The Butte Schools Self-Funded Programs JPA promotes healthy lifestyles.   Our fall and spring health screenings provide information to assess your risk of heart disease, colon and prostate cancer as well as your wellness in general.  Health screenings include ... 

• Height and weight· 
• Blood pressure and pulse
• Body density / fat %
• Complete metabolic, lipid and hemogram blood panel
• Colon cancer (stool occult) test
• Prostate cancer test
• All results are confidential (information is not provided to your supervisor or your district)

Health screenings are free to BSSP medical plan members and their dependents.  A prostate cancer test is included at no charge for men age 50 and over and is also available for men under age 50 for $26.  Non-members may participate at a cost of $55 for the screening, $10 for the colon cancer test and $26 for the prostate cancer test. 

HEALTH SCREENING SCHEDULE 

Tuesday, April 20, 6:30-9:00 a.m., Chico Unified large conference room
Tuesday, April 27, 6:30-9:00 a.m., Butte County Office of Education board room
Saturday, May 1, 7:00-9:30 a.m., Chico Unified large conference room  New! Saturday Option
Tuesday, May 4, 6:30-9:00 a.m., Paradise Unified district office conference room New Location
Tuesday, May 11, 6:30-9:00 a.m., Gridley Unified board room

Appointments are required!  Email Cathy Ramirez or call 532-5838 to schedule yours today. 

BSSP is committed to being a partner in your family’s wellness. For the 2009-10 flu season, BSSP will waive your deductible, co-pay and co-insurance payment for administration of the H1N1 vaccine by network medical providers.

Network medical providers are encouraged not to bill any office visit associated with the administration of the H1N1 vaccine.  This waiver of deductible, co-pay and co-insurance does not apply to any office visit your medical provider may charge. 

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that the following groups receive the H1N1 vaccine:

• Pregnant women – because they are at higher risk of complications and can potentially provide protection to infants who cannot be vaccinated

• Those in contact with or providing care for children younger than six months of age – because younger infants are at higher risk of complications and cannot be vaccinated; vaccination of those in close contact with infants might protect infants by insulating them from the virus

• Health care and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient contact – because they present a potential source of infection for vulnerable patients; also, increased absenteeism in this population could reduce health care system capacity

• Children from six months through four years of age

• Children 5 through 18 years of age who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza, such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, neurocognitive or neuromuscular disorders, or a suppressed immune system

Contact your network medical provider to determine if you should be vaccinated against H1N1.

More information regarding H1N1 may be found at www.flu.gov, www.anthem.com/ca or http://www.bcoe.org/home/SwineFlu/default.htm. 

In conjunction with fall health screenings, BSSP offers seasonal flu shots at a cost of $21 per person.  Seasonal flu shots are free to members and dependents covered by Medicare. 

Healthy Habits Help You Avoid Influenza  

Vaccine Information Statement - Pneumonia

Vaccine Information Statement - Influenza

For more information or to make an appointment, call Cathy Ramirez at 532-5838 or email - cramirez@bcoe.org

For more information

Contact:
Christy Patterson, Executive Director
Phone: (530) 532-5837
Email: cpatters@bcoe.org

Cathy Ramirez, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (530) 532-5838
Email: cramirez@bcoe.org

Fax: (530) 532-5836