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Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating Communities
Although National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to...
Aug 23, 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
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments
Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
New California Law: Day Care Worker Immunization Requirement
The California Governor signed a law on October 11 that requires day care workers to be immunized against pertussis, measles, and...
Oct 15, 2015 | Kate Drezner
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
CDC Releases Updated Measles Information
CDC released updated measles information for parents and caregivers, as well as healthcare providers. This information follows the...
Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang
Medscape Vaccine Acceptance Report: Where Do We Stand?
A new Medscape report was released on the state of vaccine acceptance since the 2015 Measles outbreak. See “Vaccine Acceptance...
Sep 01, 2015 | Kate Drezner
NACCHO’s Vaccine Confidence Initiative: A Report from the NACCHO Annual Workshop
Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and an increase in vaccine hesitancy in regions of the United States have emphasized...
Aug 10, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating CommunitiesAlthough National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to continue actively promoting the importance of immunization beyond August. Immunizations play a vital role in protecting the health of communities. Thanks to the development of safe and effective vaccines, rates of vaccine-preventable disease have decreased in the last... Aug 23, 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 |
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health DepartmentsCan your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone City-County Health Department (now RiverStone Health) in Billings, MT could say that they had ever heard of the health department. However, thanks to the health department leadership’s investments in a rebranding effort, 10 years later, 88% of residents were able […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
New California Law: Day Care Worker Immunization RequirementThe California Governor signed a law on October 11 that requires day care workers to be immunized against pertussis, measles, and influenza. Failure to maintain accurate records will be treated like any other violation of licensure requirements. The new law, which goes into effect September 1, 2016, was sponsored by the Health Officers Association of California […] Oct 15, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Lessons for Local Health Departments from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe 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 |
CDC Releases Updated Measles InformationCDC released updated measles information for parents and caregivers, as well as healthcare providers. This information follows the recent measles-related death in Washington State in July, which was the first reported measles infection that resulted in death in the U.S. since 2003. For further information, please refer to the following links: CDC Measles website CDC […] Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Medscape Vaccine Acceptance Report: Where Do We Stand?A new Medscape report was released on the state of vaccine acceptance since the 2015 Measles outbreak. See “Vaccine Acceptance Report: Where Do We Stand?” for more information. Sep 01, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
NACCHO’s Vaccine Confidence Initiative: A Report from the NACCHO Annual WorkshopRecent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and an increase in vaccine hesitancy in regions of the United States have emphasized why it is more important than ever for local health departments to communicate the importance, safety, and efficacy of vaccines. Although immunization rates across the United States remain high, many communities have pockets of unvaccinated persons. […] Aug 10, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
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