Immunizations are the best way to prevent many serious and life-threatening diseases. National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) and Toddler Immunization Month (TIM) are annual observances held during the last week of April and the month of May to promote the benefits of immunizations and to focus on the importance of immunizing infants and toddlers against vaccine-preventable diseases. This year’s theme is “Immunizations: Stay On Track For A Lifetime Of Good Health!” We want to encourage a lifetime of good health with timely immunizations.
Local NIIW/TIM activities included:
4/22 - Proclamation by County Board of Supervisors
On Tuesday, April 22, Chairman Greg Cox presented a proclamation in support of NIIW/TIM to Ms. Lisa Duncan, RN, of Family Health Centers and one of the Co-Chairs of the San Diego Immunization Coalition (SDIC), a local collaboration which supports immunization activities across the county. In the document, County Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox and the entire Board proclaimed April 19-26 as National Infant Immunization Week and May as Toddler Immunization Month in San Diego County. Our recipient, Lisa, talked about this year’s NIIW/TIM theme, “Immunizations: Stay On Track For A Lifetime Of Good Health” and reminded the audience of the importance of childhood and adult immunizations to help protect everyone in the community. Please click here to view photos of the event.
4/22 - Special Kids Event
Also on Tuesday, SDIC and other organizations sponsored a Special Kids Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park. The event included reading immunization books to the children, distribution of goodie bags with immunization educational materials and the reviewing of children’s immunization records. Many children also posed as an engineer in a signboard representing a train, and had their photos taken, which were given to the kids as momentos. An estimated 50 children and some 25 adults attended the event. Three local TV stations and one radio station also sent representatives to cover the event. Please click here to view photos of the event.
4/22 - Physicians’ Webinar:
They Don’t Want Them Or You Don’t Have Them: Vaccine Shortages And Parents’ Changing Perceptions About Vaccines
Please click here to learn more about this online educational event for health care providers.
4/23 - San Diego Immunization Coalition General Meeting
The meeting celebrated the excellent work of the Coalition partners in promoting and delivering of childhood immunizations. Valuable information was shared with and presented to members. One highlight of the meeting was the honoring of two local health care providers, Children’s Primary Care Medical Group and Dr. Marcos Borrero, with "Provider of the Year" Awards for their use of innovative immunization practices, and overall support of immunization. Please click here to view photos of the events.
Event Photos:
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Chairman Greg Cox reads the proclamation as recipient Lisa Duncan, RN,
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Presentation of the proclamation |
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Lisa Duncan says a few words about the importance of immunization
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Posing with the proclamation |
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Mildred Flores, Health Promotion Specialist, poses with a poster display promoting the
National Infant Immunization Week/Toddler Immunization Month Theme,
“Immunizations: Stay On Track For A Lifetime Of Good Health!” |
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Dr. Dean Sidelinger (left), Deputy Public Health Officer, presents the
Provider of the Year Award (Large Practice) to Children’s Primary Care Group
Executive Medical Director Dr. Leonard Kornreich (center) and CEO Kathy Romano (right).
The recipient of the Provider of the Year Award (Small Practice), Dr. Marcos Borrero,
was unable to attend the meeting. |
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Attendees at the Meeting view a presentation about the measles outbreak
in San Diego earlier this year. |
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Kimberly Ralston, Health Promotion Specialist with the San Diego Immunization Branch, summarizes the presentation she made at the National Immunization Conference in March, 2008 about rates of Personal Belief Exemptions (PBEs) in San Diego County. |
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Lisa Duncan, Co-Chair of the San Diego Immunization Coalition, shows the Board of Supervisor’s National Infant Immunization Week/Toddler Immunization Month Proclamation. |
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Daniel Wurm, Immunization Management Consultant, explains the services available to immunization providers from the Immunization Management Consultancy (IMC). |
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NIIW/TIM Materials:
The California Immunization Coalition has developed has developed a variety of materials that highlight infant immunizations including logos, coloring sheets, press release templates, and key messages.
To download a NIIW/TIM Campaign Toolkit and supplemental materials, please visit their website at www.immunizeca.org and look for the link on the left side of the screen labeled “NIIW/TIM 2008”.
| Key Messages for NIIW/TIM 2008 |
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Download PDF document (2 pages) |
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Coloring Sheets for NIIW/TIM 2008 |
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NIIW/TIM Certificates of Appreciation
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Parents and Staff (color)
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NIIW/TIM Logos
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NIIW/TIM is made possible through a collaboration with the California Immunization Coalition and the California Distance Learning Health Network (CDLHN). Special thanks also to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum for their help and cooperation!
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