National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), in partnership with health departments, national immunization partners, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), takes place April 16–23, 2016. During this time, immunization advocates across the nation will join together to share and celebrate how they have protected children, communities, and the public's health through vaccination.   

NIIW aims to emphasize the profound impact vaccination has on the lives of infants and children while also highlighting immunization achievements by:

• Promoting immunization practices, recommendations, and schedules
• Improving immunization equity and access to vaccination services
• Educating parents and healthcare professionals and organizations about vaccine-preventable diseases
• Awarding champions for childhood immunization and recognizing their vast successes
  

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) participates in NIIW by providing resources to public health professionals and promoting the work that is being done in the immunization field.  PHF will be featuring some of the 2015 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award recipients and their work in a post on the PHF website and in PHF’s email newsletters. 

For resources you can use to promote NIIW, visit:

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 13th Edition (The Pink Book) and The Pink Book E-Book
• CDC's Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children
• TRAIN
• CDC Learning Connection