• Immunization & Child Profile Office
• For Schools and Parents
• Immunizations
• For Health Care Providers
• Vaccines
• Forms and Publications

• Department of Health Home
• Prevention & Community  Health
   

Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities

• Washington State Department of Health
• Immunization Action Coalition of Washington
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Immunization Action Coalition
• CMA Foundation AWARE
• Oregon Immunization Program
• TMF Health Quality Institute

Washington State Department of Health

Phone

• 1-866-397-0337 (toll free)
• 360-236-3595 (main)

Web

• For Adults
• Flu News. Check this website often during flu season for regular flu updates, links to the most current flu Vaccine Information Statements, flu screening tools, and more.

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Immunization Action Coalition of Washington

Phone

• 206-830-5168 (main)

Web

• Immunization Action Coalition of Washington
• Pneumonia Immunization Awareness Campaign
• Flu Immunization Toolkit for Health Care Workers

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Phone

• 1-800-CDC-INFO (toll free)

Web

• Adult Immunization Scheduler
• Flu Information:
  • Seasonal Influenza (Flu). Visit this site for information on flu, vaccine recommendations, educational materials, and infection control guidelines.
• National Immunization Program:
  • Vaccines and Immunizations. Visit this site for general information about vaccines, the diseases they prevent, and educational materials to download or order.
• Pneumococcal Information:
  • Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease--Recommendations of the Advisory Committee
    on Immunization Practices (PDF, 287KB)
• Prevention and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF, 471KB)
• Training for Providers:
  • What Works! Check out this interactive training program for primary care practitioners who want to focus on strategies to increase adult vaccination rates.
• Vaccine Information Statements

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Immunization Action Coalition

Web

• Immunization Action Coalition
• Long-Term Care Facilities
• Vaccinate Adults. A publication written for health experts who serve adult patients.

Sample Documents

• Administering Vaccines
• Documenting Vaccination
• Screening Questionnaires:
  • For Adult Immunization (PDF, 75KB)
• Standing Orders:
  • For Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults (PDF, 54KB)
  • For Administering Seasonal Influenza Vaccine to Adults (PDF, 62KB)

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CMA Foundation AWARE

Web

• Long-Term Care Resources

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Oregon Immunization Program

Web

• Oregon Adult Immunization Resource Manual for Nursing, Residential Care, and Assisted Living Facilities (PDF, 295KB). Find information on immunization procedures for residential care, nursing and assisted living facilities, employee immunizations, sample forms, billing, and adult immunization resources. Print the complete manual or each part.

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TMF Health Quality Institute

Web

• Nursing Home Tools

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Last Update: 07/15/2011 09:23 AM