Mission
To develop and implement community wide campaigns that will improve
immunization rates for children and adults living in Duval County.
Vision
To improve the quality of life for all residents of Duval
County by preventing disease, disability, and death from
vaccine-preventable diseases.
Priority Areas
- Increase immunization rates of low-income, minority children
living in Northwest Duval County.
- Educate parents about the importance of fully immunizing their
children.
- Educate primary care providers about changes in childhood
immunization schedules.
- Educate primary care providers about changes in childhood
immunization schedules.
- Educate physicians about the need for adult immunization.
- Improve Flu and Pneumococcal vaccination rates for adults and
children.
Applicable Objectives from the
Healthy People 2010 Plan
Disease Preventable through Universal Vaccination
14-1 Vaccine-preventable diseases.
14-2 Hepatitis B in infants and young children.
14-3 Hepatitis B in adults and high-risk groups.
14-4 Bacterial meningitis in young children.
14-5 Invasive pneumococcal infections.
Disease Preventable through Targeted Vaccination
14-6 Hepatitis A.
14-7 Meningococcal disease.
1. Reduce chronic hepatitis B virus infections in infants and
young children
(perinatal infections).
2. Reduce hepatitis B.
3. Reduce invasive pneumococcal infections.
4. Reduce hepatitis A.
5. Reduce meningococcal disease.
Meeting Schedule
3rd Friday of each month at 12:00 p.m.
Location
Suite 210 Conference Room, located at 900 University Blvd. North
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