Issue Number
243 May 7, 2001
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- The Spring 2001 issue of NEEDLE TIPS is available!
- What's in the latest issue of NEEDLE TIPS?
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May 7, 2001
THE SPRING 2001 ISSUE OF "NEEDLE TIPS" IS AVAILABLE!
The Spring 2001 issue of "NEEDLE TIPS and the Hepatitis B Coalition News" is now available on the website of the
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC). Hard copies are in the mail.
You can download the entire issue of NEEDLE TIPS from the web or choose to view selected articles from the
publication's table of contents below. There are two different ways to download NEEDLE TIPS and its featured
articles.
To view a table of contents with links to both the text (HTML format) and camera-ready (PDF format) versions of
individual articles, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/index.htm
To download a camera-ready copy (PDF format) of the entire Spring 2001 issue (658,505 bytes), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/n24.pdf
WARNING: The PDF format of the entire publication is a very large file and
some printers are unable to print a file of this size. For some helpful tips on
downloading and printing PDF files, go to: http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/tips.htm
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WHAT'S IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF "NEEDLE TIPS"?
The Spring 2001 issue of NEEDLE TIPS is packed full of new and practical immunization information you can use and
distribute to health professionals and patients.
All items published in NEEDLE TIPS are reviewed for
technical accuracy by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the exception of
opinion pieces written by non-CDC authors.
Remember, all the materials created by the IAC, including NEEDLE TIPS, are camera-ready and copyright free unless
otherwise noted.
To view and/or download any of the following items, visit the links below.
- "Ask the Experts." CDC immunization expert William
Atkinson, MD, MPH, answers general immunization questions. CDC hepatitis experts
Harold Margolis, MD, and Linda Moyer, RN, answer questions about hepatitis A and B.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/exprt24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/exprt24.htm
- "Letters to the Editor" and "Welcome New Advisory Board
Members!"
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/letter24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/letter24.htm
- "Vaccine Highlights." Check out the latest
recommendations and schedules as well as important vaccine news.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/vaccin24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/vaccin24.htm
- Revised! "Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen
Immunization and Why We Ask". This updated questionnaire helps health professionals
screen for contraindications to vaccines and includes a new one-page explanation of why each
question is asked.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/screen24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm
- "Are You at Risk for Hepatitis A?" A one-page screening
questionnaire your patients can fill out.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2190hepa.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2190hepa.htm
- "Are You at Risk for Hepatitis B?" A one-page screening
questionnaire your patients can fill out.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2191hepb.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2191hepb.htm
- "Are You at Risk for Hepatitis C?" A one-page screening
questionnaire your patients can fill out.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2192hepc.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2192hepc.htm
- Revised! "Summary of Rules for Childhood Immunization."
This table combines the recommendations for childhood immunization onto two
concise pages.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/rules1.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n17/rules1.htm
- Revised! "Summary of Recommendations for Adult
Immunization." This table outlines the current recommendations for adult immunization on two
concise pages.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011b.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011b.htm
- "Unprotected People: Hib Meningitis Strikes Unvaccinated
Infant." Link to an article telling one family's story of their daughter's
vaccine-preventable illness, and read 10 helpful tips from CDC on evaluating the information you find
on the Internet.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/story24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/story24.htm
- "What's Your State Doing?" A one-page table listing
current state-by-state mandates for childhood varicella vaccination, requirements for influenza and pneumococcal
vaccination in long-term care facilities, and explicit authorization for pharmacists to vaccinate.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/state24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n20/state20.htm
- "National Resources." Where to get immunization and
hepatitis B print materials, videos, and more.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/resour24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/resour24.htm
- "Need Help?" Call your immunization, hepatitis, and VFC
coordinators at your state health departments. This is a list of telephone numbers for all
state and U.S. jurisdiction coordinators.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/coord24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n18/coord18.htm
- "Immunization Action Coalition Catalog." Use this three-page catalog to
order immunization and hepatitis B videos, brochures, etc.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/catalg24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n17/catalg1.htm
- "Health Professionals Can Spread Disease. Make Sure
You're Vaccinated!" IAC's executive director, Deborah Wexler, MD, discusses
the importance of influenza vaccination for health professionals.
For a camera-ready version (PDF format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/back24.pdf
For a text version (HTML format), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n24/back24.htm
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