Issue
Number 351
December 2, 2002
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- Registration begins December 2 for CDC's
Smallpox Preparedness distance learning satellite videoconference
- Two-year World AIDS Campaign 2002-2003 focuses
on eliminating stigma and discrimination
- New! California's parent education sheet "Be
There for Your Child During Shots" now available online
- New! IAC posts two web pages about disparities
in immunization rates
- 114 immunization coalitions have posted
information on IAC's "IZ Coalitions" website--is yours one of them?
- November issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!"
newsletter presents ways to increase adult immunization rates
- CDC reports on progress in eradicating polio in
Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan
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December 2, 2002
REGISTRATION BEGINS DECEMBER 2 FOR CDC'S SMALLPOX PREPAREDNESS DISTANCE
LEARNING SATELLITE VIDEOCONFERENCE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will offer a two-day
distance learning satellite videoconference, "CDC Bioterrorism Update:
Smallpox Preparedness," December 5 and 6 from 12:30 to 5:30 pm ET.
The faculty members are Julie Gerberding, MD, Director, CDC; Walt Orenstein,
MD, Director, National Immunization Program, CDC; and Joseph M. Henderson,
Associate Director, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Response, CDC.
Developed to provide the basic education
required to implement a smallpox vaccination preparedness program, the
videoconference is intended for the following persons:
- State and local public health vaccine
program implementers
- Vaccine clinic personnel
- Clinicians and health care workers and
public health personnel considering vaccine program participation
- Clinicians and health care workers in
hospitals designated as healthcare response teams
- Front line and primary care clinicians
For a course overview, go to:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/smallpox.asp
Registration is online only and begins December 2. To register, go to:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline/
These programs will each have a live webcast and will also be available for
viewing after each live broadcast via the CDC website. To view the webcast,
your browser must be Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, or Netscape 4.7 or
later. To access the webcast, go to:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/smallpox/default.asp
The Public Health Foundation will distribute videotapes, CD-ROMs, and
selected print materials, free of charge, shortly after the programs.
Contact the Public Health Foundation at
http://www.phf.org/ or call (877) 252-1200.
For additional information, email
ce@cdc.gov or call (800) 418-7246.
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December 2, 2002
TWO-YEAR WORLD AIDS CAMPAIGN 2002-2003 FOCUSES ON ELIMINATING STIGMA AND
DISCRIMINATION
The following is crossposted from "Signpost," the email newsletter of the
Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN), which is at
http://www.injectionsafety.org/
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"Live and Let Live" is the slogan of the two-year World AIDS Campaign
2002-2003, which will focus on eliminating stigma and discrimination.
Stigma and discrimination are the major obstacles to effective HIV/AIDS
prevention and care. Fear of discrimination may prevent people from seeking
treatment for AIDS or from acknowledging their HIV status publicly. People
with, or suspected of having, HIV may be turned away from health care
services, denied housing and employment, shunned by their friends and
colleagues, turned down for insurance coverage or refused entry into foreign
countries. In some cases, they may be evicted from home by their families,
divorced by their spouses, and suffer physical violence or even murder. The
stigma attached to HIV/AIDS may extend into the next generation, placing an
emotional burden on children who may also be trying to cope with the death
of their parents from AIDS.
With its focus on stigma and discrimination, the Campaign will encourage
people to break the silence and the barriers to effective HIV/AIDS
prevention and care. Only by confronting stigma and discrimination will the
fight against HIV/AIDS be won.
For more information on the World AIDS Campaign or to order materials,
contact Andrew Doupe, World AIDS Campaign Coordinator, UNAIDS, Geneva;
telephone: +41 22 791 4765, email:
doupea@unaids.org
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SIGN is an international coalition formed to encourage innovative,
cost-effective solutions that support safe and appropriate use of
injections. To find out more about the organization and to sign up for the
"Signpost" email newsletter, go to:
http://www.injectionsafety.org/html/joining.html
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December 2, 2002
NEW! CALIFORNIA'S PARENT EDUCATION SHEET "BE THERE FOR YOUR CHILD DURING
SHOTS" NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
An attractive, highly informative parent information sheet, "Be There for
Your Child During Shots," is available online in English and Spanish.
Developed by the Immunization Branch of the California Department of Health
Services, the one-page sheet gives parents detailed information on caring
for infants and toddlers before, during, and after immunization to reduce
the stress associated with the immunization experience.
For camera-ready (PDF format) copies of the English and Spanish versions, go
to:
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/izgroup/pdf/comft.pdf
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December 2, 2002
NEW! IAC POSTS TWO WEB PAGES ABOUT DISPARITIES IN IMMUNIZATION RATES
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) has developed two new web pages
about disparities in immunization rates. "Immunization Disparities by Race,
Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status" and "Immunization Disparities by Age"
each include journal articles and other resources for health professionals
and patients.
In the United States, children of low socioeconomic status, immigrants, the
poor, and the elderly, particularly African-Americans and Hispanics,
continue to be less well immunized than the general population and suffer
disproportionately from vaccine-preventable diseases. Health professionals
can use these new web pages to learn about the issues and about strategies
to reduce such disparities in their own health care settings.
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December 2, 2002
114 IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS HAVE POSTED INFORMATION ON IAC'S "IZ COALITIONS"
WEBSITE--IS YOURS ONE OF THEM?
Since launching its "IZ Coalitions" website in January, the Immunization
Action Coalition (IAC) has posted information from 114 immunization
coalitions--organizations that work to increase immunization rates in their
communities or regions. The site includes data from coalitions at all levels
(local, state, regional, national, and international) and of all types,
vaccine-specific as well as age-specific (childhood, adult, senior).
This online database allows health professionals, parents, immunization
advocates, and others to contact specific coalitions to find resources,
share ideas, and form strategic partnerships. Searches can be done by
name or geographic area.
Be sure your coalition is part of this powerful web-based networking tool by
logging on and signing up today. If you're already signed up, and
information about your coalition has changed recently, be sure to update
your listing to help us keep the site current and accurate.
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December 2, 2002
NOVEMBER ISSUE OF CDC'S "IMMUNIZATION WORKS!" NEWSLETTER LISTS WAYS TO
INCREASE ADULT IMMUNIZATION RATES
The November issue of "Immunization Works!" the electronic newsletter
published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is now
available on the website of the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC).
The lead article, "Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates--Effective Population
Based Approaches," is an overview of seven proven techniques health
professionals can use to boost immunization rates among various adult
populations.
Other articles include "Flu Patient-Education Material Promoting 'Catch-Up'
Now Available," "VAERS Program Promoted," and "National Immunization
Registry Conference Highlights."
To access past issues of "Immunization Works!" on CDC's website, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/news/newsltrs/imwrks/imwrks.htm
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December 2, 2002
CDC REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN ERADICATING POLIO IN ETHOPIA, SOMALIA, AND SUDAN
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published "Progress
Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication--Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, January
2001-October 2002" in the November 29 issue of "Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report" (MMWR).
The report describes intensified polio eradication activities in the three
countries during January 2001-October 2002 and summarizes progress made thus
far.
To obtain the complete text of the article online, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5147a3.htm
To obtain a camera-ready (PDF format) copy of this issue of MMWR, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5147.pdf
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