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The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC), and Indiana University are...
Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Nov 21, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Parents consider health professionals their most trusted source of information when it comes to vaccines. When talking to parents...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In mid-September, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted Current Issues in Vaccines Fall 2019 to discuss the following: HPV...
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories...
Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could...
Aug 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to...
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has launched the updated version of The Vaccine Handbook App, which contains the new...
Aug 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC), and Indiana University are hosting a free, five-part webinar series about HPV and HPV-related issues: January 27—HPV Update: Community Initiatives and Challenges January 28—Medical Societies’ Efforts Against HPV January 29—Gathering Momentum for the Global Elimination of Cervical...
Parents consider health professionals their most trusted source of information when it comes to vaccines. When talking to parents about vaccines, it's important to make a strong, effective recommendation and allow time for parents to ask questions.
In mid-September, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted Current Issues in Vaccines Fall 2019 to discuss the following: HPV vaccine for 27- to 45-year olds: Routine recommendation? PCV13 vaccine for older adults: Is it making a difference? Influenza vaccine: A rough year Meningococcal B vaccine: When do you need a booster dose?
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories from the field that highlight local health department (LHD) immunization initiatives.
CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which provides the latest estimates of vaccination rates among adolescents in the United States.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could prevent 92% percent of cancers attributable to HPV. A new CDC study found that there were 43,999 HPV-associated cancers (cancers in organ sites where HPV often causes cancer) from 2012 through 2016. […]
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to protect more people against HPV-associated cancers. A new report from the CDC shows little progress toward increasing HPV vaccination rates among teenagers 13-17 years old. HPV vaccination rates increased slightly for boys, but there was […]
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has launched the updated version of The Vaccine Handbook App, which contains the new 8th (2019) edition of The Vaccine Handbook—A Practical Guide for Clinicians. This authoritative, practical tool is available free of charge from the Apple iTunes App Store for iOS users. Purchase of the print edition is not required. The Vaccine Handbook App is a...
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May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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