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NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics

Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

  • NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

  • NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates

    Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread...

    Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Cervical Health Awareness Month: Increasing HPV Vaccination to Promote Cervical...

    According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each...

    Jan 24, 2017 | 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

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    Local Public Health Recognized in 2020 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards

    The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) Immunization Excellence Awards recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations towards improved vaccination rates within their communities during the past year.

    Jun 23, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this week’s post, we sat down with Denver Public Health’s (DPH’s) Alejandra Santisteban, MPH, ‎Program Assistant for the Immunizations Program, to discuss DPH’s in-school immunization program. Tell us about...

    Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […]

    Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […]

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […]

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates

    Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread awareness of the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Throughout this month, NACCHO’s NIAM Blog Series will highlight local health department efforts to improve immunization rates in their communities. This week, we spoke with Patricia Hall, BSN, RN, […]

    Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Cervical Health Awareness Month: Increasing HPV Vaccination to Promote Cervical Health

    According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. Fortunately, with vaccinations and screenings (i.e., Pap and HPV tests), the disease is essentially preventable. To celebrate Cervical Health Awareness Month, and in recognition of the critical role vaccination, NACCHO checked in with two […]

    Jan 24, 2017 | 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 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

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    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

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    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

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    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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