Union County Immunization Coalition

What is the Union County Immunization Coalition
We are a promotion awareness group made up of government leaders, businesses, and education and health care providers. Our goal is to promote awareness of immunizations in Union County. If you’re interested in more information please contact us at 541-962-8801 or e-mail vaccineinfo@chdinc.org.

Meetings
Next Meeting will be Thursday November 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM in the La Grande Public Library Community Room.  We will be focusing on H1N1 vaccination efforts.

The Value of Immunizations
Immunizations have eliminated many of the most devastating diseases of childhood and adolescence.  In countries where vaccines are given routinely, such as the United States, these potentially deadly diseases had been virtually eliminated.   However, there are diseases we thought were gone, that are coming back, as some children remain under-immunized.

When parents stop getting their children immunized outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles and whooping cough occur. The recent resurgence of whooping cough is an example of what happens when vaccination rates go down.

Immunizations Schedules and Recommendations
For complete information on immunizations schedules and recommendations for children, adolescents and adults, visit the CDC. You can also learn more about Oregon requirements for school and childcare.

More Information
Vaccines and Autism
Immunization Information for Parents
Why Immunize? Fact Sheet
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Immunizations website

Union County Immunization Coalition in the News
CHD seeks input on immunizations; survey is posted online (La Grande Observer, 10/13/2008)
Letter to the Editor (La Grande Observer, 08/26/2008)
Boost Union County’s immunization rates (La Grande Observer, 08/13/2008)
Disease Prevention - Coalition Strives to Boost Immunization rate (La Grande Observer, 08/01/2008)
Effort launched to get more toddlers vaccinated  (La Grande Observer, 06/17/2008)

Immunization Related Links
Vaccinate Your Baby
Every Child By Two
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Information
State of Oregon Immunization Program
Disease Surveillance
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccination Information

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