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Colorado and Company 9News: Immunize for Good September 28, 2011
[VIDEO] Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Public Health Director Joni Reynolds and Rabble + Rouser's Director of Client Services Lee Payne unveil Good to Go, the latest addition to the Immunize for Good campaign. [+] more
More kids immunized but fears remain August 22, 2011
Earlier this year, state health immunization leaders launched a statewide campaign entitled “Immunize for Good,” in hopes of reassuring parents who do vaccinate their children that they’re making the right decision, and providing easy-to-understand information about how vaccines work for parents who are still undecided. “There is a lot of controversy about vaccinations,” said Erin Suelmann, acting executive director of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, an independent, non-profit organization that accepts no funding from vaccine manufacturers. [+] more
Colorado Association of School Nurses Unites Denver Community to Combat Low Meningitis Vaccination Rates Among Preteens and Teens August 15, 2011
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado State University and Sierra's Race Against Meningitis joined the Colorado Association of School Nurses (CASN) today in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Fort Collins meningitis outbreak, to urge local parents to vaccinate their preteen and teenage children against meningococcal disease this back-to-school season.  [+] more
Vaccination safety: The debate that won't disappear August 14, 2011
As a new school year starts, public health and school officials are issuing their annual reminder to parents to make sure their children are up-to-date on their immunizations. Some parents, however, will ignore the message. Compelled by any number of factors — their religious beliefs, medical evidence that their children can’t handle immunizations, concerns that the vaccines will cause more harm than good — they opt out of the recommended immunization schedule. [+] more

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