Immunization and Infectious Disease Update
National Association of County & City Health Officials
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Recent News
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Science Aside, Fear of Vaccines PersistsOmaha World-Herald (September 3, 2011) Support of Public Lab Wans, a Decade After September 11Global Security Newsire (September 6, 2011) NACCHO Marks 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and Anthrax Tragedies; Celebrates Strides in PreparednessNACCHO (September 8, 2011) Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May Work as Well as Three
HealthDay (reprinted by USA Today) (September 8, 2011) Five Downsides of Spacing Out Your Child's VaccinesCommonHealth--WBUR, NPR-Boston (September 9, 2011) Three Lessons About Outbreak Preparedness from 'Contagion'The Atlantic (September 9, 2011) 'Physicians to Children' to No Longer Treat Unvaccinated KidsRoanoke Times (September 9, 2011) Immunization is Key to Avoiding EpidemicNews & Record, Greensboro, NC (September 10, 2011) UPI Nurses Work to Get Teens VaccinatedUPI (September 11, 2011) The Real Threat of 'Contagion'New York Times (September 11, 2011) Michele Bachmann HPV Row Prompts Fears for Vaccine Programme in US
Guardian (September 14, 2011) 'Contagion' and the Need for Health Research
The Hill's Congress Blog (September 14, 2011)
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NACCHO Policy Statement: Third Party Billing for Immunization Services
NACCHO has a new policy statement that urges support for local health departments' efforts to conduct third-party-billing for immunization services. It can be found on NACCHO's website.
Online Course for Healthcare Providers: Yellow Fever Disease and Vaccine
The CDC's Traveler's Health Branch has created an online course for healthcare providers who want to learn more about yellow fever disease and yellow fever vaccine. There are two lessons that take approximately one hour each. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health educators. The cost is free, and providers can register here.
Make Vaccines Part of Adolescent Back-to-School Plans The American Academy of Pediatrics is partnering with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and other leading organizations to improve immunization rates among adolescents. The NFID's newly updated website provides up-to-date information about vaccines for adolescents. In addition to vaccine recommendations, the site includes information on the recent outbreaks of pertussis and measles in the US.
Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans under the ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new requirements that private insurers cover preventive services, including routine immunizations, screenings for conditions such as cancer and high cholesterol, and preventive services for women. This fact sheet outlines these prevention requirements and discusses the impact they may have. A table is also available with a summary of federally-recommended preventive services.
What's New on the CDC Influenza Website
The CDC has posted new resources on their influenza website. Explore these resources for all your influenza prevention needs by visiting the CDC website.
NACCHO Immunization Videos Page NACCHO has gathered videos addressing vaccination into one convenient place. Watch short videos covering immunization issues, including influenza, pertussis, adolescent immunization, and personal stories about vaccine preventable diseases. Videos range from humorous to serious and target a variety of ages. Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView The CDC provides a weekly update of influenza illness in the U.S. Access the summary report here. |
Get Involved
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2012 Model Practice Submissions
NACCHO will accept model practice applications October 10 through November 11, 2011. Since 2003, NACCHO's Model Practice Awards program has honored innovative LHD programs. If you have any questions concerning the Model Practice program please e-mail practices@naccho.org and a member of NACCHO membership team will respond. For more information, visit NACCHO's website.
NACCHO's MCAH Sentinel Network
NACCHO is currently undertaking a multi-year project to strengthen local health department (LHD) Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) programs. As part of this project, NACCHO is creating a Sentinel Network to further increase its understanding of local MCAH and would like to invite you to participate. LHD staff members who are working to improve health outcomes for MCAH populations are eligible to participate in the Sentinel Network. The deadline to register online is September 20, 2011. Please email mch@naccho.org if you have any questions about the MCAH Sentinel Network.
IZ/ID Practice Idea
If you accept an intern from an area college or university, do you ask the college/university to provide you with rights to their library services so your staff can obtain copies of journal articles? Please let Paul Etkind know by contacting him at petkind@naccho.org or at 202-507-4260.
Stories from the Field: LHD Use of the Community Guide
Has your LHD successfully implemented recommendations from
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide)? If so, NACCHO encourages you to share your experience with other LHDs by filling out a short form
here. View stories other LHDs have shared or search by topic here.
Submit a Tool to NACCHO's Immunization and Infectious Disease Toolkits
NACCHO's Immunization and Infectious Disease Toolkits are intended to provide local health departments (LHDs) with resources related to immunization and infectious disease prevention and control practices. Examples of tools include templates, guides, community resources and much more. Log in to submit your own resources to the Toolkit to share with other LHDs.
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Publications
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Parent-reported reasons for nonreceipt of recommended adolescent vaccinations, National Immunization Survey-Teen, 2009 Dorell C., Yankey D.,&Strasser S. (2011). Clinical Pediatrics (e-pub ahead of print).
Safety of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in children aged 24 to 59 months in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Glanz J.M., Newcomer S.R., Hambidge S.J., Daley M.F., Narwaney K.J., Xu S., Lee G.M., Baggs J., Klein N.P., Nordin J.D., Naleway A.L., Belongia E.A., & Weintraub E.S. (2011). Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine,165(8), 749-55.
Impact of targeted testing for latent tuberculosis infection using commercially available diagnostics
Mancuso J.D., Tribble D., Mazurek G.H., Li Y., Olsen C., Aronson N.E., Geiter L., Goodwin D., & Keep L.W. (2011). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 53(3), 234-44.
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
For additional information about NACCHO, visit: www.naccho.org. |
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