Careers in Healthcare: Get the Training You Need
The job market is tightening and many people are finding it difficult to find a job in their current career. Maybe it’s time for a career pivot. BCHIP has secured a Direct Care Worker Grant to help those already in healthcare and those new to the field receive the training they need.
BCHIP was one of only eight healthcare organizations chosen out of the many who applied to secure a Direct Care Worker Grant from the state. This grant supplies $600,000 for Bucks County to fund training for people to become certified nursing assistants (CNAs) or receive on-the-job training as a personal care assistant or home health aide. It also allows medical entities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies to offer additional training to strengthen the services they provide their patients, such as training in dementia care.
In addition to covering the costs of education, the grant offers up to a $1,000 stipend if needed for supportive services, such as child care, transportation, or purchase of items necessary for the training, such as scrubs or a computer.
BCHIP is committed to helping all people of Bucks County experience the very best in health care. Increasing the number of well-trained healthcare workers not only helps patients, it helps the families of those who provide the care by providing a financially and emotionally rewarding career with opportunities for growth.
If you are already working in healthcare and you would like to take your career to the next level or pivot into a different area of healthcare, please visit your Human Resources department and ask to apply for the Direct Care Worker Grant.
If you are looking to enter the healthcare workplace, you can also apply for the grant directly. Please visit www.careerreadybucks.org or www.buckscounty.gov to apply.
Find Help Through PA Navigate
If you or a loved one needs help, there are many resources in Bucks County to turn to. However, many people feel lost, because they don’t know how to find the help they need. PA-navigate.org to the rescue!
PA-navigate.org is an online searchable website similar to the Yellow Pages for health and human services organizations. Previously known as findhelp.org, the state of Pennsylvania wanted to create a PA branding so that all citizens of Pennsylvania would recognize it as a PA resource. Findhelp.org still exists, and whether you access pa-navigate.org or findhelp.org, you can get resources from any state in the U.S., not just Pennsylvania. So visitors to the site can search for loved ones outside the state as well.
No matter what your needs, you will find it on PA Navigate. No one in Bucks County should ever go hungry or have to live on the streets. We have many services available through a broad, county-wide network. BCHIP is also working to make all the hospitals in Bucks County aware of the resource and to utilize the PA Navigate database as a standard part of patient care policy. Any patient who expresses needs outside of the hospital – from food insecurity to spousal abuse to wanting to quit smoking or lose weight – the hospital personnel will turn to the PA Navigate portal and find the help the patient needs.
PA Navigate is extremely easy to use. Simply enter your zip code and choose from the many services available in the following categories: food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work, and legal. You will see a thorough list of all free and reduced-price programs available. If any program has eligibility criteria, that information will be included so you will know how to apply.
PA Navigate is extremely detailed and thorough. For instance, if you clicked on “Food,” you’d see dozens of options listed under various categories, such as:
- Emergency Food
- Food Delivery
- Food Pantry
- Help Pay for Food
- Meals
- Nutrition Education
If you clicked on “Food Delivery” you’d see the various resources, what services they offer, and their locations and contact information. No one in Bucks County should ever go hungry.
If, however, you had issues regarding work, you could click on the “Work” tab and read the options:
- Help Find Work
- Help Pay for Work Expenses
- Skills & Training
- Supported Employment
- Workplace Rights
Click on “Skills and Training” and you will receive even more options, such as:
- Basic literacy
- Computer class
- GED/high school equivalency
- Interview training
- Resume development
- Skills assessment
- Specialized training
Once you choose from this list, for instance, GED, you will see a detailed list of the programs, their descriptions, locations, distance from you, and contact information.
If you are a health and human resources provider, you can add, update, or expand your listing on pa-navigator.org by contacting Samantha Herrera. Our goal is to make sure that all local services are listed accurately and are kept up-to-date so that anyone in need can receive the services they require.
Blue Zones in Bucks County
BCHIP has partnered with State Senator Steve Santarsiero of the 10th district and the organization Blue Zones to help improve the health, longevity, and happiness of the residents of Bucks County. The Blue Zones organization is rooted in the research done by National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, who examined areas around the world where people seemed to live happier, longer lives. Drawing from his research, he wrote several books on these regions, which he named blue zones.
