August is National Immunization Awareness Month (Part 1)

This August, medical institutions and nonprofit organizations, along with other sectors of society, are celebrating the National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The purpose of promoting immunization among Americans is to remind them of the benefits that immunization brings to people regardless of their age.

All the activities are geared towards encouraging individuals and their families to protect their health by getting immunization against various infectious and lethal diseases. For 2014, it is the National Public Health Information Coalition that is coordinating all the NIAM activities.

This same governmental organization developed the National Immunization Awareness Month Communication Toolkit, which …read more