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I am Rebekah Meyer out of Hoxie, KS. I grew up in Meade, KS where I graduated from High School. I have my Bachelor's in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist University. I have 9 years experience in the classroom and 2 years of consulting experience. I worked in a head start classroom with families and children ages 3 - 5, where I learned so much about early childhood! I was trained in conscious discipline, ASQ/SE's, whole brain training, and more! I have had 2 years of health consulting experience, where I spend my days on the phone/zoom with providers supporting their health and safety. We do a lot of health education for children, developing policies, and just talking! I love teaching children and teaching providers!

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Rebekah Meyer | Health Consultant (CCHC)
Email: rebekah.meyer@ks.childcareaware.org

Child Care Aware of Kansas
| Direct: 785-833-6585 | Text line only: 785-675-0316 |

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Conscious discipline lesson on safe place and self regulation. 

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2018 Breakout Session: Creating a Safe Place to Practice Self-Regulation
Develop strategies for coaching children through the five steps of self-regulation: I AM, I CALM, I FEEL, I CHOOSE, and I SOLVE, plus create a basic design for your classroom's Safe Place.
Session Facilitators

Master Instructor Jill Molli and Samantha Adams

Age

Helps With

Coaching students through the self-regulation process

Creating a Safe Place

Use

Resource for teachers and administrators

Format

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Video

Printed copy of PDF

Pen or pencil for notes

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2018 Breakout Session: Creating a Safe Place to Practice Self-Regulation

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Develop strategies for coaching children through the five steps of self-regulation: I AM, I CALM, I FEEL, I CHOOSE, and I SOLVE, plus create a basic design for your classroom's Safe Place.

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Help children move from their brain stem into their upper brain to help with regulation. Connect/redirect strategy.

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Help children move from their brain stem into their upper brain to help with regulation. Connect/redirect strategy.

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Needing help teaching children safety? Try this social story! 

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KS Child Care Training Opportunities/Infant toddler specialist network. 

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Who We Are - KCCTO

NW KS Contact:
Tara Witthuhn, B.S.
785-477-0322
twitthuhn@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Health & Safety, Program Management, and Child Nutrition

What is the Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)?

The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. As coaches and mentors, we strive to support you in your task of providing quality child care to infants and toddlers and their families.

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KCCTO - Where quality early child care training and resources come together.

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What is the Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)?

The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. As coaches and mentors, we strive to support you in your task of providing quality child care to infants and toddlers and their families.

Meet Our Teams

We are excited to meet you and provide you with support!
Developmental Inclusion & Mental Health Team
West Region

Counties Served:
Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita

North Central Region

Counties Served:
Barton, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary, Jackson, Jewell, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Stafford, Wabaunsee, Washington

South East Region

Counties Served:
Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson

South Central Region

Counties Served:
Barber, Butler, Cowley, Comanche, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Sedgwick, Sumner

North East Region

Counties Served:
Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte

Developmental Inclusion and Mental Health Support Team

Initial Contact Information Packet

Parent Handbook Guidance

Parent-Provider Contract Outline

Child Care Subsidy Overview

CDC Learn the Signs. Act Early - Milestone Moments KCCTO-KITS ITSN Contact Map

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What is the Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)? The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds.

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What is KPATA?
Kansas Parents as Teachers Association provides leadership, professional development, and advocacy to build high quality home visiting programs throughout Kansas.

NW Contact:
Sharon Bell– Bright Futures Parent Educator, sbell@kpata.org

Sharon has been a Parent Educator for 17 years.  She also was a Teacher Assistant for 5 years.  She holds a Bachelor in Education degree.  She also hold minors in Early Childhood and Reading.  She enjoys walking, reading, bowling and crafts on her spare time.   Sharon lives in Hays, KS and has one adult son who lives in Olathe, KS.

Parents as teacher group in NW KS.
HAYS USD 489 2501 E. 13th St. Hays, KS 67601 Dana Stanton, Coordinator (785) 623-2430 Fax: (785) 623-2412 dstanton@usd489.com

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Contribute financially to support our activities at the state level. KPATA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving all parent educators, children, and families in Kansas.

Individuals, corporations, and foundations all play an important role in helping KPATA achieve its mission.

