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National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed annually in August to highlight the importance of vaccination across the...
Aug 03, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s newly released report recommends ways to advance public understanding of, access to,...
Jul 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Through support from the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), NACCHO would like to explore local...
Dec 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
With recent outbreaks of measles across the U.S., ensuring parents have access to accurate and credible information about vaccines is...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Vaccines are a notable public health achievement, which have helped to significantly reduce childhood morbidity, mortality and disease...
Today CDC released the 2016-2018 NIS-Child report and the 2018-19 kindergarten vaccination coverage report. The reports are published...
Oct 17, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Washington Post recently debuted “The Vaccines Project,” a new video series explaining the origins of vaccines and how they’ve...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has launched the updated version of The Vaccine Handbook App, which contains the new...
Aug 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed annually in August to highlight the importance of vaccination across the lifespan.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s newly released report recommends ways to advance public understanding of, access to, and acceptance of vaccines that protect against COVID-19.
Through support from the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), NACCHO would like to explore local health departments’ efforts to increase vaccine confidence within their communities. NACCHO will provide both formal and informal assistance to local health departments that have identified pockets of low immunization coverage or vaccine hesitancy and are engaging...
With recent outbreaks of measles across the U.S., ensuring parents have access to accurate and credible information about vaccines is key to increasing vaccine acceptance. As a trusted source of information about vaccines, healthcare professionals can play a key role in establishing trust and educating parents and patients on the important role that vaccines play […]
Vaccines are a notable public health achievement, which have helped to significantly reduce childhood morbidity, mortality and disease outbreaks. Although science supports their effectiveness, misinformation and hesitancy still exists. In September, APHA hosted a webinar to explore effective strategies to address vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
Today CDC released the 2016-2018 NIS-Child report and the 2018-19 kindergarten vaccination coverage report. The reports are published online at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/. Interactive state level and trend data are available online at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vaxview/. CDC’s priority messages include: The US has already had 22 measles outbreaks in 2019, and most cases were among people who...
The Washington Post recently debuted “The Vaccines Project,” a new video series explaining the origins of vaccines and how they’ve changed through time.
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has launched the updated version of The Vaccine Handbook App, which contains the new 8th (2019) edition of The Vaccine Handbook—A Practical Guide for Clinicians. This authoritative, practical tool is available free of charge from the Apple iTunes App Store for iOS users. Purchase of the print edition is not required. The Vaccine Handbook App is a...
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from CDC Research with Parents and Healthcare Professionals. During this webinar, Allison Fisher (CDC/NCIRD) and Elizabeth Ryan (Northrop Grumman-TEKsystems Contractor, CDC/NCIRD) presented key findings from CDC’s communication research with pregnant women, parents of...
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