Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > Hep Express> Viral hepatitis news from the Immunization Action Coalition> ===========================================================> Issue Number 66> January 16, 2008> > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE> 1. New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2008 Recommended > Immunization Schedule for Persons Age 0-18 Years> 2. IAC website posts new Spanish-language print resources > related to hepatitis and general immunization> 3. IAC updates " Immunizations for Babies " and " When Do Children > and Teens Need Vaccinations? " > 4. VIS translation: VIS for hepatitis A vaccine now available in > Burmese> 5. Hepatitis Foundation International wins regional Emmy award > for video aimed at youth> 6. Reminder: CDC's series on Epidemiology and Prevention of VPDs > ceases live broadcast; DVD and Internet formats planned> 7. VHPB updates its website with new resource> 8. Journal articles you may have missed> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > ABBREVIATIONS: ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization > Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DVH, > Division of Viral Hepatitis; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HBV, > hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; IDU, injection drug user; MMWR, Morbidity and > Mortality Weekly Report; MSM, men who have sex with men; STD, > sexually transmitted disease; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; WHO, World Health Organization.> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (1 of 8) > January 16, 2008> NEW: CDC, AAP, AND AAFP RELEASE THE 2008 RECOMMENDED > IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGE 0-18 YEARS> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/14/08.]> > CDC, AAP, and AAFP have endorsed and released the " Recommended > Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years--United > States, 2008. " On January 11, CDC published the schedule as an > MMWR QuickGuide; it is reprinted below in its entirety, > excluding references, two figures, and a table.> > In addition, the NCIRD website posted black and white and color > versions of the schedule's figures, table, and references, as > well as presentation graphics (for use in PowerPoint > presentations). Also, AAFP published an article about the > schedule in the January issue of the journal American Family > Physician, and AAP published an article in the January issue of > the journal Pediatrics. AAP also published an article in AAP > News and issued a related press release. Links to the NCIRD, > AAFP, and AAP materials are given at the end of this IAC Express > article.> > CDC recapped the MMWR QuickGuide information in two resources:> the January issue of the Immunization Works electronic newsletter> and a January 11 CDC press release titled " Health Groups Release> 2008 Immunization Schedules: Children and adolescents now> protected against more diseases than ever before. " The January> Immunization Works newsletter can be accessed at> http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/news/newsltrs/imwrks/2008/200801.htm> A link to the January 11 CDC press release is given at the end> of this article.> > ***********************> > The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually > publishes a recommended immunization schedule for persons aged > 0-18 years to reflect changes in vaccine formulations and > current recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines. > Changes to the previous schedule are as follows: > > * The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) footnote reflects > updated recommendations for incompletely vaccinated children > aged 24-59 months, including those with underlying medical > conditions. > > * Recommendations for use of the live attenuated influenza > vaccine (LAIV) now include healthy children aged as young as 2 > years. LAIV should not be administered to children aged <5 > years with recurrent wheezing. Children aged <9 years who are > receiving influenza vaccine for the first time or who were > vaccinated for the first time last season, but only received 1 > dose, should have 2 doses of vaccine, at least 4 weeks apart. > Other updates are included. > > * For meningococcal vaccines, changes affect certain children > aged 2-10 years. Vaccinating with meningococcal conjugate > vaccine (MCV4) is preferred to meningococcal polysaccharide > vaccine (MPSV4) for children at increased risk for > meningococcal disease, including children who are traveling to > or residents of countries in which the disease is hyperendemic > or epidemic, children who have terminal complement component > deficiencies, and children who have anatomic or functional > asplenia. The catch-up schedule for youths aged 13-18 years > has been updated. MPSV4 is an acceptable alternative for > short-term (i.e., 3-5 years) protection against meningococcal > disease for persons aged 2-18 years. > > * The tetanus and diphtheria toxoids/tetanus and diphtheria > toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Td/Tdap) catch-up > schedule for persons aged 7-18 years who received their first > dose before age 12 months now indicates that these youths > should receive 4 doses, with at least 4 weeks (not 8 weeks) > between doses 2 and 3. > > * The catch-up bars for hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae > type b conjugate vaccine have been deleted on the routine > schedule for persons aged 0-6 years. The