Blue Zones’ mission is to recreate these healthier regions all over the United States. They have led initiatives throughout the country, and now BCHIP and Sen. Santarsiero, with the help of a state grant, have asked them to begin working in Bucks County.
The first phase of the Blue Zones process is called the Ignite phase, thus the current initiative is called Blue Zones Ignite Bucks Area. In this phase, Blue Zones representatives assess the current state of well-being in the Bucks area (primarily the 10th district at this point) through engagement and education with local leaders and community members, which will generate recommendations for a full-scale transformation of the region.
Blue Zones has successfully transformed communities in states as diverse as Minnesota, California, and Iowa. Their projects build upon nine lifestyle behaviors that are found in the blue zones around the world:
- Move naturally: Rather than going to a gym, in most of the blue zones, people work with their bodies, whether by walking, gardening, or doing yard work without modern machinery.
- Have a purpose: Knowing one’s sense of purpose can add up to seven years to one’s life.
- Downshift: While stress is found everywhere, those in blue zones have less stress and know how to downshift out of it when it comes.
- 80% rule: Most people in the blue zones stop eating before they feel full – essentially when their bellies are 80% full.
- Plant slant: Meat is not the largest portion of food for most centenarians in the blue zones. A variety of beans tends to take center stage.
- Moderate wine consumption: In most blue zones, people drink wine moderately and regularly, 1-2 glasses per evening, with friends and/or with food. They do not binge drink.
- Belong: 98% of the 263 centenarians interviewed belonged to a faith-based community. Research shows that attending faith-based services four times per month can add 4-14 years to your life.
- Put loved ones first: Parents invest their time and love in their children, and their children in turn care for them in their old age, with parents often living in the home with the younger family members.
- Have the right tribe: The longest-lived people surround themselves with people who make positive life choices, and they often keep the same friends for most of their lives.
BCHIP is excited to partner with Blue Zones as they begin evaluating how to encourage these healthy life choices and what changes should be made to our infrastructure to encourage more natural movement through beautiful Bucks County.
Long-Term Care Partnership for the Present and the Future
Our Bucks County population is aging. In order to provide our older residents with the finest medical care and support, we need to ensure that our senior services have sufficient capacity to provide the care our Bucks County residents will need.
According to 2023 census data, 21% of the Bucks County population is already 65 or older, and our median age is 44 years old. This tells us two things:
- We need to act immediately to ensure there is sufficient high-quality care for our current senior citizens.
- Over the next 20 years, half of our current population will be entering their senior years and we will need a significant increase in resources to provide for them.
BCHIP is taking action to ensure that we are fulfilling both of these goals. BCHIP worked in conjunction with the Bucks County Commissioners, Bucks County Health Department, Bucks County Emergency Services, all Bucks County hospitals, and our long-term care facility partners to create the Bucks County Long-Term Care Partnership during COVID, with an eye to the future.
Our purpose is to bring together in a non-competitive atmosphere the many long-term care facilities, nursing homes, rehab centers, home health services, respite and hospice agencies, and other services that provide long-term care or services to seniors. Together we can obtain a wide range of input from agencies and organizations that provide different services to seniors but whose activities intersect and affect each other. Brainstorming can lead to solutions that will help us grow together into the future.
Recently, the Long-Term Care Partnership sponsored a seminar with experts focusing specifically on employment, staffing, and education. The presentations encouraged discussion around issues of improved compensation, housing and childcare, specialized education, and the use of technology to match caregivers with job opportunities.
Another important aspect of the seminar focused on supporting family caregivers. Loved ones are usually not trained in caring for ill or frail elderly people or those suffering from cognitive decline. Family can feel inadequate, overwhelmed, and unsure of how to help their senior loved one. Many cannot afford home health services but also can’t afford to quit work and care for a loved one full-time. Steps need to be taken to provide families with the resources and education to care for loved ones at home if that is a safe alternative.
The slide presentation, video, and resource list from our Long-Term Care Summit of June 21, 2024, are available on our website, bchip.org/long-term-care-partnership, for anyone who wishes to learn more. BCHIP and our partners are committed to making Bucks County’s senior care services the best available. Contact us for more information or to have your organization join our partnership.
