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317
Coalition
The 317 Coalition was formed by a group of leaders in the national
immunization community to focus on advocating for increased 317
funding from Congress to ensure that children and adults receive
recommended vaccines to protect them from disease. |
All
Kids Count
AKC helps develop and implement community-based immunization registries
for infants and toddlers. For information by phone, call (800) 874-4338;
by email: info@allkidscount.org. |
Allied
Vaccine Group
This coalition of nonprofit organizations offers a searchable collection
of websites that present valid scientific information about vaccines. |
American
Academy of Pediatrics
AAP is the professional organization for medical doctors specializing
in the care of children. AAP has begun a new program dedicated
to helping parents and providers understand immunization issues:
the Childhood Immunization Support Program's website can be accessed
at www.cispimmunize.org For
information by phone, call (847) 434-4000. |
American
College Health Association
ACHA is an advocacy organization for college and university health.
ACHA provides advocacy, education, communications, products, and
services, and promotes research and culturally competent practices
to enhance its members' ability to advance the health of all students
and the campus community. For more information, call (410) 859-1500. |
American
Nurses Association
ANA is a full service professional association for the nation's
entire registered nurse population. For more information,
call (800) 274-4262 (800-274-4ANA). |
American
Pharmacists Association
APhA is the national professional society of pharmacists
dedicated to providing immunization resources and training
to pharmacists in all practice settings. APhA's policies
encourage all pharmacists to take one of three roles: educator,
facilitator, and/or immunizer. For more information, call
(202) 628-4410. |
American
School Health Association
ASHA unites the many professionals working in schools
who are committed to
safeguarding the health of school-aged children. ASHA has
developed a toolkit on
adolescent immunization for school/public health nurses working
with secondary
schools, called Give it a Shot!, which can be ordered from
their website at
http://www.ashaweb.org/store/products/1 |
American
Society of Consultant Pharmacists—100% Immunization Campaign
The 100% Immunization Campaign is a coalition of more than 20 national
organizations working together to promote immunization of older adults,
especially for influenza and pneumococcal disease. A resource manual with
sample forms, procedures, patient education material, and more is available
for $25. To order, call (800) 355-2727. |
American
Travel Health Nurses Association
The American Travel Health Nurses Association (ATHNA) is a non- profit
professional organization that supports all U.S. nurses who provide travel
health care. Source of standing orders and protocols for international
travel-related immunization. To access ATHNA's Travel Clinic Manual, Click
here. |
Association
for Prevention Teaching and Research
APTR is a national professional association dedicated to advancing individual
and community health promotion and disease prevention through education
of physicians and other health professionals. The website includes access
to information on training programs for both doctors and nurses in the
area of immunization. For information by phone, call (202) 463.0550 or
toll-free: (866) 520-APTR. |
Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC)
CIIC was established by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
(NFID) to protect infants, children and adolescents from influenza by
communicating with "one strong voice" the need to make influenza
immunization a national health priority. CIIC seeks to address and
improve the low influenza immunization rates among children. Contact
CIIC, call (212) 886-2277 or email:
CIIC@nfid.org. |
Every
Child By Two (ECBT)
Through this organization, Rosalynn Carter (former First Lady of the United
States) and Betty Bumpers (former First Lady of Arkansas/wife of Arkansas
Senator Dale Bumpers) have focused their efforts over the past three decades
toward the goal of reducing infant mortality through timely immunization.
For more information, call (202) 783-7034. |
Group
on Immunization Education
GIE is part of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. The Group's
website provides immunization information to family practice and other
primary care educators. Free palm and pocket PC software for the Childhood
and Adult Immunization Schedules can be downloaded from their website.
Publishers of "
Vaccines Across the Life Span." |
Immunization
Action Coalition
This organization publishes an array of information for health professionals
and their patients about immunization. They have newsletters (Needle Tips,
Vaccinate Adults!, and Vaccinate Women), two list servs (IAC Express and
Hep Express), brochures, videos, and more. Print materials are available
free on the website. For more information, call (651) 647-9009 or email: admin@immunize.org. |
International
Pediatric Health Services
Dr. Jane Aronson is a pediatrician specializing in adoption medicine. Her
website was designed to educate families hoping to adopt children both
domestically and from abroad. |
International
Sharps Injury Prevention Society
ISIPS is an international group of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers,
health
organizations, healthcare professionals, medical waste disposal experts
and others that are joining forces to provide education, information, and
product knowledge that will help reduce the number of sharps injuries that
occur each year. They publish a free newsletter which can be read online
or received electronically by signing up on the website. |
Institute
of Medicine
The IOM is a private, nonprofit institution that provides health policy
advice
under a congressional charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences.
