Issue Number 65
March 24, 1999
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- APIC's resource packet can help you
plan next fall's flu campaign
- Hib and pertussis teaching tools now
available from ATPM
- WHO publishes 1999 edition of
"International Travel And Health"
- Neonatal tetanus kills 400,000
newborns worldwide every year
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March 24, 1999
APIC'S RESOURCE PACKET CAN HELP YOU PLAN NEXT FALL'S FLU CAMPAIGN
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has
produced an influenza prevention package designed for health care and infection control
professionals to use for community and health care worker education. "Influenza
Prevention: A Program for Community and Healthcare Worker Education" contains
everything necessary for implementing a successful influenza prevention program, including
an instructor guide and lesson plan, handouts, transparency masters, promotional flyers,
news release, staff bulletin, and PowerPoint slide presentation (all on disk except
instructor guide).
The package costs $28 ($22 for APIC members), and can be ordered by contacting APIC at
202-789-1890 (phone) or 202-789-1899 (fax).
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March 24, 1999
HIB AND PERTUSSIS TEACHING TOOLS NOW AVAILABLE FROM ATPM
The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) has produced two new sets of
instructional materials, one on Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and the other on
pertussis. Like ATPM's instructional materials on hepatitis B, measles, influenza,
pertussis, adult immunization, and child immunization, these new sets are created for
medical students, physicians, and nurses and include slides, reference booklets,
facilitator's guide, and student booklets. Each unit contains a CME component for
physicians.
Developed in collaboration with CDC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
each unit includes materials on traditional didactic modules, multistation clinical
teaching scenarios, and problem-based learning modules. Each unit costs $35, plus shipping
and handling charges (approximately $5). For more information, please contact Donna Page
by calling 540-334-2335 or 800-789-6737.
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March 24, 1999
WHO PUBLISHES 1999 EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH
The 1999 edition of "International Travel and Health" has recently been
published by the World Health Organization. This booklet is a convenient
country-by-country list of required vaccinations, along with pertinent information about
the malaria situation in every country in the world. Other chapters cover health hazards
to which the traveler may be exposed, and precautions for visiting unfamiliar places.
The price for "International Travel and Health" is $15.30 in U.S. dollars (plus
a $5 shipping and handling charge). To order in the United States, call 518-436-9686. If
you are ordering from Switzerland the price is 17 Swiss francs. To order, call 41 22 791
24 76.
To read more about this booklet, please go to: http://www.who.int/dsa/justpub/justpub.htm.
For ordering information, visit: http://www.who.int/dsa/cat95/zhow.htm
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March 24, 1999
NEONATAL TETANUS KILLS 400,000 NEWBORNS WORLDWIDE EVERY YEAR
Neonatal tetanus, a rare occurrence in the United States, is a large killer worldwide.
Every year 400,000 newborns and approximately 30,000 women of childbearing age die from
unclean deliveries.
"Using Early Childhood Booster Doses to Maintain the Elimination of Neonatal
Tetanus," a discussion paper by Robert Steinglass, proposes practical solutions for
long-term control of neonatal tetanus. This paper was presented at the World Health
Organization's (WHO) Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Technical Consultation in Geneva in
1997, and in June of 1998 WHO recommended the introduction of school-based booster
programs to increase protection against both tetanus and diphtheria.
The paper can be downloaded by sections from BASICS' ("Basic Support for
Institutionalizing Child Survival") website at http://www.basics.org/publications/tetanus/tetanus_toc.htm
As downloading may be a lengthy process, this paper and/or others can be ordered at no
charge by visiting the publications section of BASICS's website at http://www.basics.org/asp_scripts/Pubs.asp
You can also call BASICS at 703-312-6800 and ask for the Information Center to send you a
copy of the booklet "Using Early Childhood Booster Doses to Maintain the Elimination
of Neonatal Tetanus."
BASICS is the U.S. government's largest child survival project and works in collaboration
with a multitude of international agencies in developing countries to provide technical
assistance to countries' priority health programs. For more information about BASICS,
visit their website at http://www.basics.org/ |
