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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 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 [email protected]

The following schedule is for the 2018 Child Health Clinics:

• January 11
• February 15
• March 15
• April 12
• May 10
• June 14
   
   
  Children who 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.state.nj.us/health/cd/documents/childhood_recommended_vaccines.pdf
  http://www.holyname.org/