figure title refers > users to the catch-up schedule for patients who fall behind or > start late with vaccinations. > > The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act requires that > healthcare providers provide parents or patients with copies of > Vaccine Information Statements before administering each dose of > the vaccines listed in the schedule. Additional information is > available from state health departments and from CDC at > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm > > Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are available from > package inserts, ACIP statements (available at > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/acip-list.htm), and the 2006 > Red Book. Guidance regarding the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting > System form is available at http://www.vaers.hhs.gov or by > telephone, (800) 822-7967. > > ***********************> > To access a web-text (HTML) version of the QuickGuide, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5701a8.htm> > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, > go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5701.pdf > > To receive a FREE electronic subscription to MMWR (which > includes new ACIP statements), go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html> > NCIRD materials:> To access the figures, table, and references from the 2008 > schedule, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#printable> and click on the pertinent link.> > To access the presentation graphics for use in PowerPoint > presentations, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#presentation> and click on the pertinent link. > > AAFP materials: > In the January 2008 issue of American Family Physician, AAFP > published " Practice Guidelines: ACIP Releases 2008 Child and > Adolescent Immunization Schedules. " > > To access a web-text (HTML) version of the article, go to: > http://www.aafp.org/afp/20080101/practice.html#p1 > > AAP materials:> In the January 2008 issue of Pediatrics, AAP published > " Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and > Adolescents--United States, 2008 " as a policy statement from its > Committee on Infectious Diseases. > > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the article, go to: > http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/1/207 > > On January 2, AAP issued a press release, " AAP Issues > Recommended 2008 Immunization Schedules, for Children, > Adolescents. " > > To access it, go to: > http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jan08immunization.htm> > The January issue of AAP News published " Highlights of the 2008 > Immunization Schedules " ; the highlights are available to > subscribers only. > > To access the highlights, go to: > http://aapnews.aappublications.org/current.shtml and scroll down > to the four links to " Highlights of the 2008 Immunization > Schedules. " > > CDC press release:> To access the January 11 press release, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/r080111.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (2 of 8)> January 16, 2008> IAC WEBSITE POSTS NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE PRINT RESOURCES RELATED > TO HEPATITIS AND GENERAL IMMUNIZATION> > IAC recently posted Spanish-language versions of two of its > patient-education materials: (1) " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then > you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases! " and > (2) " Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B. " > > (1) To access the recently updated (8/07) " Tienes de 11 a 19 > anos? Entonces neccesitas vacunarte contra estas enfermedades > serias! " ( " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then you need to be > vaccinated against these serious diseases! " ) in ready-to-print > (PDF) format, go to:> http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-01.pdf> > To access " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then you need to be > vaccinated against these serious diseases! " in English, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf> > (2) To access the recently updated (8/07) " Preguntas frecuentes > acerca de la hepatitis B " ( " Questions Frequently Asked About > Hepatitis B " ) in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090-01.pdf> > To access " Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B " in > English, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090.pdf > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (3 of 8)> January 16, 2008> IAC UPDATES " IMMUNIZATIONS FOR BABIES " AND " WHEN DO CHILDREN AND > TEENS NEED VACCINATIONS? " > > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/14/08.]> > IAC recently revised two of its parent-education print > materials: " Immunizations for Babies: A guide for parents " and > " When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations? " Minor changes > were made to both pieces.> > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the updated > " Immunizations for Babies, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf > > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the updated " When Do > Children and Teens Need Vaccinations? " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (4 of 8)> January 16, 2008> VIS TRANSLATION: VIS FOR HEPATITIS A VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE IN > BURMESE> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 12/31/07.]