Every dollar invested in quality early care and education saves taxpayers up to $13.00 in future costs.

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Contribute financially to support our activities at the state level. KPATA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving all parent educators, children, and families in Kansas. Individuals, corporations, and foundations all play an important role in helping KPATA achieve its mission. Every dollar invested in quality early care and education saves taxpayers up to $13.00 in future costs.

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Per website: "WIC’s goal is to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, new moms, and kids under age 5 healthy by providing:

Personalized nutrition information and support

Checks to buy healthy food

Tips for eating well to improve health

Referrals for services that can benefit the whole family

WIC also offers immunization screening and referral, breastfeeding support, and nutrition and health classes on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, shopping on a budget and more. We encourage you to take advantage of all that WIC offers."

Local Contact:
ELLIS COUNTY
Ellis County Health Dept. 2507 Canterbury Dr Hays, KS 67601-2233 785-628-9440 Fax 785-628-0804

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy food, and other services to Kansas families who qualify.

WIC's goal is to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, new moms, and kids under age 5 healthy by providing:

Personalized nutrition information and support

Checks to buy healthy food

Tips for eating well to improve health

Referrals for services that can benefit the whole family

WIC also offers immunization screening and referral, breastfeeding support, and nutrition and health classes on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, shopping on a budget and more. We encourage you to take advantage of all that WIC offers.

WIC Survey

View the WIC Feedback Form.

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WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy food, and other services to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for Women, Infants and Children.

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Planning a family themed unit? Here is a wonderful play addition for your children to enjoy! Children from all cultures can relate to these toys! Ages 3 - 6. 

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Planning a family themed unit? Here is a wonderful play addition for your children to enjoy! Children from all cultures can relate to these toys! Ages 3 - 6. 

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Lakeshore Pose & Play Families - Complete Set

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These adorable multi-ethnic dolls are made from flexible plastic—so they’re fully poseable! Featuring bendable arms and legs, the dolls are easy to pose. Each family includes 5 easy-clean dolls that are perfect for use in our dollhouses. Complete set includes all 4 families shown, for a total of 20…

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Best-Buy Multicultural Play Food Assortment

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Make sure your baby is sleeping safely!! Follow these safe sleep steps. 

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Eliminating hazards

There are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among US babies each year.

22% of mothers reported not placing their baby on his or her back to sleep, as recommended.

39% of mothers reported using soft bedding (not recommended) when placing babies to sleep.

There have been dramatic improvements in reducing baby deaths during sleep since the 1990s, when recommendations were introduced to place babies on their back for sleep. However, since the late 1990s, declines have slowed. Other recommended safe sleep practices today include eliminating hazards, such as keeping blankets, pillows, bumper pads, and soft toys out of the sleep area. Recommendations also include room sharing but not bed sharing. These practices can help lower the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and deaths from unknown causes. Not all caregivers follow these recommendations. Healthcare providers can counsel caregivers on safe sleep practices during pregnancy and baby care visits.

Healthcare providers can:

Advise caregivers to place babies on their back for every sleep. Keep soft bedding such as blankets, pillows, bumper pads, and soft toys out of their baby's sleep area, and room share but not bed share with babies.

Ask caregivers about how they place the baby to sleep, challenges to following recommendations, and help them find solutions.

Model safe sleep practices in hospitals.

Follow the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for safe sleep. http://bit.ly/2mwoaGV

The Federal Government is:

Promoting safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://bit.ly/2mwoaGV

Monitoring the use of safe sleep practices.

Supporting educational campaigns, such as the Safe to Sleep® campaign. https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sts/

Supporting research to better understand sleep-related deaths and strategies to improve safe sleep practices.

Healthcare providers can:

Advise caregivers to place babies on their back for every sleep. Keep soft bedding such as blankets, pillows, and other soft objects out of their baby's sleep area, and room share but not bed share with babies.

Ask caregivers about how they place their baby to sleep, challenges to following recommendations, and help them find solutions.

Model safe sleep practices in hospitals.

Follow the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for safe sleep.

State and local health departments are:

Improving safe sleep practices in child-care and hospital settings by training providers.

Using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other programs that serve mothers and babies to deliver culturally appropriate messaging about safe sleep for babies.

