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Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in...

May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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    National Infant Immunization Week: Q&A with Houston Health Department

    From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....

    Apr 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal...

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections...

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    • Immunization, Recommendations

    CDC Releases 2019 NIS-Child Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2016 and 2017

    On October 22, 2020, CDC released the results of the 2019 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child), which monitors coverage with vaccines recommended for children age

    Oct 23, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

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    Immunization, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Research & Reports

    MMWR - Effects of COVID-19 on Routine Pediatric Vaccination

    Data from two CDC systems – the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) provider ordering data and the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) vaccine administration data – show decreases in ordering and administering of childhood vaccines during the first four months of 2020.

    May 11, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    Immunization, Informatics

    New AAP Resource: Immunization Information Technology Guide

    Pediatricians play an important role in communicating with state and local public health entities and electronic health record (EHR) vendors about the functionality needed to help pediatric practices and patients receive the full benefits of use of immunization information systems (IISs) and two-dimensional (2D) barcode scanning and their interaction with EHRs. New from the American […]

    May 28, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    Immunization, Infectious Disease

    CDC Issues Guidance on Shingrix Vaccine Delays

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance below to providers who are experiencing difficulty receiving sufficient supplies of the Shingrix vaccine to meet demand. SHINGRIX DELAYS. As you are aware there are some limits and delays with the Shingrix vaccine due to high demand. CDC has prepared the following statement for health […]

    Sep 21, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization

    Local Health Department Immunization Programs: Findings from a 2017 NACCHO Assessment

    ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in providing immunization services and counseling, as well as in controlling cases of vaccine-preventable diseases. These local agencies work with public and private sector physicians and other stakeholders to ensure effective immunization practices, disease surveillance and reporting, education and outreach, and program...

    Jun 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

    By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the United States. The number of reported cases of Legionnaires ’ disease has grown nearly five times since 2000; however, it is unclear if this is due to the increase in the frequency of the disease, or […]

    May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Immunization

    National Infant Immunization Week: Q&A with Houston Health Department

    From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. To celebrate this important awareness...

    Apr 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […]

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

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