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Back to Health Dashboard- Vaccines can help protect you and your family against seasonal respiratory viruses like influenza (the flu) and RSV, as well as COVID-19.
- What are vaccinations (immunizations)? Vaccinations (immunizations) help protect your child from certain diseases. They also help reduce the spread of disease to others. Sometimes a vaccine doesn't completely prevent the disease. But it will make the disease much less serious if your child does get it. Some vaccines are...
- Vaccines are safe. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully checks all vaccines for safety. Federal law requires health professionals to report any reaction following an vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System ( VAERS). For more information about how vaccine safety is checked, see...
- Influenza vaccine can prevent influenza (flu). Flu is a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year, usually between October and May. Anyone can get the flu, but it is more dangerous for some people. Infants and young children, people 65 years and older, pregnant people, and...
- Varicella vaccine can prevent chickenpox. Chickenpox can cause an itchy rash that usually lasts about a week. It can also cause fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache. It can lead to skin infections, pneumonia, inflammation of the blood vessels, and swelling of the brain and/or spinal...
- MMR vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. MEASLES (M) can cause fever, cough, runny nose,and red, watery eyes, commonly followed by a rash that covers the whole body. It can lead to seizures (often associated with fever), ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Rarely, measles can cause brain damage or death...
- Ebola vaccine can prevent Ebola virus disease (Zaire ebolavirus). Ebola virus disease is a rare disease that most commonly affects people and nonhuman primates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and ...
- Yellow fever vaccine can prevent yellow fever. Yellow fever is a serious disease caused by the yellow fever virus. There is no medicine to treat or cure yellow fever. Yellow fever virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and South America…
- Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. TETANUS (T) causes painful stiffening of the muscles. Tetanus can lead to serious health problems, including being unable to open the mouth...
- Provides links to info on child growth and development topics. Also includes links to info on illnesses that might affect a child's health. Topics listed include immunizations, healthy eating for children, and asthma in children.
- People infected with RSV can be contagious for 3 to 8 days. Learn about RSV in adults & children and get the care you need at Kaiser Permanente.
- When industrial workers joined the health plan, an integrated battery of preliminary examinations was far more useful than periodic checkups.
- Kaiser Permanente grant and challenge spark $18.7 million for Denver Health’s uncompensated care.
- Attendees look at ways to get healthy food to people who don’t have enough or who have a serious illness.
- Researchers and organizations are exploring inventive ways to reduce gun deaths and injuries. Our $3.2 million in grants will support their work.
- With medical-legal partnerships, we’re helping prevent evictions. Patients with safe places to call home can more easily focus on their basic health needs.
- Kaiser Permanente supports total health in our communities in partnership with dedicated employees, physicians, and community members.
- What kinds of development occur in your baby's first month? Amazing changes are happening in your newborn's development. Babies' brains develop quickly, as they begin to think, learn, and remember. Newborns listen to and learn the sounds of language. They can communicate with sounds and facial expressions. Newborns also...
- Funding comes as Denver Health provided $120 million in uncompensated care in 2022 — double the amount in 2020.
- We donated over $28 million worth of face masks, hand sanitizer, and other supplies as part of our community health work in 2021.
- For America to build — and keep — a health care workforce big enough to meet ever-increasing demand, lawmakers need to implement 3 policy strategies.
- Our 2022 Annual Report highlights how our shared purpose inspires and drives us. Our doctors, care teams, and staff advanced our mission as we improved the health of our members and the communities we serve.
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