Winning Health | Gold Coast Health Plan | Issue 1 | Summer 2021

WINNING Compassionate care, accessible to all, for a healthy community. ISSUE 1, SUMMER 2021 Standard U.S. Postage PAID Long Beach, CA Permit No. 2041 Millions of people in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines are now available to everyone age 12 and up. If you have not yet gotten your COVID-19 vaccine, visit myturn.ca.gov . There, you can make an appointment to get the vaccine. Some vaccines require two doses. The state’s My Turn website lets you check to see if you are eligible to get the vaccine and what to bring with you when you go for your appointment. If you don’t have internet access, call 1-833-422-4255 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to set up your appointment. If you have language or Catch up on your routine health visits Going to your doctor for routine health visits is impor tant to staying healthy. Call your doctor’s office to make an appointment if you or a family member have missed any of the following visits in the past year: FOR CHILDREN 0–21 YEARS OF AGE: ❱ Well-care visit ❱ Immunizations ❱ Lead screening ❱ Developmental screenings ❱ Dental exam for fluoride varnish TIME-SENSITIVE EXAMS: ❱ Pap test (ages 16–64) ❱ Mammogram (ages 50–74) ❱ Colonoscopy (ages 50–75) OTHER EXAMS: ❱ Chlamydia ❱ Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Gold Coast Health Plan offers transportation to your visits. Call 1-855- 628‑7433 . If you use a TTY, call 711 . We also offer language assistance. To learn more, call Member Services at 1-888-301-1228 . If you use a TTY, call 1-888-310-7347 . Get your COVID-19 vaccine transportation barriers, call Gold Coast Health Plan’s Member Services Department at 1-888-301-1228 . If you use a TTY, call 1-888-310-7347 . You do not need to pay for the vaccine. If you are asked to pay, contact Member Services.