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Improving the Health of Children and Their Families
United Way of Southern Nevada is committed to providing children and their family access to healthcare, in order for them to realize their full potential. Through the united efforts of our community partners, we can provide solutions to the complex healthcare needs facing our community.
The findings in the 2007 Southern Nevada Community Assessment reinforced the importance of early, preventative health care. As a result, our Health Council is focused on providing comprehensive access to immunizations for children.
While health is important to us all, the volunteer-led Health Council believes this focus will have a direct impact on improving and sustaining the lives of young children and families within our community.
Nevada ranks 50th in the nation, with one in three of our children not appropriately protected against vaccine preventable diseases. Unlike other states, Nevada does not mandate that insurance companies include vaccines in their insurance packages.
“Nevada’s low immunization levels pose a risk of epidemics of vaccine-preventable disease,” said John P. Middaugh, MD, Director, Division of Community Health, and Southern Nevada Health District. “For each birth cohort vaccinated with seven routine vaccines, society saves $33.4 billion in indirect costs, health care costs are reduced by $9.9 billion, 33,000 lives are saved, and 14 million cases of disease are prevented.”
United Way’s Health Council goals are that 80% of children ages 0 to 35 months residing in southern Nevada will be fully immunized by 2013 and 100% of all school age children residing in southern Nevada will have access to a medical home by 2020.
Because of you . . .
Improving the Health of Children and Their Families
United Way of Southern Nevada is committed to providing children and their family access to healthcare, in order for them to realize their full potential. Through the united efforts of our community partners, we can provide solutions to the complex healthcare needs facing our community.
The findings in the 2007 Southern Nevada Community Assessment reinforced the importance of early, preventative health care. As a result, our Health Council is focused on providing comprehensive access to immunizations for children.
While health is important to us all, the volunteer-led Health Council believes this focus will have a direct impact on improving and sustaining the lives of young children and families within our community.
Nevada ranks 50th in the nation, with one in three of our children not appropriately protected against vaccine preventable diseases. Unlike other states, Nevada does not mandate that insurance companies include vaccines in their insurance packages.
“Nevada’s low immunization levels pose a risk of epidemics of vaccine-preventable disease,” said John P. Middaugh, MD, Director, Division of Community Health, and Southern Nevada Health District. “For each birth cohort vaccinated with seven routine vaccines, society saves $33.4 billion in indirect costs, health care costs are reduced by $9.9 billion, 33,000 lives are saved, and 14 million cases of disease are prevented.”
United Way’s Health Council goals are that 80% of children ages 0 to 35 months residing in southern Nevada will be fully immunized by 2013 and 100% of all school age children residing in southern Nevada will have access to a medical home by 2020.
Because of you . . .
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More than 15,000 children received immunizations through a community wide partnership.
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More than 15,000 immunization records were captured in a statewide database.
With more than 15,000 immunization records captured in a statewide database, United Way is on its way to achieving its goal of creating a “medical home” for the 45,000 children eligible for healthcare coverage.
What is a “medical home”?
A “medical home” is not just a building, house or hospital, but a team approach to providing health care. A medical home originates with a primary health care practitioner working directly with a family to maintain child health records and access all medical and non-medical services needed by the child and family to achieve maximum potential. The medical home maintains a centralized, comprehensive record of all health related services to promote continuity of care.
United Way is working with community partners to educate families about the importance of immunizations and create a mobile health services program for underserved children, which provides on-site health screenings, immunizations, dental exams and referrals.
*Based on the 2007 Nevada Kids Count produced by UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research)
A “medical home” is not just a building, house or hospital, but a team approach to providing health care. A medical home originates with a primary health care practitioner working directly with a family to maintain child health records and access all medical and non-medical services needed by the child and family to achieve maximum potential. The medical home maintains a centralized, comprehensive record of all health related services to promote continuity of care.
United Way is working with community partners to educate families about the importance of immunizations and create a mobile health services program for underserved children, which provides on-site health screenings, immunizations, dental exams and referrals.
*Based on the 2007 Nevada Kids Count produced by UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research)
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