> > The current version of the VIS for hepatitis A vaccine (dated > 3/21/06) is now available on the IAC website in Burmese. IAC > gratefully acknowledges the Minnesota Department of Health for > the translation. > > To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the VIS for > hepatitis A vaccine in Burmese, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/vis/bu_hpa06.pdf > > To obtain the VIS for hepatitis A vaccine in English, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/vis/v-hepa.pdf > > For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than > 30 languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at > http://www.immunize.org/vis> ----------------------------------------------------------------> > (5 of 8)> January 16, 2008> HEPATITIS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL WINS REGIONAL EMMY AWARD FOR > VIDEO AIMED AT YOUTH> > Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) recently won a 2007 > Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for Broadcast/Cablecast Programs. > Bill Shomo, president of Chaumont Communications, co-produced > the video with HFI.> > The 10-minute DVD, " Give Your Liver A Break, " is targeted toward > youth and can be used in middle and high schools as well as > other venues.> > To view a preview of this video, go to > http://www.hepfi.org/education/preview_liver/liver_break.html > To view the entire video (or other HFI videos), complete the > registration information on the same page. Other HFI video > previews can be accessed directly at > http://www.hepfi.org/education/videos_1.htm> > To access HFI's home page, go to: http://www.hepfi.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (6 of 8)> January 16, 2008> REMINDER: CDC'S SERIES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VPDs > CEASES LIVE BROADCAST; DVD AND INTERNET FORMATS PLANNED> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/7/08.]> > The satellite broadcast series Epidemiology and Prevention of > Vaccine-Preventable Diseases has been presented at least once a > year since 1995. Because of escalating costs and limited > availability of the CDC broadcast facility, the series will no > longer be presented as a live broadcast. Beginning in 2008, this > training program will be available only on DVD and by Internet. > > The 2008 series is expected to be available in late spring. > Future issues of NCIRD's electronic newsletter Immunization > Works and IAC's IAC Express will keep readers informed as > specific details are made available.> -------------------------------------------------------------> > (7 of 8)> January 16, 2008> VHPB UPDATES ITS WEBSITE WITH NEW RESOURCE> > The Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) website has been > updated to include the latest issue of Viral Hepatitis Online. > This issue reviews topics covered at the VHPB spring meeting > " Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis through Adolescent > Health Programmes in Europe, " jointly organized with the > European Union for School and University Health and Medicine on > March 15-16, 2007, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.> > The document reviews the importance of reaching adolescents, > provides an overview of currently existing youth health systems, > and reviews the experiences with childhood and adolescent > immunization programs of the industrialized countries > represented.> > This resource is on the home page of the VHPB website at > http://www.vhpb.org> -------------------------------------------------------------> > (8 of 8)> January 16, 2008> JOURNAL ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED> > The following recent journal articles present research related > to viral hepatitis prevention or treatment.> > " Healthcare Should Not Be a Vehicle for Transmission of > Hepatitis C Virus " > Author: Alter MJ> Source: J Hepatol, January 2008, Vol. 48(1):2-4> http://tinyurl.com/33s85k (entire article)> > " The Impact of Educational Interventions on Primary Health Care > Workers' Knowledge of Occupational Exposure to Blood or Body > Fluids " > Authors: Krishnan P, Dick F, E> Source: Occ Med, March 2007, Vol. 57(2):98-103> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=17082518> > " Sero-epidemiology of Hepatitis B Among New Refugees to > Minnesota " > Authors: Ugwu C, Varkey P, Bagniewski S, Lesnick T> Source: J Immigr Minor Health, December 8, 2007[Epub ahead of > print]> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=18066661> > " Symptomatology and Health Attitudes of Chronic Hepatitis B > Patients in the USA " > Authors: Hann HW, Han SH, Block TM, M, et al.> Source: J Viral Hepat, January 2008, Vol. 15(1):42-51> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=18088244> > ===================================================================> We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others.> > Editor: Deborah L. Wexler, MD> Managing editor: A. , DDS, MPH> Contributing editor: A. Moyer, RN> Editorial assistant: Janelle Tangonan > ISSN: 1547-6375> > To subscribe to Hep Express, as well as to view past issues, please> visit http://www.hepprograms.org/hepexpress>> > This publication is supported by Grant No. 5U50PS523259 from> the Division of Viral Hepatitis at the Centers for Disease Control> and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of IAC> and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.