Local McDonald’s^® owner/operators throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana are teaming up with local health departments to increase immunization awareness and encourage families throughout the state to “Immunize for Healthy Lives.”  The Immunize for Healthy Lives program is an annual program aimed to educate the community on the importance of immunization in young children before they head back to school.

All children who visit their local health department this summer to be immunized will receive a coupon to redeem “One FREE Cone or Apple Slices” at any of the more than 160 participating McDonald’s Bluegrass Operators’s Association restaurant locations (Louisville, Lexington, Southern Indiana and surrounding counties).

Recommended immunization schedules are designed to protect infants and children early in life, when they are most vulnerable, before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases like Chickenpox, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Flu, Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Polio and Tetanus.

By age two, most children can be protected from more than 14 preventable diseases. Since improvements are constantly being made to the immunization schedule, it is recommended that parents check with their pediatrician or local health department regularly.

To learn more about McDonald’s ongoing commitment to the well-being of children and families and to see a list of health departments and McDonald’s locations participating in the Immunize for Healthy Lives Program, follow any of the local McDonald’s Bluegrass Operator’s Association Facebook pages.

For the most comprehensive and current immunization information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at www.cdc.gov.