Reminder: Kids Days Is Taking Place This Week!
Reminder: Kids Days Is Taking Place This Week!
This is a reminder to members that this Year’s Kids Days is taking place this week, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 14, 15 and 16, and at the Midtown, Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens Health Centers; and also — for dental visits only — at the Midtown Dental Center. The hours for the event each day are 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Children who are brought to the Health and Dental Centers on Kids Days this week will be able to have a brief medical and/or dental exam that includes a screening and immunization check that is needed before the beginning of the school year. Parents may also use the event to set up future medical or dental appointments, if needed. Any school forms that need to be completed can be left with the Health Centers’ staffs and will be completed and returned in a self-addressed envelope.
At Kids Days, parents and children will also receive educational material that includes information on nutrition and keeping the body and mouth healthy. That educational material can lead to better health and fewer visits with doctors and dentists in the future. There will also be clowns, face-painting, games, raffles and prizes at this week’s Kids Days!
If you are planning to bring your children to Kids Days this week on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, August 14, 15 and 16, here are some important reminders:
• Parents must remember to bring their children to the Health Center to which they (the parents) are assigned. This is very important because of the need to have medical and/or dental records on hand.
• Members (or children of members) using any of the Health Centers for the first time on Kids Days will need to be enrolled.
• To become enrolled on Kids Days (or at any other time), members need to bring their picture ID and their pay stubs, as well as the birth certificates of any children they are enrolling. Please note: Only actual birth certificates will be accepted for enrollment. Copies of birth certificates will not be accepted.
• No appointments are necessary for Kids Days!
