Immunizations
Immunization educational materials now available!
The Pepin Comic Book Series is an animated series covering seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
Recommended Vaccines for Recent Immigrants from Mexico provides recommendations for clinicians offering vaccines to non high-risk recently arrived Mexican immigrants, by age, to bring them up to date with the US recommendations.
These materials are available to you for just the cost of shipping. To order, send an email with your full physical shipping address and the name and quantity of each material that you wish to order. Please also include your name, position, and the name of your organization. We will respond within several days to your request. ORDER NOW AS SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED!
Immunization Initiative at Migrant Clinician Network
The Immunization Initiative at the Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is devoted to promoting and improving childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization coverage levels among migrant and other mobile underserved populations. Funding for this project is obtained from a cooperative agreement with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MCN and the Immunization Initiative provides training and technical assistance to Migrant Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Start Centers, Migrant Education Programs, employers, and state and local health departments to manage complex cultural issues of mobile underserved populations and in strategies to reach them and help minimize the barriers to full immunizations.
The Immunization initiative also develops popular-educational materials and resources which are culturally and linguistically appropriate; and in an easy to understand format. The materials assist clinicians in educating and encouraging migrants to get vaccinated and to vaccinate their children.
For technical assistance please contact Kate Bero , Manager Immunization Initiative.
Clinical Excellence
The objectives for the MCN immunization initiative are:
- Providing training and technical assistance to Migrant Community Health Centers, Migrant Head start Centers, Migrant Education Programs, employers and state and local health departments.
- Disseminating culturally and linguistically appropriate immunization educational materials
- Educating clinicians regarding the complex cultural issues of mobile underserved populations and offering effective strategies to help minimize the barriers to full immunization.
- Producing and evaluating culturally appropriate immunization resources targeting children, adolescents and adults.
- Work with other partners on the development of workable registry.
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Featured Resources
Recommended Immunization Schedules for persons aged 0-18 Years, USA January 2007
Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2007 includes HPV and Rotavirus vaccines.
Women in Government recommends HPV vaccination for girls entering middle school
Following the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a vaccine targeting cervical cancer, Women in Government, a national, bi-partisan, non-profit organization representing women state legislators, today recommended that all girls entering middle school be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer. The recommendation is part of the group's new policy recommendations for the HPV vaccine's implementation in the states. The group also supports parental exemptions to the HPV vaccine, based on existing state immunization exemptions. The new HPV vaccine policy recommendations are part of Women in Government's "Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign," which mobilizes state legislators to help eradicate cervical cancer through education and policy initiatives. Since 2004, 45 states have introduced legislation or resolutions tackling this issue.
CDC issues ACIP recommendations for the use of HPV vaccine
These recommendations represent the first statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on the use of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 8, 2006. This report summarizes the epidemiology of HPV and associated diseases, describes the licensed HPV vaccine, and provides recommendations for its use for vaccination among females aged 9-26 years in the United States. March 2007.
FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1
The vaccine could be used in the event the current H5N1 avian virus were to develop the capability to efficiently spread from human to human, resulting in the rapid spread of the disease across the globe. Should such an influenza pandemic emerge, the vaccine may provide early limited protection in the months before a vaccine tailored to the pandemic strain of the virus could be developed and produced
Immunization Schedules software for PDAs/Shots 2007
Shots 2007 is freeware for personal use. Shots 2007 is a quick reference guide to the Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the 2006-2007 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Immunization Update, December 2006
Immunization Update, March 2007
MMWR corrects an error in the vaccination schedule for persons aged 0-18 years.January 23,2007
In the MMWR QuickGuide "Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years—United States, 2007," an error occurred in the first sentence of the second bullet of footnote 10 under Figure 2 on page Q-3. The sentence should read, "Administer 2 doses of varicella vaccine to persons aged <13 years at least 3 months apart."
New Hampshire Will Offer Free Vaccine To Children For HPV
"The HPV vaccine represents a significant step forward in protecting the health and lives of the women and girls of New Hampshire," said DHHS Commissioner John Stephen. "This represents a small victory in the battle against cancer, and we are thrilled to be able to offer this vaccine. We strongly recommend that all parents consider getting their daughters vaccinated."
Rotavirus: Lo que usted debe saber
En Febrero de 2006, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recomendaron una nueva vacuna para proteger a los lactantes contra el rotavirus. El rotavirus provoca fiebre alta, vómitos y diarrea persistentesenniños pequeños, normalmente durante el invierno en los Estados Unidos.