The
IOM has conducted many vaccine safety studies, and has also released reports
on
national immunization infrastructure and funding. All IOM reports are available
at www.iom.edu/reports,
or you can order copies by calling (800) 624-6242 or
visiting the online catalog at: www.nap.edu IAC
also provides links to all the
vaccination-related IOM reports at www.immunize.org/iom |
Institute
for Vaccine Safety
IVS was established in 1997 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public
Health. IVS is committed to investigating vaccine safety issues and providing
timely and objective information on vaccine safety to health care providers,
journalists,
and parents. |
National
Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
NASTAD is dedicated to reducing the incidence of HIV infection, providing
quality care to persons living with HIV/AIDs, and developing responsible
and compassionate public policies. NASTAD has published several documents
about the prevention of viral hepatitis, with an emphasis on integration
of services. |
National
Foundation for Infectious Diseases
NFID is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and sponsoring
public and professional education about infectious diseases, supporting
research and training in infectious diseases, and aiding in the prevention
and treatment of infectious diseases. Their website includes special sections
on diphtheria and tetanus protection, prevention and treatment of Neisseria
meningitidis, and influenza information, including resource materials for
providers conducting pediatric influenza vaccination programs. For more
information, call (301) 656-0003, or email: info@nfid.org. |
National
Medical Association
NMA, the largest professional organization for African-American physicians
in the United States, publishes materials and newsletters for health professionals
and their patients on immunization issues. For more information, call (202)
347-1895. |
National
Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
This partnership of professional medical organizations provides objective,
science-based information about immunizations and vaccines. NNii offers
many resources for clinicians and the public, including a kit titled "
Communicating with Patients about Immunization" and an email news
service. For more information, call (409) 772-0199 or email: nnii@i4ph.org. |
PKIDs
(Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases)
This organization offers information and resources for parents looking
for support services, counseling, referrals, and information concerning
their children who have infectious diseases. Also, visit PKIDs newest
website about immunization specifically geared to teens and young
adults,
www.getvaxed.org. For more information, call (877) 557-5437 or
email:
pkids@pkids.org. |
Sabin
Vaccine Institute
The Sabin Vaccine Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to carrying
on the work of Dr Albert Sabin. The Institute promotes rapid scientific
advances in vaccine development, delivery, and distribution worldwide.
The Sabin Vaccine Institute website has an international scope, with a
focus on selected diseases. The site includes some unique vaccine safety
resources, including audio discussions of vaccine safety issues with experts
and a supportive "Open statement on vaccines," signed by experts
in the field. For more information, call (202)
842-5025. |
Vaccine
Ethics.org
Vaccine Ethics.org is a production of the University of Pennsylvania Center
for Bioethics. The Penn Center for Bioethics is a leader in bioethics research
and its deployment in the ethical, efficient, and compassionate practice
of the life sciences and medicine. Under the leadership of founding director
Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D., the Center has over 35 senior fellows and associates
with appointments in a number of University of Pennsylvania schools and
departments including medicine, law, nursing, business, education, philosophy,
psychology,
sociology, religious studies, public policy, and public health. |
Vaccine
Information for the Public and Health Professionals
The Immunization Action Coalition started this website in 2002 to provide
reliable immunization information to patients, parents, and the media.
The site includes information about all vaccine-preventable diseases and
a collection of photographs and video footage. |
Vaccine
Investigation and Online Information Network (VIOLIN)
VIOLIN is a web-based central resource that integrates vaccine literature
data mining, vaccine research data curation and storage, and curated vaccine
data analysis for vaccines and vaccine candidates developed against various
pathogens with high priority in public health and biological safety. The
VIOLIN system has been created and maintained at the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI. For more information email: zxiang@umich.edu
or
call (734) 615-2455. |
Women
In Government
Women In Government is a national, 501(c)(3), non-profit, bi-partisan organization
of women state legislators addressing complex public policy issues, including
legislative policy regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and
the elimination of cervical cancer. The organization publishes a quarterly
newsletter on cervical cancer prevention policy titled, Prevention Connection.
To access the newsletter, go to www.womeningovernment.org/prevention/resources_publications.asp.
For
more
information, call (202) 333-0825. |
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