> Circulation: 7,951> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > Hep Express> Viral hepatitis news from the Immunization Action Coalition> ===========================================================> Issue Number 66> January 16, 2008> > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE> 1. New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2008 Recommended > Immunization Schedule for Persons Age 0-18 Years> 2. IAC website posts new Spanish-language print resources > related to hepatitis and general immunization> 3. IAC updates " Immunizations for Babies " and " When Do Children > and Teens Need Vaccinations? " > 4. VIS translation: VIS for hepatitis A vaccine now available in > Burmese> 5. Hepatitis Foundation International wins regional Emmy award > for video aimed at youth> 6. Reminder: CDC's series on Epidemiology and Prevention of VPDs > ceases live broadcast; DVD and Internet formats planned> 7. VHPB updates its website with new resource> 8. Journal articles you may have missed> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > ABBREVIATIONS: ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization > Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DVH, > Division of Viral Hepatitis; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HBV, > hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; IDU, injection drug user; MMWR, Morbidity and > Mortality Weekly Report; MSM, men who have sex with men; STD, > sexually transmitted disease; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; WHO, World Health Organization.> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (1 of 8) > January 16, 2008> NEW: CDC, AAP, AND AAFP RELEASE THE 2008 RECOMMENDED > IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGE 0-18 YEARS> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/14/08.]> > CDC, AAP, and AAFP have endorsed and released the " Recommended > Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years--United > States, 2008. " On January 11, CDC published the schedule as an > MMWR QuickGuide; it is reprinted below in its entirety, > excluding references, two figures, and a table.> > In addition, the NCIRD website posted black and white and color > versions of the schedule's figures, table, and references, as > well as presentation graphics (for use in PowerPoint > presentations). Also, AAFP published an article about the > schedule in the January issue of the journal American Family > Physician, and AAP published an article in the January issue of > the journal Pediatrics. AAP also published an article in AAP > News and issued a related press release. Links to the NCIRD, > AAFP, and AAP materials are given at the end of this IAC Express > article.> > CDC recapped the MMWR QuickGuide information in two resources:> the January issue of the Immunization Works electronic newsletter> and a January 11 CDC press release titled " Health Groups Release> 2008 Immunization Schedules: Children and adolescents now> protected against more diseases than ever before. " The January> Immunization Works newsletter can be accessed at> http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/news/newsltrs/imwrks/2008/200801.htm> A link to the January 11 CDC press release is given at the end> of this article.> > ***********************> > The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually > publishes a recommended immunization schedule for persons aged > 0-18 years to reflect changes in vaccine formulations and > current recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines. > Changes to the previous schedule are as follows: > > * The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) footnote reflects > updated recommendations for incompletely vaccinated children > aged 24-59 months, including those with underlying medical > conditions. > > * Recommendations for use of the live attenuated influenza > vaccine (LAIV) now include healthy children aged as young as 2 > years. LAIV should not be administered to children aged <5 > years with recurrent wheezing. Children aged <9 years who are > receiving influenza vaccine for the first time or who were > vaccinated for the first time last season, but only received 1 > dose, should have 2 doses of vaccine, at least 4 weeks apart. > Other updates are included. > > * For meningococcal vaccines, changes affect certain children > aged 2-10 years. Vaccinating with meningococcal conjugate > vaccine (MCV4) is preferred to meningococcal polysaccharide > vaccine (MPSV4) for children at increased risk for > meningococcal disease, including children who are traveling to > or residents of countries in which the disease is hyperendemic > or epidemic, children who have terminal complement component > deficiencies, and children who have anatomic or functional > asplenia. The catch-up schedule for youths aged 13-18 years > has been updated. MPSV4 is an acceptable alternative for > short-term (i.e., 3-5 years) protection against meningococcal > disease for persons aged 2-18 years. > > * The tetanus and diphtheria toxoids/tetanus and diphtheria > toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Td/Tdap) catch-up > schedule for persons aged 7-18 years who received their first > dose before age 12 months now indicates that these youths > should receive 4 doses, with at least 4 weeks (not 8 weeks) > between doses 2 and 3. > > * The catch-up bars for hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae > type b conjugate vaccine have been deleted on the routine > schedule for persons aged 0-6 years. The figure title refers > users to the catch-up schedule for patients who fall behind or > start late with