Resource: Vaccine Guidelines and Schedule
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines to children and adults in the U.S.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
Vaccine Information Statements
Resource: Vaccine Information Statements
Immunization Action Coalition
Handouts for patients and providers. Available in 40 languages.
Immunization status of refugee children after resettlement.
In the Literature: Immunization status of refugee children after resettlement. Watts DJ, Friedman JF, Vivier PM, Tompkins CE, Alario AJ. Med Health RI. 2011.
Lack of immunization documentation in Minnesota refugees: Challenges for refugee preventive health care.
In the Literature: Lack of immunization documentation in Minnesota refugees: Challenges for refugee preventive health care. Lifson AR, Thai D, Hang K. J Immigr Health. 2001.
Measles outbreak associated with an arriving refugee – Los Angeles County, California.
In the Literature: Measles outbreak associated with an arriving refugee – Los Angeles County, California. CDC. MMWR. 2011.
Refugee Suicide Prevention Training Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by RHTAC to provide resources for Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) trainers who are interested in training refugee gatekeepers and community members.
National Immunization Awareness Month Toolkit
Resource: National Immunization Awareness Month Toolkit
Resources for organizations to promote National Immunization Awareness Month. Tools include sample media announcements, tweets, e-cards, and web badges.
Brief report: Imported case of congenital rubella syndrome – New Hampshire.
In the Literature: Brief report: Imported case of congenital rubella syndrome – New Hampshire. CDC. MMWR. 2005.
Post-arrival health screening in Karen refugees in Australia.
In the Literature: Post-arrival health screening in Karen refugees in Australia. Paxton GA, Sangster KJ, Maxwell EL, McBride CR, Drewe RH. (2012). PLoS One.
Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities
Resource: Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities
CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Toolkit to increase capacity of state health departments and communities to implement responses to obesity, with a focus on health disparities and achieving health equity.