Vaccine preventable diseases continue to affect both children and adults. The ultimate goal of immunizations is eradication of disease; the immediate goal is prevention of disease in individuals or groups.
Persons administering biologic products or serum must be prepared to recognize and treat allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis and must have appropriate resources at hand.
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- Emergency Tx-Standing Orders.doc (54 KB)
It Takes the Whole Team: Staff Roles in ImmunizationWelcome to Immu-News, the Immunization Initiatives listserv, a monthly resource for the community of participants in this project.Our topic for the month is It Takes the Whole Team: Staff Roles in Immunization. As you know, we’ve been calling each of the Project clinics over the last months and wanted to share with you some interesting ideas about who plays what part in immunization at our clinics.Of course, we all think immediately about the providers and nurses, the people most likely to administer the vaccines. But who orders the vaccines, who checks the supplies, who keeps the logs, who books the appointments, who enters the data, who tracks it, and who encourages the clients to come in to the clinic to get the shot?It could be at some clinics that one or two people do most or all of these jobs, while at other clinics, they may be divided up among three or four or more people. What works at your clinic and why? Does the hand that gives the shot know what the other hands are doing? How is recording and tracking immunization data a team effort? How can the receptionist, the billing clerk, and the outreach worker all be a crucial part of the picture?Read on for information about the following:
- Experience: A checklist of all the different tasks necessary to arrive at your clinic’s immunization goals, gathered from our recent phone calls to you.
- Research: the collaborative approach--how successful are systems that incorporate the receptionist or the outreach worker into the immunization goals of the clinic?
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- Immunews_March2010.pdf (107.43 KB)
Introductory overview of occupational health policy by Farmworker Justice.
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- OccupationalHealthPolicy101_2009.pdf (6.9 MB)
There has never been a better time to recruit and retain clinicians through the National Health Service Corps(NHSC). Clinicians working in NHSC‐approved sites with HPSA scores as low as zero have greater opportunities and access to funding than ever before in the history of the program.
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- NHSC Site Outreach FINAL Jan262010.pdf (110.64 KB)
"The National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice was very different from any conference I have attended before. I feel privileged to have attended. I hope this summary imparts some of the passion I gained from this event to both clinicians and staff in community health centers who did not attend, and serve as catalyst for achieving a vision of health equity and justice in our health care system. Here are some highlights." Robert Moore, MD, Medical Director Clinical Ole, Napa, CA
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A complete list of questions and answers on HPV Vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.neefusa.org/health/asthma/asthmaguidelines.htm
These guidelines are aimed at integrating environmental management of asthma into pediatric health care. Offers clinical competencies in environmental health relevant to pediatric asthma and outlines the environmental interventions to communicate to patients.
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 and for administration of 2009 H1N1 vaccine with seasonal influenza and other vaccines.
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.
Continuing education course developed by the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, California Department of Public Health. Can view it for information or can register for credits.
This hour long webcast features Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH – a former medical director of a migrant and community health center and a pediatrician with over 20 years of practice serving farmworker and immigrant populations.
First do no harm : Protect patients by making sure all staff receive yearly influenza vaccine!
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- VaccinateHCWorkers.pdf (81.75 KB)
Our members enjoy professional support, educational programs, and numerous opportunities for participation in association decision making. With your support, we can carry out our mission to advance the art and science of dental hygiene, and to promote the highest standards of education and practice in the profession.
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An interactive lead case study by Susan Buchanan, MD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Anne Evens, MS.
NIOSH information on heat stress/illness.
MMWR August 7, 2009 / 58(RR09);1-11
California Department of Public Health offers numerous bilingual educational materials regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention.
The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) is a program in the California Department of Public Health that helps employers, workers, and others prevent lead poisoning in workers.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development lead information
Lead information from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead also can be emitted into the air from motor vehicles and industrial sources, and lead can enter drinking water from plumbing materials. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children six years old and under are most at risk.
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Approximately 250,000 U.S. children aged 1-5 years have blood lead levels greater than 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the level at which CDC recommends public health actions be initiated. Lead poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010.