Vaccination Page 1

Agenda

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Course Agenda
Why is Vaccination Important?
Discussion: Vaccine Importance (1/5)
Vaccine Myths
Vaccine Myths (2/5)
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Vaccine Tracking
Vaccine Tracking (3/5)
Unvaccinated or Under-vaccinated Children
Immunization Status (4/5)
Outbreak Reporting
Seasonal Flu Vaccine
End of Course Quiz (5/5)
Course Evaluation Form

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Vaccines and immunizations are vital components to the health and wellbeing of the community at large. Child care providers, directors, teachers, and support staff members must have accurate and reliable information about vaccines that come from legitimate sources. Vaccination is important for overall health of individuals and communities and it is important for child care professionals to know the importance of vaccines, how vaccines work, common vaccine myths, and vaccine tracking and reporting responsibilities.

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Important Student Information

Course Acknowledgments

A special thank you to Aurora Tollestrup, B.S. Ed. for developing the curriculum for this topic.

Course Resource Items

CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:

Infant/Toddler
Preschool
Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

CDA Content Area: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment (2 hours)

Learning Outcomes

Discuss the importance of vaccines
Analyze common vaccine myths
Identify the reporting responsibilities and purpose of reporting of licensed child care centers
State the definition of an outbreak and identify the proper agencies to report an outbreak
State the rights and options of licensed child care facilities in respect to unvaccinated or under vaccinated children
Briefly explain how vaccines work
Identify correct immunization tracking procedures

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Sources

Unicef, Vaccines bring 7 diseases under control, https://www.unicef.org/pon96/hevaccin.htm
Washington State Department of Health, Disease Outbreak Reporting, https://www.doh.wa.gov/ForPublicHealthandHealthcareProviders/NotifiableConditions/OutbreakReporting
HHS.gov U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Vaccine Safety Scientific Agenda, https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/nvpo/vacc_plan/vaccine-safety-scientific-agenda-pdf.pdf
Noni MacDonald and André Picard (March 31, 2009), from Canadian Medical Association website, A plea for clear language on vaccine safety, http://www.cmaj.ca/content/180/7/697?sid=05bf283d-6597-411b-82b3-eee38b38b23e
Centers for Disease Control, Vaccines and Immunizations, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html
Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination Peer Reviewed Articles with Open Access, https://www.omicsonline.org/vaccines-vaccination.php