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PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE WORLD FROM 1 A.D.

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS ARCHIVES
* Internet Access Required

• Plague in San Francisco (1900) *
• Smallpox and Vaccination in Cuba (1911) *
• Experimental Measles in the Monkey (1911) *
• Typhus Fever (1915) *
• The Epidemiology of Influenza (1919) *
• The Incidence of Influenza Among Persons of Different Economic Status During the Epidemic of 1918 (1931) *
• Trends in Diphtheria Mortality (1933) *
• Poliomyelitis Vaccination (1955) *
• An Epidemiologic Investigation of a Rubella Outbreak Among the Amish of Northeastern Ohio (1993) *
• Pneumococcal Vaccination in a Remote Population of High-Risk Alaska Natives (1993) *
• Epidemiologic Characteristics of an Outbreak of Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease and the Public Health Response (1995) *
• Vaccination Compensation Criteria Revised (1995) *
• The Biology of Vaccines and Community Decisions to Vaccinate (1997) *
• Edward Jenner's Vaccine (1997) *
• New Rules and Requirements for Travelers (1997) *
• Immunization of Adolescents (1997) *
• Edible Vaccines (1997) *
• Defining the Rabies Problem (1998) *
• Should the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Be Expanded to Cover Adults? (1998) *
• Potential Rabies Exposures in a Virginia County (1998) *
• The Cost of Rabies Prophylaxis, One State's Experience (1998) *
• The Tuberculosis Epidemic: Scientific Challenges and Opportunities (1998) *
• Optimal Disease Prevention Using Vaccination Depends on a System (1998) *
• Deficiencies in Current Childhood Immunization Indicators (1998) *
• Estimating Vaccination Coverage Using Parental Recall, Vaccination Cards, and Medical Records (1998) *
• No Scientific Justification to Suspend Hepatitis B Immunization (1998) *
• WHO Tags 1999-2000 Vaccine, Prepares Flu Pandemic Plan (1999) *
• Hepatitis B Vaccination Practices in State and Federal Prisons (2001) *
• Is Reimbursement for Childhood Immunizations Adequate? Evidence from Two Rural Areas in Colorado (2001) *
• Religious and Philosophical Exemptions from Vaccination Requirements, and Lessons Learned from Conscientious Objectors from Conscription (2001) *
• How to Vaccinate 30,000 People in Three Days: Realities of Outbreak Management (2001) *
• Impact on Health Departments After a Seventh Grade Hepatitis B Immunization Requirement (2002) *
• Immunization Registries: Costs and Savings (2002) *
• The First Oral Rotavirus Vaccine, 1998-1999: Estimates of Uptake from the National Immunization Survey (2003) *
• A Statewide Hepatitis B Vaccination Program for School Children in Hawaii: Vaccination Series Completion and Participation Rates Over Consecutive School Years (2003) *
• An Economic Assessment of Pre-Vaccination Screening for Hepatitis A and B (2003) *
• Vaccine Coverage Levels After Implementation of a Middle School Vaccination Requirement, Florida, 1997- 2000 (2004) *
• Impact of Health Insurance Status on Vaccination Coverage in Children 19-35 Months Old, United States, 1993-1996 (2004) *
• Risk Factors for Delay in Age-Appropriate Vaccination (2004) *
• Hospital Recruitment for the Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program: Experiences from Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Tennessee, December 2002-June 2003 (2004) *
• The Power of Persuasion: Diphtheria Immunization, Advertising, and the Rise of Health Education (2004) *
• Factors Affecting Implementation of the U.S. Smallpox Vaccination Program, 2003 (2005) *
• Vaccine Beliefs of Parents Who Oppose Compulsory Vaccination (2005) *
• Enrollment of Racial/Ethnic Minorities in NIAID-Funded Networks of HIV Vaccine Trials in the United States, 1988-2002 (2005) *
• Validity of Self-Assessment of Skin Reaction After Smallpox Vaccination (2006) *

FROM THE CENTERS OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases "The Pink Book," Atkinson, J. Hamborsky, L. McIntyre, S. Wolfe, eds. 9th Edition. Washington D.C.: Public Health Foundation, 2006.

Chapters 1-20: *Internet Access Required

• Principles of Vaccination *
• General Recommendations on Immunization *
• Immunization Strategies *
• Vaccine Safety *
• Diphtheria *
• Tetanus *
• Pertussis *
• Poliomyelitis *
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type B – Hib *
• Measles *
• Mumps *
• Rubella *
• Varicella *
• Hepatitis A *
• Hepatitis B *
• Influenza *
• Pneumococcal Disease *
• Meningococcal Disease *
• Smallpox *
• Anthrax *

Appendices: *Internet Access Required

A. Schedules and Recommendations *
B. Vaccines *
C. Vaccine Storage and Handling *
D. Vaccine Administration *
E. Vaccine Information Statements *
F. Vaccine Safety *
G. Data and Statistics *
H. Standards *
I. Immunization Resources *

• Child Immunization Schedule
  
• Adult Immunization Schedule

FROM THE IMMUNIZATION ACTION COALITION

• Immunizations for Babies
• Vacunas Para Bebés
• When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
• Cuándo Necesitan Sus Vacunas los Niños y los Adolescentes?
• What If You Don’t Immunize Your Child?
• Are You 11-19 Years Old?
• Immunization… Not Just Kids’ Stuff
• La Inmunización... No es Solo Cuestión de Niños
• Vaccinations for Adults
• After the Shots… What To Do If Your Child Has Discomfort
• Después de las Vacunas… Qué Hacer Si Su Hijo Tiene Molestias
• Vaccine Concerns
• Does MMR Vaccine Cause Autism?
• What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations?
• Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
  

FUN AND INTERESTING LINKS

Videos from the Internet Archive:
*Internet Access Required


• Unconditional Surrender (1956)
  National Foundation Infantile Paralysis film which describes the development of the Salk polio vaccine. If you ever wondered who the first kid vaccinated for polio was, you can see him on this film.
• Immunization (1955) Encyclopedia Britannica
  This film explains, in 1955 vernacular, how vaccines work. Don't try this at home.
• Lucky Junior (circa 1940s)
  
  Other links:
  *Internet Access Required
  
• UNICEF Immunization Summary 2006 *
• World Health Organization’s Immunization Surveillance, Assessment and Monitoring *
• Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal - Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders *
• Immunization Safety Review: Vaccinations and Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy *
• Immunization Safety Review: SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccine and Cancer *
• Background on Polio Vaccine *
• Cochrane Review of Vaccines for Measles, Mumps and Rubella in
  Children *
• Pandemic Pointers *
• Measles Initiative *