vaccinations. > > The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act requires that > healthcare providers provide parents or patients with copies of > Vaccine Information Statements before administering each dose of > the vaccines listed in the schedule. Additional information is > available from state health departments and from CDC at > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm > > Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are available from > package inserts, ACIP statements (available at > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/acip-list.htm), and the 2006 > Red Book. Guidance regarding the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting > System form is available at http://www.vaers.hhs.gov or by > telephone, (800) 822-7967. > > ***********************> > To access a web-text (HTML) version of the QuickGuide, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5701a8.htm> > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, > go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5701.pdf > > To receive a FREE electronic subscription to MMWR (which > includes new ACIP statements), go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html> > NCIRD materials:> To access the figures, table, and references from the 2008 > schedule, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#printable> and click on the pertinent link.> > To access the presentation graphics for use in PowerPoint > presentations, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#presentation> and click on the pertinent link. > > AAFP materials: > In the January 2008 issue of American Family Physician, AAFP > published " Practice Guidelines: ACIP Releases 2008 Child and > Adolescent Immunization Schedules. " > > To access a web-text (HTML) version of the article, go to: > http://www.aafp.org/afp/20080101/practice.html#p1 > > AAP materials:> In the January 2008 issue of Pediatrics, AAP published > " Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and > Adolescents--United States, 2008 " as a policy statement from its > Committee on Infectious Diseases. > > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the article, go to: > http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/1/207 > > On January 2, AAP issued a press release, " AAP Issues > Recommended 2008 Immunization Schedules, for Children, > Adolescents. " > > To access it, go to: > http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jan08immunization.htm> > The January issue of AAP News published " Highlights of the 2008 > Immunization Schedules " ; the highlights are available to > subscribers only. > > To access the highlights, go to: > http://aapnews.aappublications.org/current.shtml and scroll down > to the four links to " Highlights of the 2008 Immunization > Schedules. " > > CDC press release:> To access the January 11 press release, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/r080111.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (2 of 8)> January 16, 2008> IAC WEBSITE POSTS NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE PRINT RESOURCES RELATED > TO HEPATITIS AND GENERAL IMMUNIZATION> > IAC recently posted Spanish-language versions of two of its > patient-education materials: (1) " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then > you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases! " and > (2) " Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B. " > > (1) To access the recently updated (8/07) " Tienes de 11 a 19 > anos? Entonces neccesitas vacunarte contra estas enfermedades > serias! " ( " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then you need to be > vaccinated against these serious diseases! " ) in ready-to-print > (PDF) format, go to:> http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-01.pdf> > To access " Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then you need to be > vaccinated against these serious diseases! " in English, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf> > (2) To access the recently updated (8/07) " Preguntas frecuentes > acerca de la hepatitis B " ( " Questions Frequently Asked About > Hepatitis B " ) in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090-01.pdf> > To access " Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B " in > English, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090.pdf > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (3 of 8)> January 16, 2008> IAC UPDATES " IMMUNIZATIONS FOR BABIES " AND " WHEN DO CHILDREN AND > TEENS NEED VACCINATIONS? " > > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/14/08.]> > IAC recently revised two of its parent-education print > materials: " Immunizations for Babies: A guide for parents " and > " When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations? " Minor changes > were made to both pieces.> > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the updated > " Immunizations for Babies, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf > > To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the updated " When Do > Children and Teens Need Vaccinations? " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf > ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (4 of 8)> January 16, 2008> VIS TRANSLATION: VIS FOR HEPATITIS A VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE IN > BURMESE> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 12/31/07.]