Monitoring and evaluating safe sleep campaigns and programs.

Caregivers can:

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Creating a sleep routine for your child will increase their sleep!!

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Creating a sleep routine for your child will increase their sleep!!

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Some babies sleep much more than others. Some sleep for long periods, others in short bursts. Some soon sleep through the night, while some don't for a long time.
Your baby will have their own pattern of waking and sleeping, and it's unlikely to be the same as other babies you know.

It's also unlikely to fit in with your need for sleep. Try to sleep when your baby sleeps.

If you're breastfeeding, in the early weeks your baby is likely to doze off for short periods during a feed. Carry on feeding until you think your baby has finished or until they're fully asleep. This is a good opportunity to try to get a bit of rest yourself.

If you're not sleeping at the same time as your baby, don't worry about keeping the house silent while they sleep. It's good to get your baby used to sleeping through a certain amount of noise.

How can I get my baby used to night and day?

It's a good idea to teach your baby that night-time is different from daytime from the start. During the day, open curtains, play games and don't worry too much about everyday noises when they sleep.

At night, you might find it helpful to:

keep the lights down low

not talk much and keep your voice quiet

put your baby down as soon as they've been fed and changed

not change your baby unless they need it

not play with your baby

Your baby will gradually learn that night-time is for sleeping.

Where should my baby sleep?

For the first 6 months your baby should be in the same room as you when they're asleep, both day and night. This can reduce the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).

Particularly in the early weeks, you may find your baby only falls asleep in your or your partner's arms, or when you're standing by the cot.

You can start getting your baby used to going to sleep without you comforting them by putting them down before they fall asleep or when they've just finished a feed. It may be easier to do this once your baby starts to stay alert more frequently or for longer.

If you use a baby sling to carry your baby, make sure you use it safely. The Lullaby Trust has information about swaddling your baby and using slings safely.

Establishing a baby bedtime routine

You may feel ready to introduce a bedtime routine when your baby is around 3 months old. Getting them into a simple, soothing bedtime routine can be a great opportunity to have 1-to-1 time with your baby.

The routine could consist of:

having a bath

changing into night clothes and a fresh nappy

putting them to bed

reading a bedtime story (see more in Baby and toddler play ideas)

dimming the lights in the room to create a calm atmosphere

giving a goodnight kiss and cuddle

singing a lullaby or having a wind-up musical mobile you can turn on when you've put your baby to bed

brushing their teeth (if they have any)

As your child gets older, it can be helpful to keep to a similar bedtime routine. Too much excitement and stimulation just before bedtime can wake your child up again. Spend some time winding down and doing some calmer activities, like reading.

How much sleep does your baby need?

Just as with adults, babies' and children's sleep patterns vary. From birth, some babies need more or less sleep than others. The list below shows the average amount of sleep babies and children need during a 24-hour period, including daytime naps.

Newborn sleep needs

Most newborn babies are asleep more than they are awake. Their total daily sleep varies, but can be from 8 hours up to 16 or 18 hours. Babies will wake during the night because they need to be fed. Being too hot or too cold can also disturb their sleep.

Sleep requirements at 3 to 6 months old

As your baby grows, they'll need fewer night feeds and will be able to sleep for longer. Some babies will sleep for 8 hours or longer at night, but not all. By 4 months, they may be spending around twice as long sleeping at night as they do during the day.

Baby sleep at 6 to 12 months

For babies aged 6 months to a year, night feeds may no longer be necessary and some babies will sleep for up to 12 hours at night. Teething discomfort or hunger may wake some babies during the night.

Sleep requirements from 12 months

Babies will sleep for around 12 to 15 hours in total after their first birthday.

2-year-old sleep needs

Most 2 year olds will sleep for 11 to 12 hours at night, with 1 or 2 naps in the daytime.

Sleep requirements for 3 to 4 year olds

Most children aged 3 or 4 will need about 12 hours sleep, but this can range from 8 hours up to 14. Some young children will still need a nap during the day.

Coping with disturbed nights

Newborn babies invariably wake up repeatedly in the night for the first few months, and disturbed nights can be very hard to cope with.

