This table for healthcare providers and planners provides information related to spacing between the two doses of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine for children 6 months through 9 years of age.
This table for healthcare providers and planners provides information related to administration of 2009 H1N1 vaccine with seasonal influenza and other vaccines.
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- VaccinateHCWorkers_0.pdf (81.75 KB)
First do no harm : Protect patients by making sure all staff receive yearly influenza vaccine!
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Welcome to Immu-News, the Immunization Initiatives listserv, a monthly resource for the community of participants in this project. For now, this is post-only listserv (in other words, you will get only one e-mail per month in your mailbox, instead of floods of daily discussions) but we hope to evolve into a more interactive form, something that will truly be of service to you as each of you searches for ways to improve your ability to record and access immunization data, to increase immunizations provided to your clients, and thus to improve the health of your community.
Our topic for this month is introduced by Dr. Jennie McLaurin, MCN’s Migrant Health Specialist and the Project Director for the Immunization Initiative. We include examples and a source for patient-held immunization records, and two articles on the topic. Please feel free to send responses, comments, thoughts, and ideas to the listserv administrator at kath@healthletter.com. If you send comments, we will follow up with your responses and ideas in the next listserv.
Immu-News is also pleased to feature Grounded in Practice, highlights from the real world clinics participating in Immunization Initiatives. We begin with San Benito Health Foundation in Hollister, CA. We invite you to send suggestions, stories, examples of things that have worked to improve immunization practices in your clinic. Send your ideas to kath@healthletter.com
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- immunews_july09.pdf (127.9 KB)
Our June topic is IIS or Immunzaion Registries. Between August and October of 2008, immunization initiative staff at MCN conducted structured interviews with all State Immunization Coordinators or their designated contact persons in an effort to identify state programs that address the immunization needs. In response to the question “does your state have an electronic immunization registry?” we found that 42 states have registries, six states are in the process of implementing them, and two states do not have registries. Out of 42 states with registries, 37 are in both public and private settings and 31 are “birth to death” registries, including both children and adults. To view report, go to: http://www.migrantclinician.org/toolsource/resource/interviews-state-programs-addressing-immunization-needs.html
We offer three articles that discuss the progress of using immunization registries to improve recording and access of immunization data. Click on the links below to access the full articles.
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- immunews_June09.pdf (81.33 KB)
Our May topic is “What Do Migrants from Mexico, Central and South America Think About Immunization?” MCN has conducted several focus groups in recent years on this topic, and we share with you, in two papers, what we learned in these focus groups.
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- immunews_may09.doc (79 KB)
To provide easily accessible immunizations, reduce patient waiting time, and assure quality of service in provision of immunizations.
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- Immunization.doc (32 KB)
Informative website about pandemic and avian flu topics.
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A production from American Radio Works that focuses on the impact of Latino immigration in America. It's sinking in among Americans that the nation's largest wave of immigration did not happen a century ago. It's happening now. About 35 million of us were born in other countries. That's one in eight residents of the United States. Immigrants come from all over the globe, but Latino immigration is remaking the country. And not just on the coasts and in the Southwest.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. The latest changes to the immunization schedule are on the CDC website.
The Pepin Comic Book series covers 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.
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- HepASpanish24Pgs.pdf (8.18 MB)
- HepAEnglish24Pgs.pdf (8.01 MB)
The Pepin Comic Book series covers 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.
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- AfterTheShotEnglish.pdf (6.72 MB)
- DespesdelasVacunas.pdf (6.83 MB)
The Pepin Comic Book series covers 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.
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- TdSpanish20Pgs.pdf (6.79 MB)
- TdEnglish20Pgs.pdf (6.59 MB)
This document answers commonly asked questions about the revised guidelines.
A comparison of Mexico's Immunization Schedule and the U.S. C.D.C. recommended schedule from US and Mexico Border Health Comission, Arizona Delegation
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- vaccine_equivalency_chart_mx_az.pdf (110.88 KB)
MMWR 2006,55(No. RR-16) Please note: Be sure to include the 3 appendices to get the complete document.
Appendix B: Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HBV Infection
Appendix C: Identification/Management of HBsAg--Positive Persons
Gardasil® is the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In June 2006, Gardasil® was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA monitor the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
This guide provides recommendations for offering vaccines to non high-risk recently arrived Mexican immigrants, by age, to bring them up to date with the US recommendations.
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- FINALMIGRANTGUIDE2007.pdf (424.72 KB)
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).
Children with asthma should get flu shots to protect them, but only 3 in 10 do, U.S. health officials said.
The "Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and vaccination" was updated to reflect changes made to ACIP's recommendations that expand the definition of who is eligible to receive hepatitis B vaccine.
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- HepBTesting_Vaccination012007.pdf (79.35 KB)