The first National Preschool Immunization Week (NPIW),
sponsored
by CDC and members of the Immunization Education and Action
Committee
of the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (including the
Children's Action Network and the American Academy of Pediatrics);
public health departments; and other private and public
immunization
partners, is April 24-30, 1993. This year's theme is "Hands Across
the Nation for Preschool Immunization." Events will encourage
cooperation between health-care providers and parents to ensure
that
children are enrolled with a private physician, public clinic, or
other health-care facility that will screen and track their
vaccination needs to ensure they receive all recommended
vaccinations
by their second birthday. Local programs are encouraged to
participate in NPIW by tailoring activities to fit their
communities'
needs.
NPIW will be held the last week of April each year. It is
intended to stimulate activities at national, state, and local
levels
that complement locally developed Immunization Action Plans (IAPs)
and help achieve permanent improvements in the delivery of vaccines
to infants and toddlers. In addition, NPIW is an annual opportunity
to assess progress, plan for the future, and recognize major
accomplishments toward achieving the national health objective for
the year 2000 that at least 90% of children are fully vaccinated by
their second birthday (objective 20.11) (1).
Additional information and a listing of some state and local
events planned for the 1993 NPIW are available from state
immunization programs or from CDC's Division of Immunization,
National Center for Prevention Services, 1600 Clifton Road, NE,
Mailstop E-05, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-1867.
Reference
Public Health Service. Healthy people 2000: national health
promotion and disease prevention objectives -- full report, with
commentary. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human
Services, Public Health Service, 1991:521; DHHS publication no.
(PHS)91-50212.
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