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As we celebrate the University of Idaho 4-H Youth
Development‘s 100th anniversary, we would like to recognize those families with
sustained involvement in the 4-H pro-gram.
4-H years that are applicable:
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You can only consider direct-line family members. Aunts and uncles, cousins,
etc. may not be considered. Step-parents, stepchildren, or adopted children may
be included.
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Supporting documentation is not necessary.
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Paid staff years (Extension or other positions supporting 4-H) do qualify.
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In some instances, local Extension Homemakers or Farm Bureau members committed
significant time and energy to establishing and leading local 4-H clubs. Years
of service to 4-H in those capacities are applicable.
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Volunteer years devoted to 4-H club work on the county, regional, and/or state
levels are applicable.
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4-H membership or leadership in
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Years as an enrolled Cloverbud may be counted.
Applications
must be submitted by July 15, 2012. Applications are available at the Elmore
Extension or at www.extension.uidaho.edu/elmore,
click on 4-H, click on forms. Submit
completed applications to
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CDHD Has Flu Vaccine for
Children
The Central District Health Department (CDHD)
has seasonal flu vaccine for children and is ready to take appointments. Vaccine is available for children ages 6
months to 18 years. Vaccine is available in shot form and nasal mist.
Parents should call 327-7450 to make an
appointment for their children. While
the vaccine is free, administration fees apply and depend on the family’s
insurance. Please bring insurance
information to your appointment.
CDHD does not offer adult vaccination
services, and that includes the flu vaccine.
Adults should consult their health care providers or go to one of the
many commercial flu vaccine outlets.
Because the flu is unpredictable, the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all people
6 months of age and older receive the annual influenza vaccination. It is especially important for those in the
following groups to get vaccinated because they are at high risk of serious flu
complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk of
developing flu-related complications:
· Pregnant women
· Children younger than 5, but especially
those younger than 2
· People 65 years of age and older
· People of any age with certain chronic
medical conditions including asthma, heart disease, diabetes, weakened immune
systems and the morbidly obese
· People who live in nursing homes or other
long-term care facilities
· Health care workers
Children aged 6 months to 8 years who did
not receive the flu vaccine last year may need two doses of vaccine this year
to be fully immunized.
This year’s vaccine contains the same three
strains of virus as last year’s seasonal flu vaccine:
· An A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)–like virus,
· An A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)–like virus,
· And a B/Brisbane/60/2008–like virus.
The A/California strain is the same H1N1
virus that caused the 2009 flu pandemic. Even if you got the flu vaccine last
year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
still recommending vaccination this year as immunity tends to wane over time.
For more information about the flu and
vaccinations visit the CDHD website at www.cdhd.idaho.gov.
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