Immunizations

Immunizations are critical for children. Ponderosa Pediatrics wants to present reputable information on immunizations from reliable sources, so we have compiled these links in addition to information on our Health Information Links page. Please feel free to let us know of additional sources to publish.

Health Professional Associations:
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Academy of Pediatrics – Protect Tomorrow  
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Nurses Association (ANA) http://www.nursingworld.org/
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. (ASTHO) http://www.astho.org/
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) www.atpm.org/prof_dev/ed.html
National Medical Association (NMA) http://www.nmanet.org/
   
Government Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov/cber/vaccines.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/vaccines/default.htm
National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) www.hhs.gov/nvpo/
   
Nonprofit Groups and Universities:
Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute http://www.sabin.org/
Alied Vaccine Group (AVG) http://www.vaccine.org/
Every Child By Two (ECBT) http://www.ecbt.org/
Every Child By Two (ECBT) http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org/
GAVI Alliance http://www.vaccinealliance.org/
Health on the Net Foundation (HON) http://www.hon.ch/
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) http://www.immunize.org/
Institute for Vaccine Safety (IVS), Johns Hopkins University http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/
Institute of Medicine (IOM) www.iom.edu/?ID=4705
National Alliance for Hispanic Health http://www.hispanichealth.org/
National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) http://www.hmhb.org/
National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDS) http://www.pkids.org/
Texas Children’s Hospital Vaccine Center http://www.vaccine.texaschildrenshospital.org/
University of Pennsylvania http://www.vaccineethics.org/
World Health Organization  www.who.int/topics/immunization/en/
   
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