If you have a partner, ask them to help. If you're formula feeding, encourage your partner to share the feeds. If you're breastfeeding, ask your partner to take over the early morning changing and dressing so you can go back to sleep.

Once you're into a good breastfeeding routine, your partner could occasionally give a bottle of expressed breast milk during the night. If you're on your own, you could ask a friend or relative to stay for a few days so you can get some sleep.

Dealing with baby sleep pattern changes

All babies change their sleep patterns. Just when you think you have it sorted and you've all had a good night's sleep, the next night you might be up every 2 hours.

Be prepared to change routines as your baby grows and enters different stages. And remember, growth spurts, teething and illnesses can all affect how your baby sleeps.

If your baby is having problems sleeping or you need more advice about getting into a routine, speak to your health visitor.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Recommendations for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2023

To make vaccination recommendations, healthcare providers should:

1. Determine needed vaccines based on age (Table 1)

2. Determine appropriate intervals for catch-up, if needed (Table 2)

3. Assess for medical conditions and other indications (Table 3)

4. Review special situations (Vaccination Notes)

5. Review contraindications and precautions to vaccination (Appendix)

6. See Addendum for new or updated ACIP vaccine recommendations (Addendum)

Administer recommended vaccines if immunization history is incomplete or unknown. Do not restart or add doses to vaccine series for extended intervals between doses. When a vaccine is not administered at the recommended age, administer at a subsequent visit. The use of trade names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the ACIP or CDC.

Notes

For vaccination recommendations for persons ages 19 years or older, see the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, 2023.

Additional information

Consult relevant ACIP statements for detailed recommendations.

For calculating intervals between doses, 4 weeks = 28 days. Intervals of ≥4 months are determined by calendar months.

Within a number range (e.g., 12-18), a dash (-) should be read as "through."

Vaccine doses administered ≤4 days before the minimum age or interval are considered valid. Doses of any vaccine administered ≥5 days earlier than the minimum age or minimum interval should not be counted as valid and should be repeated as age-appropriate. The repeat dose should be spaced after the invalid dose by the recommended minimum interval. For further details, see Table 3-2, Recommended and minimum ages and intervals between vaccine doses, in General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization.

Information on travel vaccination requirements and recommendations is available at https://www.cdc.gov/travel/.

For vaccination of persons with immunodeficiencies, see Table 8-1, Vaccination of persons with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, in General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization, Immunization in Special Clinical Circumstances (In: Kimberlin DW, Barnett ED, Lynfield Ruth, Sawyer MH, eds. Red Book: 2021-2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2021:72-86).

For information about vaccination in the setting of a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak, contact your state or local health department.

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) is a no-fault alternative to the traditional legal system for resolving vaccine injury claims. All vaccines included in the child and adolescent vaccine schedule are covered by VICP except for dengue, PPSV23 and COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 vaccines that are authorized or approved by the FDA are covered by the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). For more information, see www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation or www.hrsa.gov/cicp.

Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination
(minimum age: 6 weeks)

Meningococcal serogroup A, C, W, Y vaccination (minimum age: 2 months [MenACWY-CRM, Menveo], 9 months [MenACWY-D, Menactra], 2 years [MenACWY-TT, MenQuadfi])

Meningococcal serogroup B vaccination
(minimum age: 10 years [MenB-4C, Bexsero®; MenB-FHbp, Trumenba®])

Appendix - Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines

Adapted from Table 4-1 in Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization: Contraindication and Precautions and ACIP's Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of 2022-23 seasonal influenza with Vaccines.

Influenza, cell culture-based inactivated injectable
[(ccIIV4), Flucelvax ® Quadrivalent]

Influenza, cell culture-based inactivated injectable
[(ccIIV4), Flucelvax ® Quadrivalent]

Influenza, live attenuated [LAIV4, Flumist ® Quadrivalent]

Influenza, live attenuated [LAIV4, Flumist ® Quadrivalent]

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after previous dose of any influenza vaccine (i.e., any egg-based IIV, ccIIV, RIV, or LAIV of any valency)

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any vaccine component³ (excluding egg)

Children age 2 - 4 years with a history of asthma or wheezing

Anatomic or functional asplenia

Immunocompromised due to any cause including medications and HIV infection

Close contacts or caregivers of severely immunosuppressed persons who require a protected environment

