Tuesday, April 17, 2018

National Infant Immunization Week

Please join in the National Infant Immunization and World Immunization Week events from Monday, April 23 to 30, 2018.
In south Broward County, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital - Children’s Mobile Health Center will host Immunization Only Days. 
Locations will be in Hallandale Beach (Monday), Miramar (Tuesday), West Park (Wednesday and Thursday) and Pembroke Pines (Friday). For details, call 954-276-5548 (5542 in Spanish).
Encourage a parent to find the Children’s Mobile Van in the community to have their child immunized.
Families living in North Broward can get immunizations from Broward Health or the Florida Department of Health (954-467-4705). We appreciate your support!
Nationally, hundreds of communities across the United States will join those in countries around the world to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays in protecting the health of our children, families, and communities.
The United States celebrates NIIW as part of World Immunization Week, an initiative of the World Health Organization.
The links below tell stories of children and families from Denmark, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines.


http://www.who.int/campaigns/immunization-week/2018/campaign-essentials/en/

http://www.who.int/features/2018/hpv-vaccination-denmark/en/



Submitted by:
Joanne Christopher-Hines, DNP, ARNP
Children’s Mobile Health Center
It Still Takes A Village to Raise A Child!!