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Follow on Google News | August is National Immunization Awareness Month."The Power to Protect" Focuses on Education and Disease Prevention,
By: Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition “The Power to Protect”, central theme of NIAM 2013, addresses the ability and the availability for each person to receive the recommended vaccines for their age, through a variety of community resources. August is also a great time to receive recommended immunizations for children in grades K-12, college students, new mothers and any “caregiver” Joanne Sullivan, PAIC Executive Director, calls attention to the “power” everyone has to take the first step to remain healthy. “People of all ages can protect their health with timely vaccinations. It is our first step in protection against many vaccine preventable diseases, like pertussis (whooping cough), meningitis, measles and the flu. PAIC, in partnership with the CDC and Pennsylvania Department of Health, works with health care providers, networks and local immunization coalitions throughout Pennsylvania to eradicate vaccine preventable diseases through ongoing education, community outreach activities and health care centers offering vaccines to lower-income families." The facts regarding success of immunizations are clear and compelling. Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, the number of polio cases has decreased by 99% worldwide, reported in “Immunization Works”, CDC Newsletter. The CDC has valuable resources for National Immunization Awareness Month, including the following: · To encourage parents of young children to get recommended immunizations by age two; reach out with posters (http://www.cdc.gov/ · To help parents ensure that older children (http://www.cdc.gov/ · To remind college students (http://www.cdc.gov/ · To educate adults (http://www.cdc.gov/ · To educate pregnant women (http://www.cdc.gov/ For further information on National Immunization Awareness Month, local PA Immunization Coalitions and other Pennsylvania resources, please refer to the PAIC website at http://www.immunizepa.org (http://www.immunizepa.org/ End
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