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Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health...
On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public...
Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
Global Burden of Norovirus and Prospects for Vaccine Development
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with CDC and the CDC Foundation, have released the report, “Global...
Oct 02, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference
On September 17, NACCHO staff attended the 2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference hosted by the National Foundation for...
Sep 30, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Immunizations Needed to Protect Children and Communities from Vaccine-Preventable...
By Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO President Before students returned to school for the start of the current school year, many received...
Sep 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice
New NACCHO HPV Funding Opportunity and Informational Webinar
NACCHO has received additional funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support local health departments as they...
Sep 22, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Apply for the National Health Security Award!
By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2014-15 School...
On August 28, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article, “Vaccination Coverage Among Children in...
Sep 01, 2015 | Kate Drezner
National Immunization Survey 19-35 months-2014
CDC recently released the National Immunization Survey 2014 data for 19-35 month olds. There were no significant decreases in infant...
Aug 31, 2015 | Kate Drezner
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination Rates
On July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state...
Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer
Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health Department Perspective at USCAOn September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public health workers, advocates, policy makers, and people living with HIV to share strategies and ideas for how to tackle the HIV epidemic. The conference theme, “The numbers don’t lie: It’s time to end disparities,” […] Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
Global Burden of Norovirus and Prospects for Vaccine DevelopmentThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with CDC and the CDC Foundation, have released the report, “Global Burden of Norovirus and Prospects for Vaccine Development.” The report brings together the work of norovirus researchers and vaccination experts from around the world to describe the burden of norovirus globally and outline further research needed to fill […] Oct 02, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News ConferenceOn September 17, NACCHO staff attended the 2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) promoting the importance of seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. The event, moderated by Dr. William Schaffner, M.D., medical director of NFID and professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School... Sep 30, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Immunizations Needed to Protect Children and Communities from Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesBy Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO President Before students returned to school for the start of the current school year, many received required vaccines to stay healthy and avoid life-threatening diseases. Vaccines not only protect children and their long-term health, but also the health of their communities. While many states debate extending or restricting exemptions for […] Sep 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
New NACCHO HPV Funding Opportunity and Informational WebinarNACCHO has received additional funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support local health departments as they engage and collaborate with healthcare providers and other key community stakeholders to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in their communities, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ HPV vaccination recommendations. Up... Sep 22, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Apply for the National Health Security Award!By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant... Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2014-15 School YearOn August 28, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article, “Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten-United States, 2014-15 School Year.” This report describes vaccination coverage from 49 states and DC and vaccination exemption levels from 46 states and DC for children enrolled in kindergarten during the 2014–15 school year, as reported by federally... Sep 01, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
National Immunization Survey 19-35 months-2014CDC recently released the National Immunization Survey 2014 data for 19-35 month olds. There were no significant decreases in infant vaccination in 2014 compared to 2013, but significant increases were seen with the first and second Hepatitis A dose. For the full results, view the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article and the CDC’s website. Aug 31, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination RatesOn July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state of adolescent immunization coverage in the United States. The survey, conducted via phone with additional follow up with providers to confirm individuals’ immunization history, showed that progress has been made in increasing coverage for all three […] Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer |
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