Pregnancy

Cochlear implant

Active communication between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the oropharynx, nasopharynx, nose, ear or any other cranial CSF leak

Children and adolescents receiving aspirin or salicylate-containing medications

Received influenza antiviral medications oseltamivir or zanamivir within the previous 48 hours, peramivir within the previous 5 days, or baloxavir within the previous 17 days

Contraindicated or Not Recommended ¹

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after previous dose of any influenza vaccine (i.e., any egg-based IIV, ccIIV, RIV, or LAIV of any valency)

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any vaccine component³ (excluding egg)

Children age 2 - 4 years with a history of asthma or wheezing

Anatomic or functional asplenia

Immunocompromised due to any cause including medications and HIV infection

Close contacts or caregivers of severely immunosuppressed persons who require a protected environment

Pregnancy

Cochlear implant

Active communication between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the oropharynx, nasopharynx, nose, ear or any other cranial CSF leak

Children and adolescents receiving aspirin or salicylate-containing medications

Received influenza antiviral medications oseltamivir or zanamivir within the previous 48 hours, peramivir within the previous 5 days, or baloxavir within the previous 17 days

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV)

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV)

Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY)
[MenACWY-CRM (Menveo ®); MenACWY-D (Menactra ®); MenACWY-TT (MenQuadfi ®)]

Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY)
[MenACWY-CRM (Menveo ®); MenACWY-D (Menactra ®); MenACWY-TT (MenQuadfi ®)]

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous dose or to a vaccine component³

For MenACWY-D and Men ACWY-CRM only: severe allergic reaction to any diphtheria toxoid- or CRM₁₉₇-containing vaccine

For MenACWY-TT only: severe allergic reaction to a tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine

Contraindicated or Not Recommended ¹

Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous dose or to a vaccine component³

For MenACWY-D and Men ACWY-CRM only: severe allergic reaction to any diphtheria toxoid- or CRM₁₉₇-containing vaccine

For MenACWY-TT only: severe allergic reaction to a tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine

Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)

Tetanus, diphtheria (Td)

Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)

Tetanus, diphtheria (Td)

1. When a contraindication is present, a vaccine should NOT be administered. Kroger A, Bahta L, Hunter P. ACIP General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization.

2. When a precaution is present, vaccination should generally be deferred but might be indicated if the benefit of protection from the vaccine outweighs the risk for an adverse reaction. Kroger A, Bahta L, Hunter P. ACIP General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization.

3. Vaccination providers should check FDA-approved prescribing information for the most complete and updated information, including contraindications, warnings, and precautions. See Package inserts for U.S.-licensed vaccines.

4. For information on the pregnancy exposure registries for persons who were inadvertently vaccinated with Heplisav-B or PreHevbrio while pregnant, please visit heplisavbpregnancyregistry.com/ or www.prehevbrio.com/#safety.

Addendum - Child and Adolescent Recommended Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2023

Vaccines in the Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule*

Combination vaccines (use combination vaccines instead of separate injections when appropriate)

(Use combination vaccines instead of separate injections when appropriate)

DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine

DTaP-IPV/Hib

DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B vaccine

DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB

New Vaccines and Other Immunizing Agents added to the Schedule since February 2023 (See Addendum)

Vaccines and other immunizing agents

Abbreviation(s)

Trade name(s)

*Administer recommended vaccines if immunization history is incomplete or unknown. Do not restart or add doses to vaccine series for extended intervals between doses. When a vaccine is not administered at the recommended age, administer at a subsequent visit. The use of trade names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the ACIP or CDC.

† COVID-19, Poliovirus, Influenza, and Pneumococcal vaccines have new or updated ACIP recommendations. Please see Addendum for more details.

This schedule is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ( ACIP) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics ( AAP), American Academy of Family Physicians ( AAFP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( ACOG), American College of Nurse-Midwives ( ACNM), American Academy of Physician Associates ( AAPA), and National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners ( NAPNAP).

The comprehensive summary of the ACIP recommended changes made to the child and adolescent immunization schedule can be found in the February 10, 2023 MMWR.

