National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW)
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National Influenza Vaccination Week
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond. NIVW 2011-2012 is scheduled for December 4-10, 2011.
NIVW Activities
National, regional, & state & territorial calendar of events…
NIVW Daily Materials
Posters, brochures, fact sheets, etc. for use during NIVW…
NIVW Media Toolkit
Information on how to develop key messages, press materials, train spokespersons, etc…
NIVW Web Tools
Podcasts, ecards, buttons, banners, & badges for download…
Resources for Health Professionals & Partners
Media toolkits, print materials, PSAs, & audio/video tools for download…
Influenza Campaign Matte Articles
Readya??toa??use influenza articles for placement in local newspapers, magazines, or other publications…
Related Links
Every Child By Two (ECBT) seeks to raise awareness about the dangers of influenza and the importance for all parents to have their children vaccinated beginning at six months of age. See the ECBT web site for more information about flu vaccinations or vaccination centers.
Families Fighting Flu, Inc. (FFF) is a non-profit, volunteer-based corporation made up of families and healthcare practitioners who have experienced first-hand the death of a child due to the flu, or have had a child experience severe medical complications from the flu. Through education and advocacy, FFF hopes to improve the rates of annual childhood influenza vaccinations and help reduce the number of childhood illnesses and deaths caused by the flu each year.
