National Immunization Awareness Month

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of routine vaccination for people of all ages. Click here for resources to help you discuss routine vaccinations with your patients and parents during NIAM and throughout the year.

National Health Center Week

Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) sponsors National Health Center Week (NHCW) to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers (CHCs). National Health Center Week is an opportunity to highlight the commitment and passion of Community Health Center staff, board members, and supporters who make it possible to […]

28th Annual MA Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference

DCU Center 50 Foster St, Worcester, MA

Save the Date for the 28th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference Wednesday,  October 25, 2023, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM This conference will be hybrid. The in-person conference will be held at the DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Visit the conference website. Registration is OPEN.

$125

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Cervical Health Awareness Month highlights issues related to cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease prevention, HPV vaccination, and the importance of early detection. Click here for more information.

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 1: Schedule Updates

Sign up HERE Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: · State two changes to the 2024 Childhood and Adult Immunization Schedules. · List the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States. Presenter: Angela Fowler, MD, DPH, Associate Medical Director for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, MDPH

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 2: Immunization 101

Sign up HERE Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: Increase their knowledge of · Basic principles of vaccination · Best practices when administering vaccines · Vaccine safety and adverse event reporting Presenter: Laurie Courtney, MSN, RN, Immunization Nurse Manager & Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator, MDPH