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Immunizations

  Why Should You Vaccinate? Vaccines teach your immune system how to create antibodies that protect you from diseases. It's much safer for your immune system to create antibodies from vaccination than by catching the disease. Once your immune system knows how to fight a disease, it can often protect you for many years. We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. With the help of vaccination, we have seen many diseases become less of . . .

LB SMILES

  LB SMILES The LB Smiles program, operated by the Loup Basin Public Health Department (LBPHD), is a preventive oral health initiative serving preschools and elementary schools across a nine-county region in central Nebraska. Its primary goal is to reduce oral disease and enhance dental health among young children in the community. It's important to note that the LB Smiles program is designed to complement, not replace, regular dental visits. It provides an additional layer of preventive care to support . . .