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UPCOMING EVENTS
Concert in the Park - September 4, 2010 from 6 - 9 pm
If you're hanging around Anthem for Labor Day weekend, don't miss out on the Concert in the Park event in the amphitheater at the Anthem Community Park. Admission is free and there'll be a live band, snacks and drinks for sale and two bounce houses for the kids! VIEW the flier!
Del Webb Goes Pink - October 9, 2010 at 8 am
This year marks the 3rd Annual Del Webb Goes Pink event! Open to the public, registrants receive a t-shirt and can choose to participate in a 3-mile or 1-mile walk/run to raise funds for breast cancer research. Walk begins at the Sun City Anthem Union Center and walks on the cart paths of the Poston Butte Golf Course. VIEW the event flier! REGISTER online now!
FITT for Life Expo - November 13, 2010 from 11 am - 4 pm
This event is open to the public and is a health and wellness lifestyle event at the Sun City Anthem Union Center parking lot and outdoor area. Event includes health screenings, blood drive, mammograms (by app't), vendors and exhibitors, beer garden, food, FITT Kids Playground and much more! If you're interested in being an exhibitor, please visit www.amrevents.com.
Upcoming Events
Fall Kids Camp - Anthem residents and friends ages 3-10 are invited to participate in Kids Camp this fall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning September 20th for two weeks. Half and full day options available. Camp runs from September 20 - October 1. > View the Calendar for all the info!
New Activities!
Check out the new programs and activities kicking off for 2010! Go to Events and Activities > Programs to see them all!
Lack of Potency Leads to Nasal H1N1 Vaccine Recall
Lack of Potency Leads to Nasal H1N1 Vaccine Recall
Some Pinal County Providers were Given FluMist Vaccine
“We are in the process of contacting our local health providers,” said Kore Redden, Pinal County Public Health’s Bio Defense and Response Administrator. “I believe that most of the doses have been administered before the vaccine’s potency was beginning to decrease. We are letting our local providers of the vaccine know about the recall just in case they have any doses left.”
Redden added that it is not uncommon for vaccines to lose their potency after a specific amount of time.
"Parents of children who received vaccine from the recalled lots do not need to take any special actions,” Redden said. “As is recommended for all 2009 H1N1 vaccines, all children nine years of age and younger should get the recommended two doses of H1N1 vaccine approximately a month apart for the optimal immune response. Children less than 10 years old who have only received one dose of the nasal spray vaccine should still receive a second dose of 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine or inactivated 2009 H1N1 vaccine."
H1N1 vaccinations are available through private providers and Pinal County Public Health Clinics for any residents that are interested.
To schedule an appointment for an H1N1 influenza vaccination at a Pinal County Public Health Clinic, please call toll free 1-888-431-1311, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Private providers vary in their policies on appointment requirements but many urgent care centers are providing the vaccine on a walk in basis. Additionally providers vary on billing insurance or other charges. Pinal County Public Health clinics are providing vaccination free of charge.
For information on H1N1 vaccinations at other locations you can call 877-764-2670 or check www.fluaz.org.
For a listing of Pinal County Public Health Clinics visit:
http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/PublicHealth/Pages/OfficeLocations.aspx.
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