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National Immunization Awareness Month Resources
To help local health departments and other agencies promote childhood immunization during National Immunization Awareness Month in...
Jul 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO Annual 2015 Preview: Wellness Coalition Partners with Pediatric Care...
By Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO The following post is part of a series of interviews with local health...
Jun 30, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Five Questions for Dr. Jiancheng Huang, Director of Public Health, Oswego County...
Interview by Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO Voice spoke with Dr. Jiancheng Huang, Director of Public...
Apr 29, 2015 | NacchoVoice
National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a...
National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...
Apr 22, 2015 | Admin
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise
By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary...
Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Tools for Local Health Departments
By Alyssa Banks, Senior Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO In April 2014, President Obama announced that April is...
Apr 03, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Local Health Departments Get Ready for National Infant Immunization Week
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...
Apr 02, 2015 | Admin
New Guidance Available on Smallpox Outbreak Vaccine Strategy
A new guidance is available that advises local health departments on the United States’ vaccine response strategy in the case of...
Mar 25, 2015 | Katie Regan
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
National Immunization Awareness Month ResourcesTo help local health departments and other agencies promote childhood immunization during National Immunization Awareness Month in August and year round, the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at CDC has printed additional copies of several childhood immunization posters. Limited quantities of these materials are available to order for free from the CDC warehouse.... Jul 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO Annual 2015 Preview: Wellness Coalition Partners with Pediatric Care Providers to Increase Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors among ChildrenBy Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO The following post is part of a series of interviews with local health department (LHD) staff who will present at the 2015 NACCHO Annual conference. This post offers a preview of the session “Pediatrician Perception of the LiveWell Greenville “At the Doctor” Toolkit in Improving Patient Communication Regarding Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors,”... Jun 30, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Five Questions for Dr. Jiancheng Huang, Director of Public Health, Oswego County (NY) Health DepartmentInterview by Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO Voice spoke with Dr. Jiancheng Huang, Director of Public Health, Oswego County (NY) Health Department, about collaboration and community engagement, an innovative program to help expectant mothers quit smoking, and the challenges that keep him awake at night. NACCHO: Please tell us about your professional background and how... Apr 29, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a Resilient CommunityNational Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy and resilient communities. Hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays... Apr 22, 2015 | Admin |
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop ExerciseBy Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary reminder that humans are vulnerable to infectious diseases and that preparedness must remain a top priority. But Ebola isn’t the only health threat facing the global community. Other biological airborne threats – including smallpox – […] Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author |
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Tools for Local Health DepartmentsBy Alyssa Banks, Senior Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO In April 2014, President Obama announced that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As public health practitioners, we are reminded that millions of children and adolescents are exposed to violence and experience maltreatment early in life. Exposure to violence and maltreatment is a […] Apr 03, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Local Health Departments Get Ready for National Infant Immunization WeekNational Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy and resilient communities. This year it will take place April 18-25 and local health departments are planning numerous activities to highlight the... Apr 02, 2015 | Admin |
New Guidance Available on Smallpox Outbreak Vaccine StrategyA new guidance is available that advises local health departments on the United States’ vaccine response strategy in the case of a smallpox outbreak. “Clinical Guidance for Smallpox Vaccine Use in a Postevent Vaccination Program” is a collaboration between NACCHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the American Academy of Pediatrics to […] Mar 25, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
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