Fice Of Immunizations Within The Bureau Of Communicable Diseases

Implementing immunizations into the clinics can be challenging for the facility and the staff. There are several methods that have been implemented to monitor the methods used by the staff to give the immunizations to the patients in the clinics. There have been several obstacles and challenges that the staff and leaders have faced. As with any changes that take place in patient care within an organization methods must be set up to monitor those changes. Changes promote challenges not just to staff leaders but the organization as a whole. Communication with any changes can be challenging for

During every year everyone trembles in fear as a new and stronger strand of flu like sickness comes along. These viruses are met with vaccines that are swiftly made by the World Health Organization. The problem with the way that vaccines are made is, the World Health Organization not only makes the vaccines but also deems the vaccines safe. Since they are responsible for making and deeming the vaccines safe, mistakes can lead to mass deaths. For this reason there should be checks and balances where other agencies test the vaccines for potential threat of mental illness, dangerous ingredients, and death. This system is definitely due for an complete overhaul due to the lives of the families that are affected.

Many infectious diseases that once quickly spread and easily killed have been controlled or eradicated due to vaccinations. The efficacy of vaccines in reducing morbidity and mortality, particularly in children, is undeniable. Per the World Health Organization, childhood vaccinations prevent approximately 2-3 million deaths per year worldwide (WHO, 2016). In the United States, the value of immunizations is clearly displayed by comparing pre-vaccine era morbidity/mortality rates to post-vaccine era in regards to vaccine-preventable diseases. For example, prior to the diphtheria vaccine in the 1920’s, 206,000 people annually contracted the disease resulting in 15,520 deaths (History of Vaccines, 2009). However, between 2004 and 2014, only

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national non-profit advocacy organization established in the early 1980s in an effort to create transparency and dialogue regarding childhood immunizations (NVIC, 2016). The NVIC is one of the most prominent consumer led organizations that have led the pursuit of “advocating for vaccine safety and informed consent protections in the public health systems” (NVIC, 2016, para.1). The NVIC advocates for an

I am passionate about this issues. I have worked as an immunization nurse for several years in the state of Maryland. In Maryland there are strict requirements for vaccinating children for school entry. I worked for Prince George’s County and Baltimore County Health Department. In the state of Maryland many children each year are out compliance and therefore are not allowed to attend school until the requirements are satisfied.

HL7 is a procedure for Health information Exchange. HL7 improves the interoperability of our hospital systems (Lin, C., Lin, I., Roan, J., Yeh, J. 2012). It is supported by the Federal Government and is part of HIPAA.

This paper tries to make the reader believe that vaccinations are safe to use as well as a crucial part of keeping people safe from disease. This paper cites a variety of online sources, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Recent outbreaks, such as the measles outbreak in Europe, are examined and put into the context of a lacking vaccination rate. Additionally, the benefits of vaccinating, such as protection from harmful diseases, the eradication of certain diseases, and herd immunity, are highlighted. Furthermore, this paper expresses the safety of the chemical components of vaccinations, such as thimerosal, and the awful consequences involved with contracting certain diseases that have

Hendrix, Kristin S., et al. "Ethics and Childhood Vaccination Policy in the United States." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp. 273-278. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302952.

Vaccinations were once part of every childhood in America, helping to drastically reduce our risk of acquiring diseases like diphtheria, measles, polio and whooping cough, though organizations like the Vaccine Resistance Movement are working hard to change this reality.

The down fall to these vaccinations are the side effects. Most of them are mild ones such as redness, soreness, or inflammation of the injection site. Some others may cause nausea, fever, or things on them lines, but the bottom line is that you’re not going to get a much more serious disease that could

It is very important to enter the correct information about the immunizations that should be given to a patient and save the record of this vaccinations to avoid given same vaccinations to the same patient again and do not given unnecessary vaccinations to the patient. Immunization providers are required by law to record what vaccine was given, the date the vaccine was given (month, day, year), the name of the manufacturer of the vaccine, the lot number, the signature and title of the person who gave the vaccine, and the address where the vaccine was given. NVAC believes that in addition, the parent or guardian should be given a permanent record to keep and carry to office visits for updates. If this record is lost, a replacement with complete immunization data should be provided. Providers should verify vaccination histories from previous providers whenever possible, and if the provider of an immunization is not the primary care physician, a report of vaccines given should be sent to the primary care provider.

There is a division in the medical community about the benefits of getting vaccinated against the flu. Some medical professionals insist that vaccination against the flu can decrease death by fifty percent, while others provide evidence against such a claim. It is difficult to determine how many people die from the flu, who has the flu, and which strain of the flu someone has. There are over 200 viruses that cause flu like systems. In reality, researchers believe that only 7 or 8 percent of cases of people actually contract the flu that report systems associated with the flu such as, headache, fever, coughing, etc. The flu can mutate very quickly causing the virus to differ every flu season if only slightly. Thus, members of the World Health

Focus group and key informant interviews among Somali parents revealed multiple cultural barriers contributing to the low vaccination intake in Somali children. The Somali community is an oral society and any negative encounter, experienced by one member, will be spread throughout the wider community. The mistrust in the healthcare system and governmental entities appears to arise from historical remnants of the repressive Somali State where people lived under fear and any “sensitive” information shared would put one at risk. So it is not surprising that Somalis are more reluctant to trust any government-associated system. This study contributes to an understanding and appreciation that Somalis view vaccinations as government-sponsored program, raising concern about vaccinations. Also the complexity of the American healthcare system contributes significantly to the barriers of vaccinations intake [11].

Data standards are a means of creating terms and methods that are common/universally understood which will assist in the efficient exchange of public health information (O 'Carroll et al, 2010). Health Level Seven (HL7) and its individuals give a structure (and related principles) for the exchange, reconciliation, sharing, and recovery of electronic health data. These measures characterize how data is packaged and conveyed between involved parties. It sets the dialect, structure and information type needed for consistent integration between systems. HL7 principles bolster clinical practice and the administration, conveyance, and assessment of health services, and are perceived as the most generally utilized in the world (hl7.org). Creating and utilizing uniform information measures has been found to be one of the significant difficulties of public health organizations as they advance toward the utilization of electronic trade of information rather than the paper form they have been utilizing (O 'Carroll et al, 2010). Health information is vastly available not only to health professionals but also to the layman. The growing use and availability of the internet has permitted and facilitated the distribution of information. However, without proper data standards by which public health institutions can abide by, there will be a lag in their ability to share and capitalize on the use of health information. A communal approach to representing and exchanging public health data

My first professional interest in immunization developed during my Maternal Child Health rotation as a student nurse. While participating in an independent study course, I was assigned to work in a private pediatric practice for several months. During this time, I created an educational display about routine immunization. The display was placed in a public area of the medical building.