Struggles in Long-Term Care
BCHIP, in conjunction with the Bucks County Commissioners, Bucks County Health Department, Bucks County Emergency Services, all Bucks County hospitals, and our long-term care facility partners, created the Bucks County Long-Term Care Partnership to create a non-competitive environment in which healthcare facilities and advocates can work together to overcome some of the issues facing long-term care services in Bucks County.
Our goal is to improve the experience for both patients and staff, so that residents feel nurtured, empowered, and respected, and employees feel appreciated, well-compensated, and motivated to come to work every day and provide the very best care.
Staffing
One of the major challenges in long-term care (LTC) revolves around staffing shortages and training.
Many LTC facilities, also called nursing homes, struggle with insufficient staffing and a high staff turnover rate. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) provide the bulk of care in nursing homes. Fortunately, Pennsylvania ranks highest in the nation for nurse assistant ratio per 1000 jobs in the state (10.96 per 1000), but it is still third-highest in the nation for using contracted staff (17.7%), which means there are many opportunities in PA for steady nursing jobs. Bucks County has a much lower turnover rate than the state and national averages, which is also a sign that our nursing homes are generally seen as good places to work.
Working in a long-term care facility can have unique rewards because RNs, LPNs, and CNAs are able to develop relationships with people in their care. They get to hear about their families and their memories, help them maintain a quality of life and sense of belonging in their final years, and pour a whole lot of compassion on them, which is one of the main reasons for becoming a nurse. However, much needs to be done to retain and attract good nursing staff.
A number of steps are being considered to help us attain this goal, including:
- Increased pay
- Training in geriatric care and other issues specific to elderly, chronically ill, or disabled patients
- Training in patient safety specific to elderly, chronically ill, or disabled patients
- Tuition assistance, reimbursement, or forgiveness
- Developing apprenticeship programs
- Providing benefits such as daycare or daycare reimbursement for nursing staff
Other pressures on staffing are occurring because of the recent strategy of hospitals to send patients to nursing homes when they no longer need hospital care but are not yet well enough to be sent home. This creates another stress on the already strained LTC system.
Some LTC facilities are looking into ways of streamlining tasks that can be automated, such as billing and scheduling, to lighten some of the facility’s financial pressures and staff’s time pressures to allow for more efficient nursing and recordkeeping.
Funding and Regulations
The Long-term Care Partnership of Bucks County is also trying to address the serious issues of funding and regulations that cause additional stress on the system. Changes are necessary at the local, state, and federal levels to support long-term care.
The simple truth is that LTC facilities do not get sufficient funding. Medicare does not cover LTC expenses; Medicaid patients have to be quite poor to receive coverage, and that coverage is not sufficient, so they tend to be in facilities with lower standards that charge less. A patchwork of legislation and funding at county, state, and federal levels creates difficulty in developing sufficient financial stability and efficient facilities management procedures to guarantee the highest quality of care for everyone, even the sickest or most needy patient.
Additionally, in an effort to try to force LTC improvements from the top down, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released minimum staffing requirements for LTC facilities in April 2024. Many nursing homes and long-term care facilities simply cannot meet these stricter staffing mandates; only 6 out of 100 nursing homes currently meet these requirements. This is forcing some LTC facilities to reduce the number of residents to meet the standards, sending many people out of the system and back home with family members who may not be able to give them all they need.
Family Caregivers
Many people prefer to stay home with the support and care of family caregivers. Others are forced to stay in the home, either because they cannot afford LTC or because there is not enough staffing to receive new patients in their local LTC facilities. Either way, this puts tremendous stress on loved ones who are simply not equipped to provide medical care.
Our Long-Term Care Partnership is looking into establishing support for families, including:
- Offering training in geriatric care and other issues specific to the needs of their loved ones
- Providing a system of respite care, to give caregivers a break from constant care and allow them to engage in much-needed self-care
- Developing support groups for family caregivers to provide emotional support and answers to questions they may have about helping their loved ones or helping their families cope
BCHIP is committed to working together with all Bucks County healthcare providers and organizations to ensure the very best care for all Bucks County residents. Our Long-Term Care Partnership is yet another way that we are working to reach our goal.
