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PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE WORLD FROM 1 A.D.

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS ARCHIVES
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• 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

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, from 1982-2006:
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• Outbreak of Measles Following an Imported Case – Florida *
• Interstate Transmission of Measles in a Gypsy Population – Washington, Idaho, Montana, California *
• Supplementary Statement of Contraindications to Receipt of Pertussis Vaccine *
• Measles in a Population with Religious Exemption to Vaccination - Colorado *
• Tetanus in a Child with Improper Medical Exemption from Immunization Florida Tetanus Fatality – Ohio, 1991 *
• Resurgence of Pertussis – United States, 1993 *
• Estimates of Future Global Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality *
• Tetanus – Rutland County, Vermont, 1992 *
• Tetanus Fatality – Ohio, 1991 *
• Outbreak of Measles Among Christian Science Students – Missouri and Illinois, 1994 *
• Measles – United States, 1996, and the Interruption of Indigenous Transmission *
• Measles Outbreak - Southwestern Utah, 1996 *
• Human Rabies – Montana and Washington, 1997 *
• Tetanus Among Injecting-Drug Users - California, 1997 *
• Neonatal Tetanus – Montana, 1998 *
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements – United States, 1900-1999 *
• Intussusception Among Recipients of Rotavirus Vaccine – United States, 1998-1999 *
• Progress Toward Measles Elimination – Southern Africa, 1996-1998 *
• Recommendations Regarding the Use of Vaccines That Contain Thimerosal as a Preservative *
• Withdrawal of Rotavirus Vaccine Recommendation *
• Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999 *
• Impact of Vaccines Universally Recommended for Children – United States, 1900-1998 *
• Poliomyelitis Prevention in the United States *
• Tetanus – Puerto Rico, 2002 *
• Pertussis Deaths – United States, 2000 *
• Hepatitis B Vaccination Among High Risk Adolescents and Adults – San Diego, California, 1998-2001 *
• Surveillance for Safety After Immunization: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) – United States, 1991-2001 *
• Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication – India, 2002 *
• Vaccination Coverage Among Children Enrolled in Head Start Programs, Licensed Child Care Facilities, and Entering School – United States, 2000-01 School Year *
• Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Among Civilians – United States, February 25–March 3, 2003 *
• Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication – India, 2003 *
• Imported Measles Case Associated with Nonmedical Vaccine Exemption – Iowa, March 2004 *
• Progress Toward Measles Elimination – Region of the Americas, 2002-2003 *
• Measles Outbreak in a Boarding School – Pennsylvania, 2003 *
• Multistate Investigation of Measles Among Adoptees from China – April 9, 2004 *
• Cholera Epidemic Associated with Raw Vegetables – Lusaka, Zambia, 2003-2004 *
• Suspension of Rotavirus Vaccine After Reports of Intussusception – United States, 1999 *
• Varicella-Related Deaths – U.S., January 2003–June 2004 *
• Varicella Surveillance in Public Elementary Schools – Multnomah County, Oregon, 2002-2004 *
• Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication – Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2004-February 2005 *
• Elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome – United States, 1969-2004 *
• Import-Associated Measles Outbreak – Indiana, May – June 2005 *
• Preventable Measles Among U.S. Residents, 2001-2004 *
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine - United States, June-July 2005 *
• Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B Among Asian/Pacific Islander Populations — New York City, 2005 *
• Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults – United States, 2004 *
• Vaccine Preventable Deaths and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015 *
• Imported Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis – United States, 2005 *
• Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage – United States, 2003-04 Influenza Season *
• Summary of Notifiable Diseases – United States, 2004 *

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:
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• 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)
• Babies and Breadwinners, Part I *
  Moscogee County Georgia comes together to encourage mass polio vaccination
• Babies and Breadwinners, Part II *
  Bozo the Clown rolls up his sleeve to get vaccinated in front of the children of Moscogee County
  
  Other links:
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• 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 *
  

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