On Tuesday, September 28^th, U.S. Department of  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will kickoff the first in a series of ‘Know What to Do About the Flu’ webcasts. Sebelius will be joined by HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh and Dr. Anne Schuchat from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The program will include a review of last year’s pandemic, a look ahead at the upcoming flu season, and tips on staying healthy.

View the webcast at www.Flu.gov/live

For more information about influenza, visit www.Flu.gov

138th Annual Meeting & Exposition

Denver, CO

November 6-10, 2010

The American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier Public Health Educational Forum! Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers. The world of public health is in continual motion, and there is no better way to stay abreast of the research and learn about emerging issues.

For more information please visit www.apha.org/meetings.

To register and view more information please visit www.njpcore.org. The activity is jointly sponsored by Health Research and Educational trust of NJ and NJ Pediatric Council on Research and Education, the foundation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, NJ Chapter. The activity is provided by central NJ Maternal and child Health Consortium and supported by an educational grant from the NJ Dept. of Health & Senior Services-Vaccine Preventable Disease Program.

Oct 27-29
Oct 27 5pm-7pm/ Oct 28-29th 8am-5pm

The 2010 Kansas Immunization Program will provide participants with the tools to assist people they encounter with making an informed decision about protecting themselves and others.

For more information or to register please visit  www.kdheks.gov/immunize.

November 3-5, 2010/ Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe/ Incline Village, Nevada

Presented by: the Nevada Immunization Coalition, the California Department of Public Health Immunization Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Join the internationally recognized immunization powerhouse for the most current vaccine information, patient education, tools and proven techniques for increasing immunization rates. In addition, learn how to improve public health as a whole by promoting collaboration and partnerships in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases.

The program on Wednesday and Thursday is presented by CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. This comprehensive two-day course covers the principles of vaccination, vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them, and provides the most current recommendations and answers from our nation’s vaccination experts.

On Friday, plenary sessions and concurrent sessions presented by both local and national experts will feature information and updates on vaccination strategies and advances including immunization registries, school requirements, and communicating with parents.

2010 Immunization Conference Brochure

Register to Attend