CDC Public Health Grand Rounds

[Pranab Chatterjee]

Sir/Ma'am, 

I thought this might be of interest, especially since the topic hits close to home. (Message copied Below)

Regards,

Pranab

Dear Subscribers,

 

The video and presentation slides from the April session of CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds, “Childhood Immunization as a Tool to Address Health Disparities,” held on Tuesday, April 16 are now available at

http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds/archives/2013/April2013.htm

 

One of the challenges for public health in the 21^st is reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities, domestically and globally. Infectious diseases in childhood can lead to complications, disability, and death.  Protecting all children from vaccine-preventable diseases is a public health mandate, requiring the elimination of disparities that put some children at higher risk.  Childhood immunization is a proven public health intervention that protects our nation and our children. 

 

This session of Grand Rounds explored ways that immunization efforts have served to reduce disparities in childhood infectious diseases, demonstrating an effective and cost-effective tool for advancing health equity.  Vaccines protect both the people who receive them and those with whom they come in contact. Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States and around the world. Vaccine-preventable diseases have a costly impact, resulting from doctor’s visits, hospitalizations, and premature deaths.

 

Viewers learned about how immunization programs have positively affected children’s health, as experts explored public health, clinical, and policy implications of vaccinating children.

 

Continuing Education

Continuing education for Grand Rounds is available and ALL Continuing Education for Grand Rounds are issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training & Continuing Education Online system. If you have questions, email or call Learner Support at 1-800-418-7246 (1-800-41TRAIN).

 

Learn more about continuing education on the Grand Rounds website.

 

Future Grand Rounds Topics

May 21 – Hypertension

July 16- Cancer Screening

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Pranab Chatterjee

MD, PGY-1

Department of Community Medicine

University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

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