FROM CITY OF DETROIT:
To highlight the importance of infant vaccinations, the City of Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion (DHWP) will kick off Detroit’s celebration of National Infant Immunization and Vaccine Week with free walk-in immunizations, giveaways, a contest, and educational display and outreach.
From April 27 – May 1, DHWP will offer free walk-in immunization clinics, an interactive educational display with various giveaways, a disease information door-decorating contest, and will partner with local McDonald's restaurants to provide community-wide education and awareness. In addition, DHWP will expand its walk-in hours on Tuesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In the first 24 months of life, children need more than 80% of their vaccinations to protect them from diseases, disabilities and death. National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a national effort to educate parents, caregivers, providers, and communities on the importance of timely infant immunizations. Hundreds of communities in the United States are expected to participate in this year’s celebration.
The City of Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, the Michigan Department of Community Health, local McDonald's, and local health care organizations and providers are joining together to highlight the need for routine vaccinations and to promote access to health care services for Detroit’s infants and children during this week.
Nearly one million children in the United States are not adequately immunized. Each day 11,000 children are born in the United States, and they are in need of protection from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before the age of two. Immunizations are safe and protect our children, families and community, thereby making them one of the most cost-effective public health strategies.
DHWP is once again partnering with some local McDonald's restaurants to distribute immunization flyers. Children who present their flyer at one of the DHWP-sponsored clinics after getting their shots will receive a coupon for a free kiddie cone from McDonald's.
Sponsored Immunization Clinics/Activities for National Infant Immunization Week
April 27 – May 1
| Herman Kiefer Health Complex
1151 Taylor, Vital Records Lobby 1st Floor
(313) 876-4826
| 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 28 | Grace Ross Health, 14385 Greenfield
(313) 870-3094 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 28 | Herman Kiefer DIP – Health Fair
1151 Taylor, 1st Floor Pathway Center
(313) 876-4334 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 29
| Northeast Health, 5400 E. Seven Mile
(313) 870-3055 | 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
(arrive prior to 5 p.m.) |
Wednesday, April 29
| Grace Ross Health, 14585 Greenfield
(313) 870-3094 | 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Thursday, April 30
| Northeast Health Center, 5400 E. Seven Mile
(313) 870-3055 | 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. |
