Influenza Toolkit - Additional Resources

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Take the Flu Vaccination Challenge! Joint Commission Resources

Resources

• CDC Seasonal Flu
• CDC H1N1 Flu
• Flu in Maine Website - Seasonal Influenza
• Prevention and Control of Influenza in Long Term Care Facilities, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System (IVATS)
• Flu Clinic Locator
• Influenza Vaccine Timeline pdf* (145.60kb)
• Influenza_antivirals_summary-clinicians pdf* (86.83kb)
• FluQuestions pdf* (174.55kb)
• Common Questions for Health Care Workers pdf* (86.52kb)
• OSHA Fact Sheet pdf* (898.23kb)
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Manual, 4th Edition, 2008, Influenza: Chapter 6-1 pdf* (282.47kb)

Posters

• Influenza Season Typically Peaks in February pdf* (800.72kb)
• Don't Fall Short!
• Spread Holiday Cheer. Not the Flu pdf* (163.27kb)
• Catch the Holiday Spirit  pdf* (2.50mb)

Buttons, Banners & Badges

• CDC - Influenza (Flu) | National Influenza Vaccination Week | Graphical Buttons
• CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Free Flu Materials | Provider Flu sticker

Additional Resources

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in Health Care Workers: Strategies to increase protection for workers and patients, 2004.24
www.nfid.org/pdf/publications/hcwmonograph.pdf  pdf* (175.17kb)

Minnesota Department of Health
Seven Truths About Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers, 2005. www.mdhflu.com

Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
MI FluFocus report; FluBytes newsletter; signs, symptoms, and clinical complications of influenza; prevention & treatment of influenza; current influenza activity at the state, national, and international levels; information for health care personnel, clinical laboratories, child care settings & schools; information for families & individuals;
MDCH Bureau of Laboratories influenza test algorithm; information on seasonal, avian,
& pandemic influenza
www.michigan.gov/flu

Alliance for Immunization in Michigan (AIM) Provider Toolkit
Forms & materials specific to influenza vaccination in Michigan; standing orders, vaccine information statements (VIS), standards of practices, immunization schedules, & information on documenting vaccines; strategies for talking to families; vaccine storage
& handling resources, including vaccine management
www.aimtoolkit.org

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Key facts, preventing the flu, frequently asked questions, what to do if you get sick, current U.S. flu activity, information on vaccination, infection control, antiviral medications, clinical description & diagnosis, lab diagnosis, surveillance, flu gallery with patient & provider education, training opportunities, flu vaccine bulletin, resources & references, links for information on pandemic & avian influenza
www.cdc.gov/flu

National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS)
Newsletters, agendas, meeting minutes, and presentations from NIVS; information on
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW); late season vaccination; vaccinating health care personnel & other target populations; vaccine production, ordering, & distribution; information for the public, the media, & health care personnel; educational posters & flyers
www.preventinfluenza.org

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
H1N1 (Swine) Flu; Fraudulent flu products; vaccine approval, guidance, inspection, & supply; antiviral drug approval & information on Symmetrel (amantadine), Flumadine (rimantadine), Relenza
(Zanamivir), Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate); diagnostics & rapid tests for flu; pandemic
& avian flu resources
www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm150305.htm

World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO global influenza program, avian influenza, global influenza surveillance, recommendations for influenza vaccines, pandemic preparedness, global agenda, training activities, current influenza information

http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/

Immunization Action Coalition

Toolkits

• Alliance for Immunization in Michigan
• Health Care Personnel Initiative to Improve Influenza Vaccination Toolkit
• Immunizing Healthcare Workers Against Influenza
• APIC | Influenza
• Influenza Immunization Toolkit 2010-2011 | Immunize Washington
• Immunization Action Coalition

Policy Statements

• National Influenza Vaccine Summit
• APIC Position Paper: Influenza Immunization of Healthcare Personnel pdf* (194.14kb)
• IDSA Guidelines for Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children pdf* (413.20kb)

Presentations

• Influenza Immunization among Health Care Workers: An APIC Member Initiative ppt* (360kb)
• Assessment of Influenza Vaccination Rates among Long-term Care Facility Employees in Brevard County, Florida-2007 pdf* (321.63kb)
• NFID: Challenges Facing Health Care Providers in Promoting Influenza Vaccination pdf* (120.59kb)

Journal Articles

Elements of Influenza Vaccination Programs That Predict Higher Vaccination Rates: Results of An Emerging Infections Network Survey , Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008; 46:14-9. pdf* (300.70kb)

Will carrots or sticks raise influenza immunization rates of health care personnel? American Journal of Infection Control, 2007 Feb; 35(1): 1-6.

Influenza Outbreak Control in Confined Settings, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005; 11(4): 579-583. pdf* (236.59kb)

Practice-Proven Interventions to Increase Vaccination Rates and Broaden the Immunization Season , American Journal of Medicine, 2008; 121(7): 11-21.

References word* (29.5kb)