With more than 100 members, the National Association of Pediatric Nurses’ (NAPNAP) Immunization SIG provides its members with a forum to explore and discuss the current special issues of pediatric immunizations and represents NAPNAP at various national immunization meetings and consults with the Executive Board, national committees, members and national office regarding vaccine preventable diseases and immunization practices.
The Immunization Special Interest Group contributes to the field in the following ways:
- Provide timely updates to SIG members containing interesting and current immunization information PNPs can use in practice.
- Attend national meetings such as Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Immunization Education and Action Committee of the Healthy Mother’s, Healthy Babies Coalition.
- Educate community and peers on immunizations through multiple formats such as social media, local and national conferences, radio, news print.
- Provide experts to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Meningitis b Action Project, Advisory Board for Vaccinate Your Family, state HPV Coalitions.
- Development of position statements about immunizations during COVID pandemic.
- Review draft vaccination bills for congress members.
- Collaborates with the United Nations Foundation, Shot@Life campaign to advocate for vaccine access for children around the world. Provides experts to meet with legislators on Capitol Hill and in districts across the country to advocate for child health and the reduction of health disparities.
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Additional Information
Email: [email protected]
Chair: Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
Co-chair: Christina M. Cwynar, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
Secretary/Treasurer: Andrea Harmony, MSN, APRN,FNP-BC, PHMS
- Act as resource to SIG members and to general membership on latest news re: immunizations.
- Report weekly influenza activity due to influenza season or any other vaccine preventable diseases.
- Maintain membership in SIG and recruit new members.
- Promote NAPNAP’s representation at national “table”, commissions and appointments related to immunization.
- Share topics on immunization. Review and develop immunization topics related to outbreaks and continual recommendations of vaccine with low intake such as HPV, MEN B, Influenzas, and Covid19 and new FDA approved vaccines.
- Advocate for health policy related to immunization and vaccines.
- Maintain fiscal responsibility by working to increase membership and visibility with positive aspects of being of the SIG group.
- What Providers Need to Know about Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccines
- What Providers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines For Younger Children
- Kids+Anti-Anti-Vaxx Toolkit
- How vaccines get to market and ongoing monitoring tutorial
- Why Should You Become a Shot@Life Champion? – Dana DeShon
- Listen to NAPNAP member Alison Moriarty Daley, PhD, APRN, PNP-BC, speak about cancer prevention and the HPV vaccine for kids 11 years and older.
- TeamPeds Experts Live: National Influenza Vaccination Week
- To view our SIG leaders’ TeamPeds Experts Live immunization related events, click here.
- Slideshow
- Resources from Nemours KidsHealth:
- COVID-19 Vaccine – for parents
- Flu Center – for parents
- Flu Center – for teens
- Flu Center – for kids
- Infections – for parents
- Infections – for teens
- The History of Vaccines – development of vaccination and its more contemporary resources such as, activities on herd immunity, how vaccines work and understanding risk – The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Vaccine Safety Overview and FAQs – Including dosing safety, immune system and health, vaccine ingredients and vaccines with chronic conditions – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
- Immunize.org – Up-to-date immunization information, including opt-in newsletters and tips pages – Immunization Action Coalition
- Video FAQs – What parents need to know about vaccination – Every Child By Two
- Tools and Strategies – Customizable for use in clinical settings to address immunization barriers and improve parent education – National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
- Provider Resources
- Common Vaccine Safety Concerns and Common Immunization Questions – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Tips for Parent/Caregiver Conversations – CDC
- Responding to Concern Talking Points – IAC
- CDC Pink Book webinar education for providers – CDC
- Vaccine Storage and Handling – CDC
- Vaccine Administration Protocols – CDC
- Administering Vaccines – IAC
- Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and prices – CDC
- Vaccine Schedules and Catch Up – CDC
- Reminders/Strategies for Increasing Childhood Vaccination Rates – CDC
- Printable flyers to answer parent questions – CDC
- Additional flyers for patients/families- IAC
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) – CDC/FDA
- Patient Education
- Parents who question vaccines talking points and resources – CDC
- Quick answers to tough questions- IAC
- Risks of not vaccinating your child – CDC
- Easy-to-read schedules to share with parents – CDC
- Parent handouts for particular vaccines – IAC
- Michael’s Superheros by Karlen E. Luthy, DNP, FNP – children’s book to conquer fear of immunizations
