Links

AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics

New York District II

New York Chapter 1

New York Chapter 2

Practice Management Resources

AAP: Practice Management Online

AAP Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM)

Reimbursement

AAP Reimbursement Initiatives
Updates on AAP initiatives related to private payer advocacy will be posted here on a regular basis.

Immunization Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Program
General information about all vaccines, immunization issues, VISs in English, updates on vaccine supply issues, links to many other sites including MMWR, ACIP statements, The Pink Book “Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases”.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travel Information
Comprehensive information about travel-related health issues defined by geographic region with links to information about travel medicine clinics.

Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR)
The website for the Immunization Registry, a confidential computer system for tracking of vaccines given to children in NYC.

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)
General information about all NYC DOHMH resources.

NYC DOHMH Bureau of Immunizatio
The website for the Bureau of Immunization.

New York State Department of Health
General information about all vaccines and immunization issues.

Allied Vaccine Group
A network of associated organizations

Childhood Immunization Support Program
A resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics - Information about vaccines and their use with a focus on safety issues

Hepatitis Programs
Hepatitis related information – an initiative of the Immunization Action Coalition

Immunization Action Coalition
Information for professionals and consumers about all aspects of immunizations.  Many resources available that can be downloaded FREE – including VIS in over 20 languages.

Institute for Vaccine Safety
Provides an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help provide physicians and the public about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines

National Network for Immunization Information                 

• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Nurses Association

MMR The Facts
Information from the United Kingdom about MMR vaccine

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
A national program of the CDC and FDA for post marketing safety surveillance collecting information about adverse events or possible reactions to vaccines

Vaccine Education Center at CHOP
Provides information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent to the professional and parent. The goals are to dispel some of the common misconceptions and misinformation about childhood vaccines, how and why vaccines work, safety issues, and whether they are still necessary.

Vaccine Information
Provides specific information about individual vaccine-preventable diseases and their vaccines with Q & A, designed for the professional and public. Has links to other web sites and organizations.