Health Plan of San Joaquin | Focus Your Health | Spring 2021

Help your child with ADHD do well with schoolwork Even during COVID-19, don’t skip your child’s shots Families are focused on staying healthy during the pandemic. And that’s the right thing to do. But health experts have an important reminder for parents. COVID-19 prevention shouldn’t mean skip- ping your child’s vaccines. Vaccines help protect kids of all ages from serious diseases like whooping cough and measles. Doctors’ offices are taking steps to keep their patients safe during checkups and vaccine visits. If you think you may have fallen behind on your child’s shots, talk to their doctor. They can fill you in on vaccine recommendations for your child. The pandemic may have forced your family to juggle work and your child’s schooling. If you have a child, niece, nephew or grandkid with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it can be stressful to help them suc- ceed. That’s why HPSJ made a webpage for parents and loved ones or any person who has a child in their life with ADHD. It’s vital you teach yourself what ADHD is, how to care for the child and more. Visit hpsj.com/children-with-adhd to get the facts. Here are some shots that kids of different ages may need Infants and toddlers (birth to age 2 years) ✔ DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) ✔ MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) ✔ Chickenpox ✔ Pneumonia ✔ Hepatitis A and B ✔ Polio Preschoolers and school- aged kids (ages 3 to 10) ✔ DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) ✔ MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) ✔ Chickenpox ✔ Polio Preteens and teens (ages 11 to 18) ✔ HPV ✔ Meningitis ✔ Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HealthReach 1250 2 Focus Your Health