Immunization and Infectious Disease Update
National Association of County & City Health Officials
Information and Resources for Local Health Departments

Recent News

New Grandparents Need Whooping Cough Vaccine, AAP Says
The Boston Globe (September 26, 2011)

Many Parents Opt for "Alternative" Vaccination Schedule
USA Today (October 3, 2011)

One in 10 Parents Skip or Delay Vaccines
TIME (October 3, 2011)

Study: 10% of Kids Improperly Vaccinated (Video)
CNN (October 3, 2011)

Contagions: Reality More Chilling Than Film Fiction
Huffington Post (October 3, 2011)

Virus to Blame for Rise in Throat Cancer
Reuters (October 4, 2011)

Vaccines Important and Safe: Dr. Salzman (Video)
Fox Chicago News (October 4, 2011)

UC Berkeley Students Sickened By Mumps Outbreak
KTVU San Francisco (October 5, 2011)

Adjusting Attitudes About The Vaccination Schedule
Shot of Prevention (October 5, 2011)

More People Turn to Pharmacy for Vaccines
WOWT.com (CA) (October 5, 2011)

Single Pediatric Dose of A/H1N1 Vaccine Can Prevent Hospitalization
HealthDay News (October 10, 2011)

Bill Lets Minors Get HPV Vaccine without Parents' OK
KGO-TV (CA) (October 10, 2011)

Racial Disparity Exists in Nursing Home Flu Vaccination
Nurse.com (October 10, 2011) 

Influenza Vaccination 2011-2012: Recommendations
Medscape News 
Resources

Presentation: LHD Immunization Activities after Budget Cuts 

Lawyers, Guns, and (No) Money: Public Health Management Decisions in the Wild West, a presentation originally featured at the 2011 NACCHO Annual Conference, describes substantial budget cuts and management decisions that impacted Maricopa County (AZ) Department of Public Health's tuberculosis program, school-based influenza activities, and policy efforts. Find the presentation, and an audio recording, on NACCHO's infectious disease prevention and control webpage.

 

Flu Clinic Registration and Education System  

The Massachusetts Health Officers Association has recently issued its Flu Clinic Registration and Education System (MyLocalClinic.com).  MyLocalClinic.com can help you manage your clinics efficiently. Watch the introductory video or get more information. 


CDC: FluVaxView 
Four surveys from the CDC provide information on vaccination coverage estimates for 2010-11 and previous influenza seasons. The surveys include Reports, interactive maps, trend lines, bar charts, and data tables. Explore these surveys on the CDC website.

 

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

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.    

 

Become an ACHIEVE Community

NACCHO recently released a request for applications for ACHIEVE (Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental changE). The 2012 ACHIEVE initiative will include an emphasis on peer mentoring. Three new communities (mentees) and three current ACHIEVE communities (mentors) will be selected, for a total of six funded communities. Both potential applicants must submit a joint application. For more information, please visit the ACHIEVE website.

 

Accreditation Support Initiative

NACCHO is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for public health departments to prepare for or undertake accreditation activities. Eligible applicants must identify an area of need around accreditation readiness and must demonstrate how they will use these funds to address this need and be better prepared to achieve accreditation. Applications are due by Friday, October 28. An informational call outlining this funding opportunity will be held on Monday, October 17, at 4PM ET.  

 

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.

Publications

Influenza-associated pediatric deaths - United States, September 2010 - August 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60,1233-8. 

 

Update: Influenza activity - United States and worldwide, May 22 - September 3, 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60,1239-42.

 

FDA approval of expanded age indication for a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60, 1279-80. 

 

Notes from the field: Measles among U.S.- bound refugees from Malaysia - California, Maryland, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, August - September 2011 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60, 1281-2. 

 

Severe illness from 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) - Utah, 2009 - 10, influenza season
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60, 1310-4. 

 

Assessing Google Flu Trends performance in the United States during the 2009 influenza virus A (H1N1) pandemic
Cook S., Conrad C., Fowlkes A.L., & Mohebbi M.H. (2011). PLoS One, 6(8), e23610.

 

WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: 2011 update
Falzon D., et al. (2011). European Respiratory Journal, 38(3), 516-528.

 

Effect of expanded US recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination: Comparison of two pediatric emergency departments in the United States and Canada
Hoen A.G., et al. (2011).  Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(13), E1025-32.  

 

Air sickness: Vomiting and environmental transmission of norovirus on aircraft
Lopman B. (2011). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 53(6), 521-522.

 

Guideline for the prevention and control of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in healthcare settings   

MacCannell T., et al.  (2011). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 32(10), 939-969.

 

Increases in vaccination coverage of healthcare personnel following institutional requirements for influenza vaccination: A national survey of US hospitals
Miller B.L., Ahmed F., Lindley M.C., & Wortley P.M. (2011). Vaccine (e-pub ahead of print).

 

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.


 

 

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