After an Overdose
Substance abuse causes tremendous suffering to both individuals and their families. When you or a loved one experiences an overdose, you need immediate help to recover as well as long-term support to overcome addiction. BCHIP is here to provide that help through a program known as BCARES.
BCARES
BCARES is a collaboration of many healthcare and behavioral health partners throughout Bucks County. These organizations work together to provide assistance to individuals who have survived an opioid overdose. BCARES also provides services to individuals with any substance use disorder who are being treated in a Bucks County hospital.
BCARES stands for Bucks County Connect. Assess. Refer. Engage. Support. Through BCARES, we provide recovery support, education, resources, and direct connection from the ER or hospital to ongoing treatment.
BCARES supports any individual in a Bucks County hospital who has experienced an opioid overdose, regardless of the person’s county of residence or insurance. The Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission (BDAC) will fund the first three days of treatment for an opioid overdose survivor, regardless of insurance, while the treatment facility arranges ongoing funding options.
Certified Recovery Specialists
A cornerstone of our program that drives its success is the Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS). These are individuals who are in long-term recovery from substance use and have been trained and certified as support for others struggling with addiction. The CRS meets with each person individually, using his or her lived experience to provide needed emotional support, while coordinating the appropriate next steps for the recovering person’s care. This includes a warm hand-off to the next step of treatment services, including arranging transportation, if necessary. The CRS remains in contact with the person for 30 days, helping him or her succeed in long-term recovery.
If an individual is hospitalized but has not experienced an overdose, hospital staff will still arrange for the person to meet with a CRS to help provide the necessary recovery, support, education, and resources to overcome substance abuse and prevent an overdose.
BCARES Family Connect
Just as we have CRS who have experienced substance abuse to work with individuals fighting addiction, we have Family Connect, led by people whose loved ones have experienced addiction, to work with affected families. Our Family Connect support members share their lived experiences with struggling families and provide them with resources to help them journey to healing and health with their loved ones. Family Connect volunteers are available 24/7, either in hospital ERs, or by telephone, text, or email.
Contact information:
Kimberly S. London, Drug and Alcohol Program Specialist
Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.
55 E Court Street, 4th Floor
Doylestown PA, 18901
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Email: kslondon@buckscounty.org
Get Help Now
Bucks County, the state, and the federal government all provide hotlines and websites to help people dealing with addiction as well as mental health crises. Here is a short list of resources:
- Call BCDAC at (215) 444-2700 for local resources and information, M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
- Call PA Get Help NOW Hotline: 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP), available 24/7
- Dial 988 for the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 access to trained personnel who can talk people through their crisis and connect them with local agencies that can provide immediate help.
- Narcan is distributed at various locations throughout the county or it can be ordered online; click here to learn more ways to procure Narcan and receive training.
- For local support for a wide variety of needs, from healthcare to housing to food to legal help, visit www.findhelp.org.
Substance abuse can be overcome with the right support. At BCHIP, we are committed to providing you with that support. You and your loved ones are not alone. Reach out for help.
Myths about Healthcare Advance Directives / Living Wills
At BCHIP, we work to ensure that all residents of Bucks County have access to quality healthcare and accurate healthcare information so that they can make educated decisions regarding their personal health needs. Healthcare advance directives can ensure that your wishes are carried out if you cannot speak for yourself at some point.
Healthcare advance directives are legal documents that provide instructions to medical personnel about the types of treatment you do and do not want to receive. Advance directives should also name your primary healthcare proxy or durable power of attorney – the person who will make medical treatment decisions for you, applying the guidelines you have listed in your advance directive. It is wise to have a couple of alternative names, in case your primary person is unavailable in the case of an emergency.
There are a lot of misconceptions about healthcare advance directives. It’s important to dispel myths so that everyone knows the value of having an advance directive and makes the effort to create a useful document.
Myth: Only the elderly, sick, seriously ill, or those going into surgery need a healthcare directive.
TRUTH: Every adult should have an advance directive or living will. While it may seem logical to us that someone who is sick or elderly should prepare in advance in case they cannot speak for themselves, almost everyone knows someone young who has been in a serious accident or became suddenly incapacitated. Who will speak for them? What family member or close loved one will help them, if they don’t have a healthcare directive? Without a healthcare proxy or advance directive, doctors will not know their wishes. Young people out on their own for the first time, especially in a new town, really need an advance directive. They should keep it on their person or in an obvious location on their phone so that someone could find it if needed for an emergency.
