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Lessons for Local Health Departments from the International Conference on Emerging...

The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta at the end of August and Jackie Lawler, an...

Oct 13, 2015 | Christina Baum

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Watch Now: 2019 Public Health Communications Webinar Series

NACCHO recently presented a multi-part webinar series to help local health departments build capacity to engage in public health communication. The webinar topics were selected based on a two-part needs assessment that NACCHO conducted in 2017-2018 to determine local health departments’ communications capacity, capabilities, and skills gaps. Each webinar in the series is now available for...

May 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Immunization

Resources: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

May 18th marked HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), a health observance recognizing the researchers, health professionals, activists, and volunteers involved in advancing HIV vaccine research. See the resources below that have been developed in honor of HVAD 2019: Blogs HIV.gov: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2019, by Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and […]

May 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Immunization, Infectious Disease

Public Health Impact Report: Vaccine Hesitancy

Measles outbreaks are occurring across the country. Since the beginning of 2019, there have been 465 measles cases; 85 people in Washington state and Oregon alone have contracted measles. In an era when vaccine-preventable diseases seldom occur in the United States, these measles outbreaks highlight the Portland metropolitan region’s vulnerability to infectious diseases. To assess this […]

Apr 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Immunization, Vaccine Hesitancy

2019 State of the ImmUnion Report

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 […]

Apr 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Epidemiology, Immunization, Infectious Disease

Presentation: Communicating about Vaccines Effectively Within Your Communities

On October 12, Dr. Saad B. Omer, Professor of Global Health, Epidemiology, and Pediatrics at Emory University, presented evidence-based approaches to communicating with patients and community members about vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Omer’s presentation focused on the association between vaccine refusal and vaccine-preventable disease rates, identifying evidence-based approaches to address...

Oct 30, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

Tools & Resources, Immunization

NIAM 2018: Using A Collaborative Workgroup to Address Local Immunization Issues

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...

Aug 03, 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

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

Lessons for Local Health Departments from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta at the end of August and Jackie Lawler, an epidemiologist at the Orange County Health Department in New York and a member of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Workgroup, attended as the NACCHO partner representative on the ICEID 2015 Scientific Program Committee. […]

Oct 13, 2015 | Christina Baum

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Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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