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Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report....
Apr 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Journal of Pediatrics has published a new article, “Association of provider recommendation and HPV vaccination initiation...
Feb 26, 2019 | Kerry Premo
We as adult professionals know it’s not too late for young adults to get the HPV vaccine, but often times, they don’t know it. That’s...
Feb 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released several resources focused on opioid facts for teenagers. The resources...
Nov 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Teen, which showed the...
Aug 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Aug 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of...
Aug 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has launched a new HPV (human papillomavirus) awareness campaign (The Talk) in...
Jul 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), held in August, is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for...
Jul 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report. The 2019 report examines how strong our defenses truly are against vaccine-preventable diseases and what we can do, as public health advocates and legislators, to make our country stronger and more resilient in […]
The Journal of Pediatrics has published a new article, “Association of provider recommendation and HPV vaccination initiation among male adolescents aged 13-17 years – United States.” This is the first assessment of state-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among male adolescents aged 13-17 years by provider recommendation. In this article, the 2011-2016 National...
We as adult professionals know it’s not too late for young adults to get the HPV vaccine, but often times, they don’t know it. That’s why Healthy Teen Network developed HPV: Not Too Late. The short video animation (1:38) uses a conversational tone and humor to help young adults learn more about HPV and the […]
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released several resources focused on opioid facts for teenagers. The resources provide information about what opioids are, how their misuse has led to the opioid crisis, the effects of opioid misuse, and frequently asked questions. Use these resources to help educate teens in your communities about opioids.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Teen, which showed the number of adolescents who are up to date on HPV vaccination – meaning they started and completed the HPV vaccine series – increased five percentage points from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, roughly half (49 percent) […]
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of immunizations throughout the lifespan, particularly among school-aged children, pregnant women, babies and infants, pre-teens and teens, and adults. Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in increasing awareness about immunizations as a tool to protect communities...
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has launched a new HPV (human papillomavirus) awareness campaign (The Talk) in collaboration with DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit exclusively for young people and social change with a digital platform reaching more than 6 million adolescents. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It can be deadly and […]
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), held in August, is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. To facilitate local support of this national awareness effort, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) developed a communications and messaging toolkit for each week of NIAM 2018: Back to School (July/August) Pregnant women (August...
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