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American Indian and Alaska Native Partners Expand Flu Vaccination Promotion Initiatives This edition recognizes successful of NIVDP partners to raise awareness among American Indian and Alaska Native populations about the benefits of flu vaccination during the 2013-2014 flu season. • The Alaska Tr...

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Other Authors: National Influenza Vaccination Disparities Partnership
Language:English
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Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30432/
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Summary:American Indian and Alaska Native Partners Expand Flu Vaccination Promotion Initiatives This edition recognizes successful of NIVDP partners to raise awareness among American Indian and Alaska Native populations about the benefits of flu vaccination during the 2013-2014 flu season. • The Alaska Tribal Health System helped implement large-scale flu vaccination drives in Anchorage and Fairbanks and in some of the state’s most isolated communities in the Arctic Circle • The Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health organized vaccination events and disseminated new print and online flu vaccination materials among tribal members in Wisconsin and Minnesota • The California Rural Indian Health Board executed a social marketing campaign targeting children, pregnant women, veterans, and people with chronic disease • Native Health, a health center in Phoenix, Arizona received statewide recognition for its efforts to promote flu vaccination among American Indians