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MMWR: ACIP Recommendations for 2017-2018 Flu Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines:...
Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: National Immunization Survey (Teen) Summarizes Adolescent Vaccination...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the 2016 National Immunization Survey-Teen report, which provides...
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Releases Updated Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments
NACCHO is pleased to announce an updated edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health Departments....
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
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
Resources to Promote Vaccination in Older Adults
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as people age, their immune systems tend to weaken over time,...
Aug 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...
Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin
NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates
Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread...
Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: ACIP Recommendations for 2017-2018 Flu SeasonThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season,” a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that provides updates for the upcoming flu season. In particular, the MMWR updates the 2016–17 recommendations of the... Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located ClinicsThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this week’s post, we sat down with Denver Public Health’s (DPH’s) Alejandra Santisteban, MPH, Program Assistant for the Immunizations Program, to discuss DPH’s in-school immunization program. Tell us about... Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination RatesThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […] Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: National Immunization Survey (Teen) Summarizes Adolescent Vaccination RatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the 2016 National Immunization Survey-Teen report, which provides the latest estimates of adolescent vaccination rates in the United States. The following are key findings from the report: Most parents are choosing to start the HPV vaccination series for their child. The gap in HPV vaccination […] Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Releases Updated Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO is pleased to announce an updated edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health Departments. The guide provides resources to assist local health departments (LHDs) in their HPV initiative planning and overall efforts to increase HPV vaccination rates in their jurisdictions. LHDs can use the collection of print materials, audio/video […] Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and OutreachThroughout 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 |
Resources to Promote Vaccination in Older AdultsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as people age, their immune systems tend to weaken over time, putting them at higher risk for certain diseases. In fact, about half of the 1 million Americans who get shingles every year are 60 years old or older, and over 60 percent of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations […] Aug 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal ImmunizationThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […] Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization RatesEvery August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread awareness of the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Throughout this month, NACCHO’s NIAM Blog Series will highlight local health department efforts to improve immunization rates in their communities. This week, we spoke with Patricia Hall, BSN, RN, […] Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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