PPT-Recall Cristi Bramer MDHHS Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist

John Harwood Region 2 MCIR Coordinator Bea Salada MDHHS MCIR Coordinator Agenda WelcomeIntroductions Impact of COVID19 on Immunizations Cristi Bramer MDHHS Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist. Tetanus is a vaccine preventable disease. Getting vaccinated against tetanus will protect people from getting this disease. Make sure that wounds, cuts or scratches are clean and covered to protect Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease.What is Tetanus?Tetanus is an acute often fatal, disease of the nervous system. It is caused by a toxin (poison) produced by a bacteria called Clostridium teta Mrs. Stewart. Medical Interventions. First Incident. In March 1985, a nurse epidemiologist in a county health department noted, while reviewing surveillance data, three cases in a single month of hepatitis B of unusual origin. Hepatitis B, or serum hepatitis, is transmitted through sexual contact and by exposure to infected bodily fluids, but these three patients did not seem to have the usual risk factors. All three people did, however, indicate having received injections at the same health care facility.. Vaccine preventable diseases. Some diseases can’t be prevented and can only be treated after a person gets . sick.. Some diseases can be prevented by receiving a vaccine before we come into contact with them, so we don’t have to get sick!. 1. Scope. importance of vaccination in Health Care. issues. local . and global . challenges . solutions. 2. Vaccines 4. th. Edition. Vaccination has greatly reduced the burden of infectious . diseases. Surveillance Officer, CDC/NCIRD. August 7, 2012. NCHS 2012 National Conference on . Health Statistics. Overview of Vaccine Preventable . Disease (VPD) Surveillance . in the United States. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Healthy People 2020 goal:. Increase immunization rates and reduce preventable infectious diseases.. 1. 2. Why We immunize. Health promotion: prevent a disease if it is preventable.. Morbidity vs Mortality. Vol.10; Issue: 9; September 2020 Website: www.ijhsr.org Short Communication ISSN: 2249 - 9571 International Journal of Health Science s and Research (ww w.ijhsr.org ) 264 Vol.10; Issue: 9; Septem VPD Team. Rachel Wiseman, team lead. Measles, rubella, tetanus, polio, diphtheria. Brandy Tidwell. Varicella, pertussis, . Haemophilus. , mumps. Kayla Boykins. Hepatitis A and B, sometimes C, pertussis. Fall Immunization Conference. Ryan Malosh, PhD MPH. Many vaccine preventable diseases affected by COVID. Non-pharmaceutical interventions. Additional challenges. Staff burden. Case-investigation/Contact tracing. Workforce vaccination program at. Insert HHS/facility name. Presenter: . Insert presenter name. Why is vaccination important for staff?. Working in healthcare settings:. risk of exposure to vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). hospitalisations. each year. Thousands of hospital admissions. 20. 40. 60. 80. 2014. 2016. 2018. Note: Data is labelled by final year in reported financial year. (e.g. . 2012-13 is labelled 2013. ). January 2024. Context . Measles Mumps and Rubella are highly infectious conditions that can easily spread between unvaccinated people. . Getting vaccinated is important, as these conditions can also lead to serious problems including meningitis, hearing loss and problems during pregnancy. Two doses of the MMR vaccine provide the best protection against measles, mumps and rubella..