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National Call-to-action Emphasizing the Importance of Second Dose of MCV4 Vaccine
The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College Health Association, Society for Adolescent...
Nov 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Updated CDC Information about Meningococcal Vaccines
CDC has posted answers to frequently asked questions for healthcare professionals and parents of teenagers about meningococcal...
Oct 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Injection Drug Use among High School Students, United States, 1995–2013
Injection drug use is the most frequently reported risk behavior among new cases of hepatitis C virus infection, and recent reports of...
Sep 16, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
New Look for CDC’s Healthy Youth Website
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) has released a new look for the Healthy Youth website. The new Healthy Youth...
Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination Rates
On July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state...
Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer
NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention Efforts
In a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of...
Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
CDC Releases the National Immunization Survey-Teen Results 2014
On July 30, CDC announced the results of the 2014 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen). Although the NIS-Teen 2014 data showed...
Aug 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending...
Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness,...
Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
NACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement...
Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
National Call-to-action Emphasizing the Importance of Second Dose of MCV4 VaccineThe American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College Health Association, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, CDC, and Immunization Action Coalition have issued a joint “Dear Colleague” letter, urging health care professionals to strongly recommend and administer the second (booster) dose of meningococcal ACWY vaccine (MenACWY or MCV4) at age 16.... Nov 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Updated CDC Information about Meningococcal VaccinesCDC has posted answers to frequently asked questions for healthcare professionals and parents of teenagers about meningococcal vaccines. Additionally, CDC has published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report entitled, “Use of Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccines in Adolescents and Young Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2015” featuring... Oct 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Injection Drug Use among High School Students, United States, 1995–2013Injection drug use is the most frequently reported risk behavior among new cases of hepatitis C virus infection, and recent reports of increases in infection are of great concern in many communities. A CDC study assessed the prevalence and trends in injection drug use among U.S. high school students. In some geographic areas and population […] Sep 16, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
New Look for CDC’s Healthy Youth WebsiteCDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) has released a new look for the Healthy Youth website. The new Healthy Youth website is now in a responsive web design, which means the content can be easily accessed via multiple devices, including smart phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. In addition, the website has been reorganized to […] Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination RatesOn July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state of adolescent immunization coverage in the United States. The survey, conducted via phone with additional follow up with providers to confirm individuals’ immunization history, showed that progress has been made in increasing coverage for all three […] Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer |
NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention EffortsIn a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of Health, talked about what is being done in Virginia to increase adolescent vaccination rates. Farrell highlighted the work of the Prince William Health District, one of NACCHO’s ten HPV prevention project demonstration sites, to focus on physician... Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
CDC Releases the National Immunization Survey-Teen Results 2014On July 30, CDC announced the results of the 2014 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen). Although the NIS-Teen 2014 data showed a slight increase in coverage in 2014 compared with 2013, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates remain low. Four out of ten adolescent girls and six out of ten adolescent boys still have not started the […] Aug 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending HepatitisEvery day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness, resources, support, and commitment, we can prevent and treat viral hepatitis and put an end to these epidemics. To raise awareness of the 400 million people worldwide living with hepatitis B or C, the World Health […] Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie |
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement strategies to improve HPV vaccination rates. HPV is the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. However, vaccination rates remain low despite the availability of an HPV vaccine. NACCHO’s award supports ten local health departments […] Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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