http://nationalacademies.org/headlines/20080801.html

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognize August as National Immunization Awareness Month. Immunization, noted as one of the most significant health interventions of the 20th century, has helped eradicate smallpox worldwide, virtually eliminated polio from this hemisphere, and significantly reduced the occurrence of measles, diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and other diseases in the U.S. While many people are routinely immunized, there are still tens of thousands of deaths around the world caused by vaccine-preventable diseases.

 A variety of resources promoting immunization and NIAM can be found at the links below. You may want to consider customizing these tools for use locally.

• Adult immunization schedule
• Childhood and adolescent immunization schedule
• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization
• National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) materials
  Flyers, posters, brochures, public service announcements (PSAs) etc.
• Links to immunization campaign materials: infants and pre-teens

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