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Call for Resources: School-Based Influenza Vaccination Clinics with Injectable...
Per the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), LAIV, or FluMist, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu...
Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Learn More about Infectious Disease & Informatics at 2016 NACCHO Annual
The 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious...
Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local Level
By Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and...
Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author
Assessment of Local Health Department Use of Immunization Information Systems
NACCHO, with funding and support from CDC, conducted an assessment to identify and explore local health department use of Immunization...
Mar 23, 2016 | Kate Drezner
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV Vaccination
NACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to...
Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner
Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project Represented at the West Virginia HPV Summit
By Dr. Diana Gaviria, Health Officer, and Christina Jackson, Health Promotions Coordinator, Berkeley County (WV) Health Department On...
Mar 16, 2016 | Guest Author
ACIP Releases 2016 Immunization Schedules
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2016 recommended immunization schedules for children and...
Feb 12, 2016 | Kate Drezner
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
Call for Resources: School-Based Influenza Vaccination Clinics with Injectable VaccinePer the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), LAIV, or FluMist, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season. Since many school-based influenza vaccination clinics rely heavily on FluMist, or use it exclusively, it’s critical to begin sharing examples, experiences, and resources that will help these clinics develop and implement alternative vaccination programs.... Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Learn More about Infectious Disease & Informatics at 2016 NACCHO AnnualThe 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease and Informatics (IDI) portfolio, including: HIV, STI & Hepatitis, Immunization, Emerging Infections and Outbreak Response, and Informatics. For those registrants, or potential registrants, with a special interest in these topics, the IDI Team has... Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local LevelBy Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger, and is taking place April 16-23, 2016. Since 1994, […] Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author |
Assessment of Local Health Department Use of Immunization Information SystemsNACCHO, with funding and support from CDC, conducted an assessment to identify and explore local health department use of Immunization Information Systems, also known as immunization registries. The purpose of the assessment was to collect information to support and promote the role of Immunization Information Systems within local health department immunization programs. To view the results of... Mar 23, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV VaccinationNACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to increase HPV and other adolescent vaccination rates. Leading themes that indicated an uptake in HPV and other adolescent vaccinations include reminder/recall, provider education, and Assessment Feedback Incentives eXchange (AFIX). To assist your local health... Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project Represented at the West Virginia HPV SummitBy Dr. Diana Gaviria, Health Officer, and Christina Jackson, Health Promotions Coordinator, Berkeley County (WV) Health Department On December 8, 2015, Diana Gaviria and Christina Jackson represented the Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project at the West Virginia HPV Summit in Charleston. The summit, presented by the West Virginia Immunization Network, brought together stakeholders from around... Mar 16, 2016 | Guest Author |
ACIP Releases 2016 Immunization SchedulesThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2016 recommended immunization schedules for children and adults. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website. Feb 12, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
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