Myth: Living wills are complicated and only talk about end-of-life, the refusal of treatment, or the limiting of treatment.
TRUTH: Advance directives inform your medical team about what YOU want, whether that means continuing treatment or limiting treatment under certain circumstances. It is perfectly reasonable for you to have in your advance directive that you do indeed want to continue to receive medical treatment until every resource has been thoroughly exhausted. Or you may ask to be treated until your heart stops twice and you have been resuscitated twice in a row, after which, you can be permitted to die if your heart stops again. With the advice of a trusted doctor or advance directive consultant, you decide what treatments you do and do not want.
Myth: Advance directives are not legally binding unless filed with the court.
TRUTH: Advance healthcare directives are legally recognized documents that need to be witnessed but do not need to be filed in court. You should provide all your doctors with a copy of the document and keep it in several safe places, informing your family of its location. Doctors are given legal immunity if they follow your advance directives, even if in another situation, the doctor might make different decisions. At the same time, doctors may refuse to comply with your advance directive if it is against their conscience or if they are convinced that it is not good medical practice. They are then obligated to transfer you to another healthcare provider.
Myth: It’s too hard and too complicated to create a living will.
FACT: Living wills/advance directives can be easily created, and we can help. Through our Advance Care Planning Program, we provide one-on-one consultations to walk you through the steps so that you address all major issues.
Two-thirds of all American adults have no advance directive or living will. Two-thirds of all American adults are in danger of having their healthcare decisions made at the discretion of their doctor or whatever doctors are caring for them in an emergency situation. Please make the effort to document your wishes now, while you can still speak for yourself.
Jobs in Healthcare
When most people think of jobs in healthcare, they think of doctors and nurses. But there are many other types of jobs, requiring a variety of years of training, for anyone who wants to enter the healthcare field.
Medical services
Many different types of medical personnel are necessary to provide the breadth of services sick or injured people need. If you’re interested in medicine, consider some of these specialties:
- A variety of therapists: massage, respiratory, physical, occupational, speech, and many more
- Dietician/nutritionist
- Orthotics/prosthetics professional
- Phlebotomist
- Surgical technologist
- Ultrasound technician
- Radiology/MRI technician
- Assisted living caregiver
- Home health aide
- Dental assistant
- Sonographer
- Cardiovascular technician
- Paramedic/EMT
- Pharmacy technician
- Medical social worker
Medical social worker
Medical facilities need administrators, just like any business. They need secretaries, accountants, managers, and others to help the organization run smoothly. But medical facilities also require administrative staff that have specialized medical skills, such as:
- Medical scribe
- Medical coder
- Medical transcriptionist
- Medical biller
- Medical manager
Technical services
Hospitals have some of the most advanced technology available. In order to keep it running smoothly, they need experts such as:
- Bio-medical equipment technician
- IT/systems analyst
- Health information technician
Trades
Hospitals need to maintain elaborate electrical and climate control systems, with backup in case of emergency. No hospital can ever afford to lose power. Those in the trades, such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical work, construction, and even painting and janitorial work can provide services to hospitals and other medical facilities and help patients in the process.
Whatever your interest or your skills, if you have a desire to enter the field of medicine, you will find your niche. Bucks County hospitals and medical facilities provide some of the best healthcare services in the country, but we are always in need of more dedicated people to help serve those in need. The Philadelphia area has many educational programs, including universities, community colleges, trade schools, and even certification programs associated with hospitals, that can help you begin your career or pivot an existing career into the healthcare field. If you have any questions about how to find what you’re looking for, contact us. We may be able to help direct you.
Homebound Vaccine Program Has Been Updated
Here at BCHIP, we go to great lengths to ensure that all Bucks County residents have proper healthcare. That commitment includes access to vaccines. After all, vaccines are a cornerstone of our healthcare system and are instrumental in keeping our entire community safe.
A while back, we learned that our homebound residents often find it difficult to receive routine medical care like vaccines. This makes sense, as they are often juggling other pressing healthcare needs. It is no wonder that keeping up to date on one’s vaccinations can easily slip through the cracks given those other priorities.
