• Understand the goals and objectives of NIIW
  
• Describe NIIW planning and promotional resources and CDC educational resources for parents and healthcare professionals
• Discuss the potential role of child care partners for promoting infant immunization
• Describe TAPI’s experience working with child care providers

Speakers:

Jenny Mullen, MPH  Health Communication Specialist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NCIRD/CDC)

Karin Szymanski, M.Ed – Project Coordinator – Community Outreach, The Arizona Partnership for Immunization (TAPI)

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Slides – Jenny Mullen

Slides – Karin Szymanski

• Provide overview of norovirus and the disease burden.
• Learn how to prevent and control Norovirus.
• Understand issues and challenges related to norovirus vaccine development.
• Highlight surveillance systems that track norovirus outbreaks.
• Highlight CDC norovirus communication materials available for various audience

Speakers:

Daniel C. Payne, PhD, MSPH,  Principal Investigator and Project Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Daniel Payne is currently the Principal Investigator and CDC Project Officer for Cooperative Agreement: “Enhanced active surveillance of pediatric infectious diseases and vaccines”.  This “New Vaccine Surveillance Network” estimates pediatric disease burden, conducts Phase IV vaccine effectiveness evaluations, and is a primary national surveillance network for acute gastroenteritis and acute respiratory illnesses in children. Other roles at CDC include leading Middle East Respiratory Syndrome investigations in Jordan, establishing post-Hajj acute respiratory illness surveillance in the Middle East, serving as Surveillance Officer for the Ebola vaccine clinical trial in early 2015, and as associate director of science during the Haitian cholera epidemic.

 

Jessica Allen, MSW, MPH, Health Communications Specialist, Northrup Grumman

Jessica Allen is a health communications specialist with Northrop Grumman supporting CDC’s Division of Viral Diseases in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Before joining the Division of Viral Diseases she was a research fellow in CDC’s Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity. Jessica attended the University of Michigan where she received dual master’s degree in Public Health and Social Work.

 Originally Aired: Wednesday March 23, 2016

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Additional Information and Resources:

http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/

http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/multimedia.html

http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/resources.html

 Resources and materials to help you highlight the importance of infant immunizations during this annual observance

NIIW is the week of April 16-23!

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National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger. Since 1994, local and state health departments, national immunization partners, healthcare professionals, community leaders from across the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have worked together through NIIW to highlight the positive impact of vaccination on the lives of infants and children, and to call attention to immunization achievements.

Presenters shared resources that will support your planning efforts for the 2016 NIIW campaign and highlighted planned national projects that will complement state and local efforts.

• Overview of NIIW goals and purpose
• Key dates and resources for the CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award
• Highlight CDC materials available for use in planning and conducting your NIIW events
• NIIW success stories from program and coalition colleagues at the state level

Dave McCormick, (Director of the Indiana Immunization Division), Indiana Immunization Program Manager

Jill Woodard, Northrop Grumman Health Research Associate working at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a contractor.

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