 2pm at the Depot at 600 East Depot St. In conjunction with the Kids’ Health Fair, the Brownwood Police Department will also be having their annual Bike Rodeo at the Depot. BBCHD would like to encourage parents to bring their children to the Kids’ Health Fair and the Bike Rodeo to take part in the fun: games, face-painting, bounce houses, puppet shows, hot dogs and popcorn.
Free bike helmets will also be available at the event. The bike helmet give-away is made available by a matching grant from the Texas Medical Association and the TMA Foundation. Head injury is the most common cause of death and serious disability from bike crashes. The use of helmets can reduce the risk of serious head injury by as much as 85 percent.
Information will be available for parents and caregivers about immunizations and vaccine preventable diseases, as well as information about the WIC program, emergency preparedness, safety and healthy living. Free give-away items will also be available for the adults. Central Texas Opportunities will also be on hand to provide information about the Head Start program.The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department encourages the parents in our area to bring their children out to the Kids Health Fair and the Brownwood Police Department Bike Rodeo on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10 am until 2 pm. For questions please call 325-646-0554.
Every year, thousands of children become ill from diseases which could have been prevented by childhood immunizations.
National Infant Immunization Week is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years of age and younger. NIIW highlights the dangers of vaccine-preventable diseases to infants and young children and the importance of childhood immunizations in helping to keep children safe and healthy. This year, National Infant Immunization Week will be observed April 26-May 3. To encourage immunization of infants and young children, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department will be waiving the administration fee for vaccines for all children up to three years of age who are eligible for the Texas Vaccine for Children program.
