Immunizations
A Boost to Health
In the last 120 years, medicine has come a long way. Yet Allopaths and Osteopaths are so
used to their modern methods of medicine, that they sometimes forget about
their roots. The truth is that most of the reasons we are so healthy
today and living longer are not due to pills and modern medicine, but rather
from public health efforts.
Traditionally public health efforts have focused on preventing sickness and death, i.e. primary prevention. The most effective efforts have been in the fields of sanitation, clean water, clean food, quarantine and immunizations. It is important for all students to realize this so that we can continue to invest in these safe and cost-effective resources. Better to prevent disease now, then have to deal with its sequela later.
Immunization Resources
- Childhood Immunizations: A Model for Preventive Health
- A project in a box that gives a synopsis and can get some brainstorming going.
- National Immunization Project
- This website offers a wealth of information on the necessity of immunizations. It discusses which vaccines are necessary and when, how vaccines work, vaccine safety, and the myths about immunizations.
- Misconceptions about Immunizations
- Dispels many of the common myths about immunizations
- Immunization Case Studies
- Contains numerous stories about children and adolescents and the experiences and deaths of those who are not immunized
- Facts and Myths about Immunizations
- This website is designed to inform parents about necessary immunizations for children, clarifying those myths generally heard about immunizations.
- National Partnership for Immunization
- A website intended to increase national awareness of the value and importance of infant, child, adolescent and adult immunization. The website provides general information, background, and safety information as well as other immunization links and resources.