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Stay Heart Healthy: Vaccines for Adults with Heart Disease
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) encourages you to use American Health Month to promote heart healthy behaviors and remind patients with heart disease about the importance of staying up-to-date with recommended vaccines – especially flu and pneumococcal vaccines – due to their increased risk of becoming ill with serious complications.
Quick Tips for Increasing Adolescent Vaccination Rates
A special thank you to Amy B. Middleman, MD, MPH, MSEd, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine at University of Oklahoma…
Flu Care in Day Care
The growing focus on flu vaccination requirements for children enrolled in preschools and day care centers led the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to release a report that examines the impact of these requirements in improving and maintaining higher vaccination rates among young children.
HPV Vaccines Prevent Cervical Cancer: The Message is Clear
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to talk about how human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines can help prevent cancer. Cervical cancer was once the leading…
The Year in Review: Top 5 News Stories of 2014
2014 featured much activity in the world of infectious diseases–from the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, to increasing vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks here in the US.…
Give the Gift of Health This Holiday Season
Each year in the US, tens of thousands needlessly suffer, are hospitalized, and even die as a result of vaccine-preventable diseases. According to the Centers for Disease…
Hand Hygiene 101
Thank you to James Arbogast, PhD, Vice President of Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements, GOJO Industries for this guest post on the importance of…
It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate!
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 7-13, 2014, highlights the importance of being prepared for flu season. And the first and most important step is to get an…