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PCDOH Launches Vaccine Survey for Parents of Young Children
The Putnam County Department of Health is conducting an online survey to learn more about early childhood vaccination in our county. Parents and guardians of children two to five years of age are invited to participate. The survey can be taken in English or Spanish and will take less than five minutes to complete. It is optimized for mobile, can be accessed at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7316391/child-vac or by scanning the QR code below, and will be open through close of business on Friday, August 4th, 2023.
Improving early childhood vaccination rates was identified as one of the top ten health priorities in Putnam County in the most recent comprehensive community health assessment. The survey is being administered in conjunction with an intervention with county pediatric practices to improve rates through utilization of vaccine reminder systems.
PCDOH lanza encuesta sobre vacunas para padres de niños pequeños
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Putnam está realizando una encuesta en línea para obtener más información sobre la vacunación en la primera infancia en nuestro condado. Se invita a participar a los padres y tutores de niños de dos a cinco años de edad. La encuesta se puede realizar en inglés o español y le llevará menos de cinco minutos completarla. La encuesta está preparada para dispositivos móviles, se puede acceder en https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7316391/child-vac o escaneando el código QR a continuación, y estará abierto hasta el cierre de operaciones el viernes 4 de agosto de 2023.
Mejorar las tasas de vacunación en la primera infancia se identificó como una de las diez principales prioridades de salud en el condado de Putnam en la evaluación integral de community health assessment. La encuesta se administra junto con una intervención con prácticas pediátricas del condado para mejorar las tasas mediante la utilización de sistemas de recordatorio de vacunas.
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Office | 845.808.1390
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Fax | 845.278.7921
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Fax (Nursing) | 845.279.4104
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Address | 1 Geneva Rd, Brewster, NY 10509