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Celebrate!
NIIW / TIM 2007
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This
year, National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) occurs on April 21
- 28, 2007 and May is
Toddler Immunization Month (TIM).
NIIW and TIM are held annually to help raise awareness
of the importance of childhood immunizations in protecting children's
health. This year's theme is "Up
to Date? Celebrate!" and our key messages are
geared to encourage parents to check that their babies have completed
the full series of recommended childhood immunizations. Completing
the series on time is a great reason to CELEBRATE!
If you are not sure if your child is up to date, ask your health
care professional about which shots they may need. With high immunization
coverage levels, our community will experience fewer vaccine-preventable
diseases.
Local NIIW and TIM events include:
- 4/24
- Proclamation by County Board of Supervisors.
On Tuesday, April 24, County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price presented
a proclamation in support of NIIW/TIM
to Ms. Lisa Duncan and Mr. Charlie Huff-McTyer, Co-Chairs of the
San Diego Immunization Initiative (I-3), a local coalition that
supports immunization activities across the county. In the document,
County Board of Supervisors Chairman
Ron Roberts and the entire Board proclaimed April 21-28 as National
Infant Immunization Week and May as Toddler
Immunization Month in San Diego County.
Our recipients, Charlie and Lisa, talked about this year’s
NIIW/TIM theme,
“Up To Date? Celebrate!”
and reminded the audience of the importance of
childhood immunizations and of adults getting immunized, too,
to help protect everyone in the community. Both Supervisor Slater-Price
and Chairman Roberts also spoke in strong support of immunizations.
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Supervisor Pam Slater-Price presented a proclamation in
support of NIIW/TIM to Ms. Lisa Duncan and Mr. Charlie
Huff-McTyer, Co-Chairs of the San Diego Immunization Initiative
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Ms.
Lisa Duncan addresses the audience |
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Ms.
Lisa Duncan addresses the audience with
County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and Mr. Charlie Huff-McTyer |
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Mr.
Charlie Huff-McTyer addresses the audience with
County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and Ms. Lisa Duncan |
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- 4/25
- I-3 Advisory Council meeting. The meeting celebrated
the excellent achievements of the San Diego Infant Immunization
Initiative (I-3) Coalition partners in raising and maintaining
local rates of childhood immunization rates. As part of the National
Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), the meeting also raised the awareness
of the importance of immunizations. Two local health care providers,
Sharp Rees Stealy and Dr. Karen Hanten of Alpine Pediatrics, were
honored with "Provider of the Year" Awards for the high
immunization rates among their patients, use of best immunization
practices, and overall support of immunization.
To view photos from the meeting,
please
click here.
- 4/26
- NIIW/TIM Media Event. A press conference and
mini-health fair was held at the City Heights Wellness Center
in Ssan Diego to celebrate kids who are up to date on their immunizations,
and highlight the role of WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program
staff in assessing their clients' kids immunization records. Adrienne
Collins Yancey, County HHSA Immunization Branch Chief, Dr. Wilma
Wooten, Interim County Public Health Officer, and Carole McCrary,
Scripps Mercy Hospital WIC Program Manager spoke at the press
conference about the importance of immunizations and highlighted
WIC's efforts to review clients' children's immunization records.
WIC families were honored and presented with certificates during
the press conference for keeping their children up to date on
their immunizations. The WIC families and dozens of children from
the Neighborhood House Association's Urban Village II. Head Start
also participated in the health fair. Representatives from La
Maestra, WIC, the County's Central Region Public Health Center,
Immunization Branch and Share the Care programs conducted activities
for the children attended the fair designed to teach them the
importance of immunization, handwashing, dental care and other
health topics Izzy the Bear and the Share the Care Tooth Fairy
also made an appearance and took pictures with the kids.
To
view photos of the event, please
click here.
- 5/15
- Physicians Webinar 2007:
Keeping Track of Pediatric Vaccine Issues.
Please
click here to learn more about this online educational
event for health care providers.
If you would like to host an event or want to participate in one
of the other events listed above, please contact Tania Farley,
Community Outreach Manager, County of San Diego Immunization Branch,
at (619) 692-8247 or email her at Tania.Farley@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Other
community activities related to NIIW and TIM include:
- 4/19
- Director's Workshop
San Diego County Child Care and
Development Planning Council
Ramada Inn and Conference Center
5550 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego
7:30am - 12:30pm
- 4/19
- Health Expo
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc, sponsored
by Spice of Life
9360 Towne Centre Drive, La Jolla
11:30am - 2:00pm
- 4/21
- Safety/Health Fair
City Heights Urban Village
4380 Landis Street, City Heights
10:00am - 2:00pm
Janice Oshima (619) 515-2400
- 4/21
- 6th Annual Parenting Conference
Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center
6845 University Avenue, San Diego 92115
7:30am - 1:00pm
Jamie Beam (858) 514-4770
- 4/21
- Mira Mesa Health Fair and Fluoride Varnish Clinic
Operation Samahan Clinic
10737 Camino Ruiz, San Diego 92126
10:00am - 1:00pm
Carissa McMasters (619) 692-5601
- 4/28
- Parent Congress Resource & Recruitment Fair
Mountain View Park
647 South Boundary Street, San Diego 92113
10:00am - 2:00pm
Sabrina Guinty or Candace Bolden (619) 263-3103
- 5/1
- May Day Family Night
Grossmont High School - Art Building
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Jeri Lundy (619) 668-6099
- 5/24
- Mountain Empire School District Wellness Fair!
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Katie Judd (619) 668-3665
Katherine.Judd@sdcounty.ca.gov
The
California Coalition of Childhood
Immunization 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: http://immunizeca.org/index.pacq
NIIW/TIM Materials:
NIIW/TIM
is made possible through a collaboration with the California
Coalition for Childhood Immunization (C3I) and the
California Distance Learning Health
Network (CDLHN).
Additional
Resources:
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