This is why we created a vaccine program for homebound residents in Bucks County.
While many vaccines are only given to children and adolescents, some vaccines are very important for senior citizens or persons with certain health conditions.
Our homebound vaccine program covers the common adult vaccines including influenza, COVID-19, shingles, RSV, and the pneumonia vaccine, which is a recent addition to our homebound vaccines program.
The CDC provides immunization schedules by age and medical condition. Review the tables with your medical provider to determine if any of the vaccines available for adults are right for you:
- Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule by Age
- Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule by Medical Condition
BCHIP has partnered with Eric’s RX Shoppe to provide you or your homebound loved one with friendly, compassionate, and efficient homebound vaccine service. They are available to work around your schedule.
Once you have determined your vaccination needs, contact us to schedule your appointment at 267-291-7882 or email rconnor@bchip.org. Insurance is required for home vaccine appointments. If you are unsure whether you are covered, contact your insurance company. If you need access to affordable health insurance, please contact the Bucks County Hub.
BCHIP stands for Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership. We are an association of healthcare and government organizations working together to improve the health of all Bucks County residents. BCHIP member organizations include the Bucks County Department of Health, the Bucks County Medical Society, and the six major Bucks County hospitals: Doylestown Health, Grand View Health, Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Lower Bucks Hospital, St. Luke’s University Upper Bucks Campus, and St. Mary Medical Center.
How Do Vaccines Work?
When you get sick, your body fights off the illness through your immune system. In the process of fighting off the disease or illness, the immune system develops antibodies, which are Y-shaped proteins specific to that virus, bacteria, or other pathogen that will help you fight off the disease the next time it enters your body. In many cases, the antibodies will prevent you from getting sick again. We call this “immunity.”
Immunization can happen naturally, as described above, or it can occur through inoculation by a vaccine. There are different types of vaccines that work somewhat differently, but the goal of every vaccine is to stimulate your immune system to recognize a pathogen and develop antibodies against it.
Some illnesses create complete immunity in the body – you only catch it once. Others, such as the flu, can be caught repeatedly because they mutate. While you may have immunity to one particular strain, you could catch another strain of the flu. But your body will have developed some antibodies that should lessen the severity of a future bout of the flu.
The same is true for vaccines. Many vaccines, especially those against childhood disease, give complete immunity. Others may require booster shots to maintain immunity or to provide protection against additional strains of the illness. This is why detailed immunization schedules have been developed by the CDC for both children and adults, to guide doctors and patients in determining what vaccines may be advisable.
Types of vaccines
Most people are familiar with the concept of “live” and “inactivated” vaccines because these are the oldest forms of vaccine. The first vaccines were inactive vaccines, casually referred to as “dead” vaccines. The virus or bacterium is grown in a lab and then treated with heat or chemicals to inactivate it before putting it in a vaccine. These vaccines cause few side effects but may provide less robust immunity and may require boosters, such as the polio vaccine.
Live attenuated vaccines involve growing the pathogen in a lab, then selecting the weakest strain and growing another culture from it, repeating this process until a very weak live pathogen is produced. This provides a much stronger immunity, though it can cause more side effects, and those with compromised immune systems should talk to their doctor before taking them. These vaccines include MMR, chickenpox, and rotavirus vaccines.
More recent forms of vaccines include subunit vaccines, such as whooping cough, shingles, hepatitis B, meningitis, and HPV vaccines. These use a portion of the germ rather than the entire germ to stimulate an immune response. The mRNA vaccine, such as the two-dose COVID vaccine, introduces an agent that mimics a portion of the pathogen (but is not a natural part of the pathogen) to stimulate an immune response.
Vaccine safety
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), vaccines go through testing and evaluation before being licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Once released for use, safety is tracked through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). While serious side effects from vaccines are rare, it is still critical to follow up when such events are reported, in order to determine if they are in any way associated with the vaccine. This information can help the FDA and CDC make any necessary dosage changes or take other precautions.
At BCHIP, our goal is to ensure that every resident of Bucks County has access to quality medical care, including vaccination. Visit our Bucks County Immunization Coalition page for vaccine resources and information about our at-home vaccines for the homebound.
