WA Bill Analysis – Mercury or Aluminum
2018 bill analysis on Washington House Bill 2840, which prohibits administration of mercury-containing vaccines and prohibits individual doses of vaccine from exceeding specified amounts of aluminum.
Content Analysis of Digital Media Coverage of the HPV School-Entry Requirement Policy in Puerto Rico
In August 2018, Puerto Rico (PR) became the 4th state or territory in the United States to adopt a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine school-entry requirement for students 11–12 years old. Evidence suggests that the content of media coverage may impact…
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics: Improving Childhood Vaccination Coverage Rates
In June 2018, a group of immunization program managers, representing nine city/state public health programs, was convened to discuss how public health immunization programs could improve vaccination coverage rates for the primary immunization series, using the fourth dose of DTaP…
Understanding The Change Cycle Model
This session will explore leadership principles such as how to build a team culture, making optimal role assignments, and how to sustain motivation
Extreme Leadership
This session will explore leadership principles such as how to build a team culture, making optimal role assignments, and how to sustain motivation
Public Health Leadership
In these sessions, you will learn the important components of public health leadership such as numbleness, flexibility, future-focused thinking, collaboration, and adding value. Speaker: Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, FCPP Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Understanding Dynamics Underlying Racial Disparities in Influenza Vaccination
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held the National Advisory Committee with Dr. Sandra Crouse Quinn presenting on racial disparities when it comes to influenza vaccination. The presentation covers influenza vaccine uptake trends, factors that affect vaccine decisions,…
Your Leadership Playbook: Using Football As the Basis
Apply the principles of a forward-thinking strategy, identify and use the Five Practices of Great Leaders, utilize proven approaches to leading change, implement leading edge practices for effective execution of services, use methods of managing employee performance, utilize techniques to…
Authority of State and Local Health Departments Maps
The Authority of State and Local Health Departments map, available in English and Spanish, shows health department authority by jurisdiction.
Washington Criteria for Including Immunizations in School and Childcare
The Washington State Board of Health has developed a rationale and nine criteria to guide immunization requirement decision-making.