Report

Suspected cases of reportable vaccine-preventable diseases or outbreaks to your state or local health department

Clinically significant adverse events to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) at www.vaers.hhs.govexternal icon or (800-822-7967)

Questions or comments
Contact www.cdc.gov/cdc-info or 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), in English or Spanish, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Helpful information

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Other Dental Resources
Click on the tabs below for information about other programs for which you may be eligible.

Donated Dental Services (DDS)

Assists individuals with permanent disabilities, compromising medical conditions, or elderly persons (age 65+)

Visit http://www.dentallifeline.org/Kansas download an application

All applications must be submitted through Anita Garbo, DDS Coordinator

Phone: 785-273-1900 Email: agarbo@dentallifeline.org. Fax: 785-273-1542

Health Access Program

Offers assistance to uninsured Shawnee County residents with a primary care provider participating in the Health Access Program

Phone: 785-235-0996

Visit Health Access Program for more information

The HNC Living Foundation

help head and neck cancer patients live life fully during and after treatment by providing financial aid

You must be under active treatment for head and neck cancer or been treated for head and neck cancer by an established oncologist

You must meet income qualifications

You must complete and submit the HNC Living Foundation Individual Application

https://www.hncliving.org/

Phone: 913-402-6028

Johnson County Community College Dental Hygiene Clinic

KNI Dental Clinic (Kansas Neurological Institute)

Open every Friday

Serve all ages with intellectual developmental disabilities, including community members who pass a screening to assure the disability

Residents of KNI are first priority

There is no fee.

Services provided: exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions

NO dentures or other appliances

Sedation services are now available through a private mobile agency that bills separately, but their services are usually covered by insurance (including Medicaid).

Wait list: usually about two months, but they will move somebody up for emergencies

Contact: Debbie Mesecher at 785-296-5377 or Deborah.Mesecher@ks.gov

Kansas City's Medicine Cabinet

Providing short term emergency medical assistance to those in need. If you're facing a medical emergency, the Medicine Cabinet may be able to assist.

We provide:
Emergency dental care (fillings and extractions)

Diabetic supplies

Durable medical equipment (including hearing aids)

Prescriptions (no controlled substances)

Vision exam and eyeglasses

Visit https://kcmedicinecabinet.org

Phone: (816) 276-7517

Project Access in Sedgwick County

Donates medical care and dental care for uninsured, low-income residents of Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Eligible patients must be referred by participating physicians and dentists throughout Sedgwick County.

Visit www.centralplainshealthcarepartnership.org for more information.

Sedation Dentistry

KC Children's Surgery Center

Ambulatory Surgery Center specializing in same-day, outpatient dental procedures under general sedation

Children 18 months to 18

Adults with special needs up to age 60

Medicaid Accepted, payment plans offered

Se Habla Espanol

Patient must meet medical requirements (BMI under 40%, cardiac and/or neuro clearance)

Phone: 816- 235-3455

Visit www.bluecloudpsc.com, select the "Refer a Patient" tab

If self-referral, please use "Self-Referral KS" on Dental Office line item on the submission form

Smiles Change Lives

Discounted braces program for kids

Children and families are welcome to apply for treatment through SCL, regardless of where in the U.S. they reside.

SCL works with families and treatment providers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Visit www.smileschangelives.org

Smiles for Success

Offers cost-free dental care to women graduates of accredited job readiness and placement programs or other community-based agencies thus helping those who are helping themselves.

Smiles for Success is affiliated with numerous job readiness programs in over 30 states.

Smiles for Success no longer accepts applications directly from individuals. All applications must be submitted through a job readiness program.

Visit smilesforsuccess.org for more information

State Primary Care Association

Listing of sliding-scale dental clinics in Kansas
* No insurance required, accepts Medicaid, payment for services based on income

Visit www.communitycareks.org to find a clinic near you
* Click "Find a Clinic" to search by your location

Phone: 785-233-8483

University of Missouri KC (UMKC) School of Dentistry

No insurance required, accepts Medicaid, emergency services available
* If you have KanCare - please call 816-235-2122 to discuss coverage benefits

Phone: 816-235-2100 (General Clinic) or 816-235-2145 (Children's Clinic)

https://dentistry.umkc.edu/

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