The next EMIC meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14 from 2-3:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Rutgers NJ Medical School, 185 S. Orange Ave, in Newark in the Gellene Room. To register for the in-person meeting, please use this form. Registration in advance is required in order to provide a parking pass for the Norfolk Garage.

If you are unable to join us in person for the meeting, you can register to join us online by using this form to register.

The recording of the March meeting can be viewed here. The meeting minutes can be viewed here.

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a member of the Essex Metro Immunization Coalition? Fill out a member form to stay up to date on all of EMIC's activities!

The recording of the April webinar will be available to all until May 10^th. You are welcome to share the link with others who may be interested. Certificates of completion will be sent to those who view the entire webinar and complete the evaluation within one month of completion.

RECORDING – Improving the Vaccination Experience: Accessible Vaccination for Neurodiverse People at Any Age

World Immunization Week is April 24-30 and aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and is also observed April 24-30. There are many resources available to help raise awareness of the importance of childhood vaccines. Please share your upcoming events with the coalition!

Please see the schedule of events next week that the Partnership's immunization staff will be hosting to raise awareness of vaccines for World Immunization Week!

The New Jersey Department of Health Vaccine Preventable Disease Program has developed new materials for educating families about the importance of maternal vaccines. You can view the new brochure "Protect Your Baby with Vaccines" and other materials at the NJ DOH VPDP website.

The Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness is looking for partner organizations in Newark to host COVID-19 Vaccination Pop-up clinics. If your organization is interested in hosting a clinic, please contact Melisa Hart at mhart@pmch.org to help coordinate an event in Newark.

The Union County Office of Health Management shared this flyer for the upcoming "Take Charge of Your Health Event" on April 22. Please share widely. EMIC Vice-Chair, Dr. Esney Sharpe will be one of the featured panelists at the event.

In collaboration with Touro University California College of Pharmacy, the Partnership is conducting an information session to determine parental attitudes toward childhood immunizations and to evaluate the impact of a children's book on such opinions. Participants will receive a copy of the book Andre's Armor and will be entered to win a gift card.

There are several upcoming workshops scheduled. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Jasmine Anderson and janderson@pmch.org.

The Step Up, Vax Up! Campus Health Awareness Campaign is open for submissions through April 30, 2023. Funded through the New Jersey Department of Health, the College Health Initiative is a program at the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey. Our Step Up Vax Up: Campus Health Awareness Campaign is a statewide initiative to promote peer-to-peer COVID-19 education through digital content creation.

April 30 is National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day. This year’s celebration is especially significant since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their screening and testing recommendations for chronic hepatitis B viral infections.

To recognize April 30th as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day, the Hepatitis B Foundation put together a social media toolkit featuring graphics and sample posts. The toolkit has been updated to include more universal messaging and the Call to-Action to eliminate hepatitis B though universal adult hepatitis B screening and vaccination. You can find the toolkit here.

The hepatitis B birth dose program provides patient education materials in English, Spanish, and Chinese on preventing hepatitis B during pregnancy and the importance of babies receiving the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth.

Have 15 minutes? Check out this short video as part of the Partnership's "15 minutes or Less" professional education on demand library discussing how to recommend hepatitis B vaccine to expecting families.

For resources, please visit the NJ Department of Health Perinatal Hepatitis B website.