Immunization Health information topics about Immunization: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Vaccination National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=vaccination&recruiting=true Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Immunization Glossary National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/webutil/terms/glossary.htm Directories 1. Traveler's Health: Destinations (Diseases and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm Law and Policy 1. Vaccines Licensed for Immunization and Distributed Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/licvacc.htm 2. Overview of Vaccine Safety National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/ 3. Immunization Laws National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/law.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Understanding Vaccines National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/vaccine/pdf/undvacc.pdf Organizations 1. National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/ 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ 3. Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ 4. National Coalition for Adult Immunization http://www.nfid.org/ncai/ 5. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/ 6. National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ 7. National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/ 8. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ Other Languages 1. Print Materials in Other Languages Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/noneng.htm 2. Who Should Get Flu Vaccine This Season Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/0405shortage.htm Overviews 1. Adult Immunization Questions and Answers National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/adultqa.html 2. How Vaccines Prevent Disease National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/fs/gen/howvpd.htm 3. Adult Immunization Schedule National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/adult-schedule.htm 4. Diseases Charts (Quickly Find Information on Each National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/disease-chart-public.htm 5. Evolution of Vaccines National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/evolution_vaccines.htm Pictures/Diagrams 1. Photos of People with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/pict001.htm Related Issues 1. Availability of Thimerosal-free Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-availfree.htm 2. Adult Immunization American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_imm.htm 3. Additives in Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/gen/additives.htm 4. 10 Tips on Evaluating Immunization Information National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/tips.htm 5. Mercury & Thimerosal National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-mercury.htm 6. Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/news/shortages/default.htm 7. Diabetes and Vaccines Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Diabetes/default.htm 8. Thimerosal & Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-thimerosal.htm 9. Immunizations for the Immune-Impaired Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00016 10. Vaccine Adverse Event Report System Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm 11. Vaccine Shortages American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/731.xml 12. Vaccine Side Effects National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/side-effects.htm 13. Vaccines and Hair Loss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Hairloss.htm 14. If We Stop Vaccinating... National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/part6.htm 15. FAQs about Recalled Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/recalls/q&a.htm Research 1. African Americans: Answers about HIV Vaccine Resea National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/Publications/pdf/NIAID_HVAD_AA_FS.pdf 2. Effectiveness of Safer Smallpox Vaccine Demonstrat National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/niaid-10.htm 3. Mouse Study Could Aid Vaccine Designers National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/niaid-27a.htm Seniors 1. Shots for Safety National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/shots.asp Specific Conditions 1. Who Should Get Flu Vaccine This Season Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/0405shortage.htm Statistics 1. State Health Profiles for Immunization National Partnership for Immunization. http://www.partnersforimmunization.org/immunizationprogram.html 2. Eliminate Disparities in Adult & Child Imm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/immunization.htm Teenagers 1. 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