El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Nursing is reminding parents to plan now for the coming school year by ensuring their children are up-to-date on required immunizations.

For families without a health care provider, Public Health Nursing offers low-cost back-to-school immunizations for eligible children. Public Health can provide all childhood vaccinations required for school entry, and other vaccinations recommended to keep children healthy. 

For an appointment call Public Health Clinic at 530.621.6100 in Placerville or 530.573.3155 in South Lake Tahoe. Public Health does not bill private insurance and vaccinations are charged at full cost for those with private insurance. Children on Medi-Cal, or who are uninsured, are eligible for Public Health’s low-cost immunization services; a $10 administration fee is charged per shot, though no child is refused a vaccination due to inability to pay. 

Public Health Nursing also offers free, walk-in vaccination clinics for uninsured children or those on Medi-Cal at designated locations in El Dorado County from July through November each year. For dates and locations of the free walk-in vaccination clinics, go online.