Information is key to your good health! VCMS has compiled information and articles that give you all kinds of helpful information on how to keep your environment – and family – healthy!
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(Please note: this information is not intended to take the place of medical advice and is provided as information only. For medical advice, please contact your physician or specialist)
Community Resources
Thank you for visiting our Community Resources page! We do our best to keep these links current, however you may find a link (or more) that is no longer viable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The links provided are not associated with the Volusia County Medical Society in any way nor does the society promote or receive any compensation for providing this information to you. Links are provided here for your convenience only. The information provided on our site is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have any questions about the information contained in any of these sources, please contact the sponsoring agency directly. Thank you.
According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization practices, the following risk groups should be vaccinated each year:
- Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday - Pregnant women - People 50 years of age and older - People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions - People in nursing homes and long-term care facilities - People who live with or care for those at high risk from complications from flu, including: Health care workers, household contacts of a person at high risk for complications from the flu, and household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age.Thank you.
General health web sites you can trust, according to the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association, a group of health information professionals:
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