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Nominations Open: 2017 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation have published nomination materials for the 2017 CDC...
Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal...
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents
After more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization...
Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination Coverage
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and...
Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
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 Immunization Awareness Month: Local Health Departments Celebrate and...
By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge (MA) Public Health Department Vaccines...
Aug 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Take Action! August is National Immunization Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for people of all ages....
Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMist
More and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee...
Jul 13, 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
Nominations Open: 2017 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion AwardThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation have published nomination materials for the 2017 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award, which annually recognizes individuals who make a significant contribution toward improving public health through their work in childhood immunization. The award honors up to one person from each of the 50 U.S. states, 8 U.S.... Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal DiseaseThe National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine information materials which are provided to patients prior to each vaccination. This mandate requires all health care providers (including local health departments) who administer vaccines against Pertussis, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles Varicella,... Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger AdolescentsAfter more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), voted to approve a recommendation that reduces the number of HPV vaccine doses from three to two […] Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination CoverageLast week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR). “National, State, Regional, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months – United States, 2015” highlights 2015 National Immunization Survey (NIS) data, which revealed no significant changes in... Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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 Immunization Awareness Month: Local Health Departments Celebrate and Promote VaccinationBy Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge (MA) Public Health Department Vaccines are one of the most important achievements in public health and have prevented wide-scale illness and death since their conception. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that vaccinations will prevent more than 21 million […] Aug 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Take Action! August is National Immunization Awareness MonthNational Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) 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 scalable list of ways to get involved in NIAM. The range of suggested activities ensures that any local health department, regardless... Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMistMore and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP’s) recent vote on an interim recommendation for influenza vaccine highlights how and why evaluating public health practices benefits public health policies. Influenza (flu) causes substantial illness and death every […] Jul 13, 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 |
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