The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Immunizations
Programs that inoculate infants and young children to prevent them from contracting diseases to which they are particularly susceptible including diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), measles, mumps, chicken pox (varicella), rubella (German measles), whooping cough (pertussis), Hib (haemophilus influenzae type B), hepatitis B, pneumococcal infections and polio. Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for use in selected locales and for certain high-risk groups. Influenza vaccine is recommended annually for children older than six months with specific risk factors. Rotavirus vaccination (to prevent acute gastroenteritis with vomiting and severe diarrhea) is recommended during the first year of infancy. A baby should receive two or three doses depending on the brand used. Some childhood immunizations involve a series of doses at specific intervals.
Programs that inoculate susceptible individuals of all ages, but particularly people who are very young or very old, to prevent them from contracting any of the variant strains of influenza that are prevalent during the winter and spring. The vaccine may be administered as a "shot" that is given with a needle, usually in the arm, or in the form of a nasal mist.
Programs that provide inoculations which prevent high risk populations from contracting hepatitis A, an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV) which can be contracted through contaminated water or food. Included are persons traveling to or working in countries with high rates of infection, sexually active gay/bisexual men, injecting and non-injecting illegal drug users, persons who work with HAV-infected primates in a laboratory setting, persons with chronic liver disease, persons with clotting disorders and, where cost-effective, food handlers. The vaccine is administered in a two-dose regimen separated by a period of six months to a year.
Measles/Mumps/Rubella Immunizations
Programs that provide inoculations which prevent adults from contracting measles, mumps or rubella (German measles). These vaccines are often given in a combined form (MMR), which is appropriate even though an individual is already immune to one or more of the components. Vaccination is recommended for adults born after 1956 without written documentation of immunization on or after their first birthday; health care personnel born after 1956 who are at risk of exposure to patients with one of the diseases; HIV-infected individuals without severe immunosuppression; travelers to foreign countries; and persons entering post-secondary educational institutions (e.g., college).
Programs that provide inoculations for adolescents and adults which protect them from contracting tetanus, diphtheria and/or pertussis (whooping cough) depending on which vaccines (Td or Tdap) are administered. Td is a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine given to adolescents and adults as a booster shot every 10 years, or after an exposure to tetanus under some circumstances. Tdap is similar to Td but also contains protection against pertussis; and can be given regardless of when Td was last received. Adolescents age 11-18 (preferably at the age of 11-12) and adults age 19 through 64 should receive a single dose of Tdap. Adults age 65 and older who have close contact with an infant and have not previously received Tdap, should also receive a single dose. Tdap should also be given to 7-10 year olds who are not fully immunized against pertussis. Inoculations are recommended for people in flooded areas who may be at risk of tetanus infections from dirty cuts, scrapes or puncture wounds.