> > The current version of the VIS for hepatitis A vaccine (dated > 3/21/06) is now available on the IAC website in Burmese. IAC > gratefully acknowledges the Minnesota Department of Health for > the translation. > > To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the VIS for > hepatitis A vaccine in Burmese, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/vis/bu_hpa06.pdf > > To obtain the VIS for hepatitis A vaccine in English, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/vis/v-hepa.pdf > > For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than > 30 languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at > http://www.immunize.org/vis> ----------------------------------------------------------------> > (5 of 8)> January 16, 2008> HEPATITIS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL WINS REGIONAL EMMY AWARD FOR > VIDEO AIMED AT YOUTH> > Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) recently won a 2007 > Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for Broadcast/Cablecast Programs. > Bill Shomo, president of Chaumont Communications, co-produced > the video with HFI.> > The 10-minute DVD, " Give Your Liver A Break, " is targeted toward > youth and can be used in middle and high schools as well as > other venues.> > To view a preview of this video, go to > http://www.hepfi.org/education/preview_liver/liver_break.html > To view the entire video (or other HFI videos), complete the > registration information on the same page. Other HFI video > previews can be accessed directly at > http://www.hepfi.org/education/videos_1.htm> > To access HFI's home page, go to: http://www.hepfi.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------> > (6 of 8)> January 16, 2008> REMINDER: CDC'S SERIES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VPDs > CEASES LIVE BROADCAST; DVD AND INTERNET FORMATS PLANNED> > [The following is cross posted from the Immunization Action > Coalition's " IAC EXPRESS " electronic newsletter, 1/7/08.]> > The satellite broadcast series Epidemiology and Prevention of > Vaccine-Preventable Diseases has been presented at least once a > year since 1995. Because of escalating costs and limited > availability of the CDC broadcast facility, the series will no > longer be presented as a live broadcast. Beginning in 2008, this > training program will be available only on DVD and by Internet. > > The 2008 series is expected to be available in late spring. > Future issues of NCIRD's electronic newsletter Immunization > Works and IAC's IAC Express will keep readers informed as > specific details are made available.> -------------------------------------------------------------> > (7 of 8)> January 16, 2008> VHPB UPDATES ITS WEBSITE WITH NEW RESOURCE> > The Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) website has been > updated to include the latest issue of Viral Hepatitis Online. > This issue reviews topics covered at the VHPB spring meeting > " Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis through Adolescent > Health Programmes in Europe, " jointly organized with the > European Union for School and University Health and Medicine on > March 15-16, 2007, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.> > The document reviews the importance of reaching adolescents, > provides an overview of currently existing youth health systems, > and reviews the experiences with childhood and adolescent > immunization programs of the industrialized countries > represented.> > This resource is on the home page of the VHPB website at > http://www.vhpb.org> -------------------------------------------------------------> > (8 of 8)> January 16, 2008> JOURNAL ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED> > The following recent journal articles present research related > to viral hepatitis prevention or treatment.> > " Healthcare Should Not Be a Vehicle for Transmission of > Hepatitis C Virus " > Author: Alter MJ> Source: J Hepatol, January 2008, Vol. 48(1):2-4> http://tinyurl.com/33s85k (entire article)> > " The Impact of Educational Interventions on Primary Health Care > Workers' Knowledge of Occupational Exposure to Blood or Body > Fluids " > Authors: Krishnan P, Dick F, E> Source: Occ Med, March 2007, Vol. 57(2):98-103> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=17082518> > " Sero-epidemiology of Hepatitis B Among New Refugees to > Minnesota " > Authors: Ugwu C, Varkey P, Bagniewski S, Lesnick T> Source: J Immigr Minor Health, December 8, 2007[Epub ahead of > print]> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=18066661> > " Symptomatology and Health Attitudes of Chronic Hepatitis B > Patients in the USA " > Authors: Hann HW, Han SH, Block TM, M, et al.> Source: J Viral Hepat, January 2008, Vol. 15(1):42-51> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\ ctPlus & list_uids=18088244> > ===================================================================> We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others.> > Editor: Deborah L. Wexler, MD> Managing editor: A. , DDS, MPH> Contributing editor: A. Moyer, RN> Editorial assistant: Janelle Tangonan > ISSN: 1547-6375> > To subscribe to Hep Express, as well as to view past issues, please> visit http://www.hepprograms.org/hepexpress>> > This publication is supported by Grant No. 5U50PS523259 from> the Division of Viral Hepatitis at the Centers for Disease Control> and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of IAC> and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.> Circulation: 7,951> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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