Overview
Vaccines protect people by preparing the immune system to recognize and fight serious and sometimes deadly diseases. Additional education on the latest data and evidence-based strategies to improve immunization rates is necessary. The New York State Department of Health and Center for Public Health Continuing Education provides online education focused on specific populations.
Toolkits
Vaccine Communication Toolkit
This online toolkit has been prepared to help providers enhance their practice, systems, and provide resources and tools for communicating with parents. The toolkit has been organized for ease of use with a variety of devices.
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Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
A toolkit for local health departments, pharmacists, and health care partners to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence in members of the public, among health care providers, and among community & business leaders.
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Training Series
Teens/HPV Training Series
Evidence shows that certain strains of the HPV virus can cause several types of cancers. It is recommended that preteens receive the HPV vaccine starting at age 11-12 to prevent HPV related cancers.
Teens/HPV Webinars
- Tailoring HPV Vaccine Communications Strategies for Patients and Communities (Originally presented in November 2023)
- HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention: Changing the Narrative to Improve Coverage Rates (Originally presented in August 2023)
- Strategies for Recommending HPV Vaccination for Pre-teen Youth (Originally presented in June 2018)
- HPV Related Disease Burden and Impact of HPV Vaccine (Originally presented in May 2018)
Influenza Training Series
Healthcare professionals make recommendations on influenza vaccination each year. The influenza season begins around October and lasts through April, May, or sometimes even into June of the following year.
Influenza Webinars
- Addressing Influenza and COVID-19 Immunization Health Inequities (Originally presented in November 2021)
- Addressing Immunization Health Disparities (Originally presented in August 2021)
- What’s New with the Flu? 2020-2021 (Originally presented in November 2020)
- Influenza Update 2020-2021: Avoiding the Twindemic (Originally presented in September 2020)
Maternal Immunizations Training Series
Evidence shows that certain strains of the HPV virus can cause several types of cancers. It is recommended that preteens receive the HPV vaccine starting at age 11-12 to prevent HPV related cancers.
Maternal Immunizations Webinars
- Vaccines During Pregnancy: Addressing Health Disparities (Originally presented August 14, 2024 9 -10 a.m. ET)
- Vaccines During Pregnancy: Recommendations and Benefits for the Pregnant Person and Their Infant (Originally presented in July 2024)
- Communicating with Pregnant Women about Vaccines: Using the CASE Approach to Address Vaccine Hesitancy (Originally presented in March 2017)
- Using Electronic Medical Records to Improve Tdap Vaccination Rates in Pregnant Women (Originally presented in November 2016)
- Management of Vaccination Programs for OB-GYN Practices (Originally presented in November 2016)
- The Importance of Maternal Immunization (Originally presented in July 2016)
Adult Immunizations Training Series
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that adults receive immunization against 15 infectious diseases, such as influenza, pneumococcal disease, zoster (shingles), measles and hepatitis A and B. The evidence shows that a strong provider recommendation will greatly increase the acceptance of vaccinations.
Adult Immunizations Webinars
- Adult Immunization Recommendations and Strategies to Improve Coverage Rates (Originally presented in March 2023)
- Making Sense of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Updated CDC Recommendations for Use in adults (Originally presented in July 2022)
- Addressing Influenza and COVID-19 Immunization Health Inequities (Originally presented in November 2021)
- What’s New with the Flu? 2020-2021 (Originally presented in November 2020)
- Using NYSIIS to Increase Adult Immunization Rates in New York State (Originally presented in June 2019)
- Implementation of the Standards of Adult Immunization Practice: Barriers to Increasing Adult Immunization Rates (Originally presented in May 2019)