A publication of the Immunization Action Coalition of WA (IACW) and WithinReach
April 2019
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Greetings!
Happy Spring!
Enjoy!
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Immunity Community Highlight of the Month:
National Infant Immunization Week: April 27th - May 4th
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National Infant Immunization Week
(NIIW), celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our children, communities, and public health.
This year NIIW
will
be celebrated as part of
World Immunization Week (WIW)
, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). During WIW, all six WHO regions, including more than 180 Member States, territories, and areas, will simultaneously promote immunization, advance equity in the use of vaccines and universal access to vaccination services, and enable cooperation on cross-border immunization activities
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April 2019 IACW Quarterly Meeting
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LOCATION
Tukwila Community Center; 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, Washington
DATE AND TIME
04/17/19
12:00pm -
04/17/19
2:00pm
Join us for our April IACW Meeting which will feature information on the legislative session and the measles outbreak and response.
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IACW QUARTERLY MEETING
April 17, 2019 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Tukwila Community Center
Unable to attend in-person?
Register for
webinar
HPV TASK FORCE MEETING
April 25, 2019 11:00am - 1:00pm
Snohomish Health District
SAVE THE DATE: 2019 WASHINGTON STATE IMMUNIZATION SUMMIT
October 8, 2019
Lynnwood Convention Center
2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
November 13-15, 2019
Honolulu, HI
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2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules Are Digital!
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The WA State Department of Health and WithinReach want to let you know that the 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules are going digital. Unfortunately, the printed, laminated childhood immunization schedules will no longer be available in Washington. We know how valuable this resource was, but there are many other ways to get schedules quickly and conveniently. You can still keep it in your pocket with an app!
Please see this
flyer
for details on immunization schedule options.
Schedule options include:
- Use the IIS forecasting tool.
- Download the “CDC Vaccine Schedules” iPhone or Android app. Learn more about the app here.
- View on screen or print from CDC’s website.
- Purchase laminated schedules from a national source.
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Update on Immunization Legislation in WA
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House Bill 1638
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Promoting immunity against vaccine preventable diseases
passed off the House floor with a vote of 57 to 40 on March 6th. The bill is scheduled for executive session in the Senate Health & Long Term Care committee on April 1st.
Senate Bill 5841
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Modifying Certain Immunization Provisions
passed out of the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care on February 22nd but failed to be brought to the Senate floor for debate and vote before the house of origin cutoff on March 13th. This bill is not expected to be considered further by the legislature this session.
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Current Issues in Vaccines
April 3, 12 PM - 1 PM ET
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Join Vaccine Education Center (
VEC) Director Dr. Paul Offit for this webinar on April 3, 2019 from noon - 1 PM ET. Topics include: flu vaccine surveillance and effectiveness, FluMist, vaccine safety and strains for 2019 - 2020.
Register here
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Cancer Prevention & Risk Reduction Webinar
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Facilitated by Swedish Cancer Institute’s Head and Neck surgeon, J. Blake Golden, M.D., FACS. This webinar presentation includes information on how HPV can lead to head and neck cancer, and how to prevent and reduce risk of HPV related head and neck cancer. To register, click the
link here, or contact us at 206-386-2895,
SCI.Education@swedish.org.
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Why Aren't Information and Altruism Appeals Enough?
Targeting the Psychological Sources of Vaccine Beliefs
April 24, 12 PM - 1 PM CST
Join the Scenic Rivers AHEC on Wednesday, April 24th to learn more about why interventions to improve vaccine uptake via vaccine attitude change often fails, or even backfires. We will also explore why a focus on identifying and targeting the psychological sources of HPV vaccine beliefs — deliberations, affects, intuitions, and personal or social motives — could be used to create more effective interventions to improve both vaccine uptake and attitudes.
Register here
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Measles Outbreak 2019: 74 cases of Measles have been diagnosed in Washington State as of April 1st. The best protection against measles is the MMR vaccine. For more information click
here.
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Personal Belief Exemption Legislation: Several states including Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota and Washington are considering bills to eliminate personal or belief exemptions from childhood immunizations. Click
here to learn more.
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MMR/Autism study: A newly published 10-year study of over 600,000 children found
no
association
between the MMR vaccine and autism. Click
here to learn more.
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QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS?
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Making the connections Washington families need to be healthy and safe. Promoting, protecting & supporting immunization as a vital part of the health and development of children and families.
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Founded in 1994, the Immunization Action Coalition of Washington (IACW), a program of WithinReach, works to improve the health of the community by minimizing the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases through the optimal use of immunizations across the lifespan.
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