National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)
April 20-27, 2013
An annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities.
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On this page:
Parent Resources
Provider Resources
CDC Childhood Immunization Champion
Award
Parent Resources
Videos
- Protect your little sluggers. Get them vaccinated! - Public Service Announcement
This public service announcement features Brian Duensing of the Minnesota Twins talking about the importance of infant immunization. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Vaccinate your baby: Video FAQs
These videos provide answers to frequently asked questions from experts in the fields of immunization and autism. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Shot By Shot: Stories of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
View real stories about vaccine-preventable diseases from the people who have been touched by them. This site is a project of the California Immunization Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH link
Websites
- Immunization stories
Minnesota parents share personal stories about why they feel immunizations are important.
- For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children
A website specifically for parents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with information on vaccines and parent-friendly immunization schedules. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Vaccine Information You Need
Immunization information for parents from the Immunization Action Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Vaccinate your baby
News and information about vaccines including videos of experts answering common questions about immunization. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Vaccine Safety
There are lots of myths and misconceptions about the safety of vaccines, but the fact is vaccines are safe and very effective at preventing disease. The MDH Vaccine Safety site provides accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information about childhood vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
- Keeping track of immunizations
These tools will help you keep track of what shots your child needs for child care, school and other activities.
- Moms Who Vax
This blog offers stories from parents who have decided to vaccinate their children. Attention: Non-MDH link
Provider Resources
NIIW Toolkit (PDF:289KB/6 pages)
Resources for clinics and local public health to use during National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW).
Images for waiting room monitors
These images can be added to monitors or digital displays in clinic waiting rooms to promote infant immunization.*
- Love them. Protect them. Immunize them. (JPEG:3.65MB/1 page)
- Vaccinate on time, every time. (JPEG:3.43MB/1 page)
- Keep them safe. Vaccinate! (JPEG:4.66MB/1 page)
- Shots protect your child and other children in the community (JPEG:3.46MB/1 page)
- Concerned about the cost of shots? (JPEG:7.02MB/1 page)
- Parents and grandparents! (JPEG:4.16MB/1 page)
- Give them a hand (JPEG:5.15MB/1 page)
- Expecting a baby? (JPEG:4.88MB/1 page)
- Get your questions answered (JPEG:3.61MB/1 page)
*Note: These are large files, so they may take longer to download. You can also save the files and open them in another program. To save an image, right click on the link and select "Save Target As..."
Webinars
- Making the CASE for Vaccines: Communicating about Vaccine Safety
This webinar from the VIC Network features Alison Singer, founder and president of the Autism Science Foundation, discussing strategies for talking to parents about vaccines and autism and some of the new work being done to find the cause of autism. Attention: Non-MDH link
Websites
- Talking About Vaccines
This site from the Immunization Action Coalition provides resources, websites and journal articles related to vaccine safety issues. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents
Find fact sheets and flyers from CDC that can help inform your conversations with parents. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Too many vaccines? What you should know (PDF: 154KB/2 pages)
Many parents are delaying immunizations because they are worried about their child getting several shots at one time. This document from the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers information help answer parent's questions about their child receiving multiple vaccines at a visit. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Pediatrics
Pediatrics, the offical journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, published a supplement of articles on vaccine safety on April 18, 2011. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Immunization Information for Health Care Providers
A one-stop shop for immunization information and resources for health care providers from the Minnesota Department of Health.
CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award
- The CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award is an annual award that recognizes outstanding work in the area of childhood immunization. Get information about the award and nominate an Immunization Champion in Minnesota. Awardees will be announced during National Infant Immunization Week.
Spotlight
Minnesota Immunization Rule Proposed Revisions
2013 Got Your Shots Immunization Conference
Vaccination Clinics Serving Underinsured Children
Uninsured and Underinsured Adult Vaccination Clinics
Frequently Requested
VISs
CDC fact sheets on vaccines.
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CDC Immunization Home
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