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NACCHO Funds Ten Local Health Departments to Identify Strategies to Increase HPV...
NACCHO awarded ten local health departments funding to identify strategies and develop an action plan to improve vaccination rates for...
Dec 11, 2015 | Kate Drezner
National Influenza Vaccination Week: It’s Not Too Late to Promote Vaccination in...
For millions of people every flu season, the flu can mean a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue,...
Dec 07, 2015 | Lisa McKeown
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become...
Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner
NACCHO Releases 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps
On November 2, NACCHO released the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps report, a comprehensive look at the Medical...
Nov 11, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Protecting Health Behind the Scenes During the Papal Visit
This post originally ran on the ASPR Blog. For more information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Nov 06, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU Course
Cardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their...
Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Congress Should Support Fund that Prevents Disease and Saves Lives
The following article was originally published in The Hill. View the original article. By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH In 1736 Benjamin...
Oct 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
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
Updated Vaccine Facts and Policy Website
The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) recently updated the Vaccine Facts and Policy interactive website at...
Oct 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner
NACCHO Funds Ten Local Health Departments to Identify Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO awarded ten local health departments funding to identify strategies and develop an action plan to improve vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. The award, with funding from the CDC, will provide direct support to the health departments to engage locally with healthcare providers […] Dec 11, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
National Influenza Vaccination Week: It’s Not Too Late to Promote Vaccination in Your CommunityFor millions of people every flu season, the flu can mean a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue, and miserable days spent in bed. However, the flu can be more serious. On average, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year in the United States due to flu complications. But […] Dec 07, 2015 | Lisa McKeown |
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become immunization champions in their organizations. The ICAMP Academy—a multidisciplinary leadership component of GSA’s Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Program (ICAMP)—is set for four offerings in 2016, which include the following: February 15-16 in Los... Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
NACCHO Releases 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve CorpsOn November 2, NACCHO released the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps report, a comprehensive look at the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) network. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of more than 200,000 local volunteers dedicated to the safety, preparedness, and health of their communities. The MRC was created after the […] Nov 11, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Protecting Health Behind the Scenes During the Papal VisitThis post originally ran on the ASPR Blog. For more information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response visit http://www.phe.gov/ASPRBlog/Pages/default.aspx. By Grace Middleton, Communications Coordinator, Medical Reserve Corps Program (MRC), Office of Emergency Management (OEM), HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response When the Pope... Nov 06, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU CourseCardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their parents entitled, “You are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention.” The course helps providers frame the HPV vaccine conversation, encourages providers to make a strong vaccination recommendation, and offers responses to parents’ most common questions. Designed... Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Congress Should Support Fund that Prevents Disease and Saves LivesThe following article was originally published in The Hill. View the original article. By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH In 1736 Benjamin Franklin said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In 2010 Congress followed this wise advice and created the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), which has invested nearly $5.25 billion to […] Oct 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
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 |
Updated Vaccine Facts and Policy WebsiteThe Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) recently updated the Vaccine Facts and Policy interactive website at www.VaccineFactsandPolicy.org with the latest AIM, Immunization Action Coalition, and national information that characterizes the immunization environment of 64 jurisdictions. The topics covered include the following: Coverage rates (source: National Immunization Survey) Exemption... Oct 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
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