This week's CHPS Update includes information about Educational Benefits, Student Immunization Deadline, CHPS Vaccination Clinic, Homecoming week and more!

Anoka County residents, community leaders, business owners, area agencies and organizations now have an opportunity to share how severe weather events impact their property and lives. There is also an opportunity to share their ideas on how to reduce local impacts in the future.

​​​There are new guildlines for Minnesota car seat laws:

• Birth to at least 2 years old: Rear-facing in an infant or convertible child safety seat.
• At least 2 years old AND has outgrown the rear-facing seat with internal harness by height or weight: Forward-facing with an internal harness.
• 4 years old AND has outgrown the forward-facing seat with internal harness by height or​ weight: Ride restrained in a belt-positioning booster seat using the lap belt and shoulder belt.
• 9 years old or has outgrown the booster seat AND the child can pass the five-step test that demonstrates how the seat belt fits correctly: Ride restrained with a lap belt and shoulder belt secured correctly on the vehicle seat.
• Additionally, children under 13 years old must sit in the back seat if possible.

Per Minnesota Law, students either need to be up to date on their immunizations for school or have a signed and notarized exemption form. The day that Columbia Heights Public Schools will begin enforcing immunization compliance will be Monday, October 21st. 

We wanted to share that measles cases have been identified in the Metro area. We want to remind you to make sure your vaccines for this very contagious disease are up to date. Please make sure the health office where your student attends has the most up to date vaccine records. Click here to read more information about getting up-to-date with MMR Vaccines.

This week's CHPS Updates includes information about Medtronic's Bike Donation, CHHS Musical Auditions, Educational Benefits and more!