Community Health

• Children with Special Needs
• Immunizations
  • Health Care Provider Info
  • Flu Vaccine
• Communicable Disease
  • Influenza (flu)
  • Tuberculosis
  • SARS

Health Care Provider Information

• Faxes/Emails
• VFC (Vaccines for Children) Forms
• Storage and Handling
• Resources/Links
• Newsletters
• Contacts
• Vaccine Administration Link

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Faxes/Emails

• August 2011 - Suspension of Thimerosal (Mercury) Limits: Frequently Asked Questions
• August 2011 - State Supplied Seasonal Flu Vaccine Ordering 2011-12
• August 2011 - Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Recommendations 2011-12 (8-23-11)
• August 2010 - Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Recommendations 2010-11
• August 2010 - Immunization Guidelines
• August 2010 - 2010-2011 CDC Flu Dosing Guidelines(flowchart)
• August 2010 - State Supplied Seasonal Flu Vaccine Order
• January 2009- New Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Recommendations
• April 2008 - Varicella Requirements for Schools & Daycare
• February 2008 - Tetanus assessment and prophylaxis after injury
• November 2007 - Hepatitis A Cases and New Guidelines for Preventing Hepatitis A after Exposure
• March 2007 - New Law Limits Amount of Thimerosal in Vaccine for Children Under Three and Pregnant Women
• September 2005 - Community Flu Vaccine Clinics: Six steps you can take to validate their integrity

VFC (Vaccines for Children) Forms

• Vaccine Management Plans
• Instructions for Monthly State Vaccine Reports
• Private Provider Accountability Form
• Required Monthly State Vaccine Report
• Returning VFC Vaccine
• How to Order State Supplied Vaccine
• Provider Vaccine Order Form
• Vaccine Incident and Return Form
• Vaccine Incident and Return Instructions

Storage and Handling

• Be Prepared for Power Outages
• Dormitory Style Refrigerators
• Receiving Delivery of State-Supplied Vaccine
• Protocol for Vaccine Relocation in the Event of Power Failure
• Responding to Incidents for Provider
• IAC Emergency Response Worksheet
• Temperature Monitoring Log
• How to Protect Your Vaccine Supply Toolkit

Resources/Links

• Immunization Resources Professional Handout
• The Pink Book, CDC Immunization Book
• Legal Limits on Mercury-Containing Vaccine in WA
• Suspension of Washington State Mercury Limits on Certain Flu Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2010-2011 Season
• Vaccine Safety
• Experts answer questions about vaccine concerns and safety
• VIS's in English and other languages

Training Sites

• California EZIZ training
• CDC Immunization and Training Site
• Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Course by CDC
• You Call the Shots - Web based training course
• CDC Self-study Adult Immunization Training
• A Boost Up: Optimizing Childhood Immunizations

Newsletters

• NeedlePoints June 2008
• NeedlePoints September 2008
• NeedlePoints December 2008
• NeedlePoints March 2009
• NeedlePoints June 2009
• NeedlePoints March 2010
• NeedlePoints May 2010
• NeedlePoints September 2010
• NeedlePoints January 2011
• NeedlePoints March 2011
• NeedlePoints June 2011
• NeedlePoints January 2012
  

Contact Information

Immunization Program
1500 North State Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Telephone: (360) 676-4593
E-mail:  health@co.whatcom.wa.us

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