Teaneck's Child Health Clinic Schedule Changes

Press release from the Township of Teaneck:

June 23, 2020

Please note that the Child Health Conference clinic scheduled for

March through June was cancelled due to COVID-19

and rescheduled to July 9th

The Township of Teaneck’s Child Health Conference is a town sponsored clinic that provides well child care to children from birth through high school. It meets one Thursday evening every month in the Pediatric Clinic area of Holy Name Medical Center. It is staffed by Holy Name RN’s and a board certified pediatrician.

The Child Health Conference (clinic) administers all required immunizations to school-age children and conducts well baby exams and immunization services to pre-school children and babies. All children who are uninsured or underinsured (NJ FamilyCare - Plan A only), and reside in Teaneck, are qualified for these services which are free of charge. Please call for an appointment and/or schedule of clinic services. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Township’s Public Health Nurse, Michele Schumeyer, at (201) 227-6251 or schumeyer@mail.holyname.org

Children who DO NOT have NJ FamilyCare - Plan A and are underinsured can obtain services at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Here are the following FQHC locations in Bergen County:

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center – Hackensack

25 East Salem Street

Hackensack NJ 07601

201-996-2121

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center – Englewood

197 South Van Brunt Street

Englewood NJ 07631

201-537-4442

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center – Garfield

535 Midland Avenue

Garfield NJ 07026

973-340-1182

For more information on children’s health and vaccines, please go to the following websites:

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf

http://www.holyname.org/

This press release was produced by the Township of Teaneck. The views expressed here are the author’s own.