Immunizations and Vaccines

One of the greatest health achievements of the past century is the reduction and near elimination of numerous infectious diseases, often epidemic, through public immunization campaigns. Devastating diseases such as Polio, Measles, Chickenpox, and Tetanus that were feared by parents and children are now extremely rare. Scientists continue their research to seek and develop vaccines for modern public health threats such as HPV, HIV and the viruses that cause pneumonia. But routine vaccinations are still important for all children and adults in order to protect the public from the scourges of the past.

Resources

Regional

  • application/pdf iconPhilanthropic support of HPV vaccination efforts

    HCF President/CEO Bridget McCandless, REACH CEO Brenda Sharpe, ScienceDirect, June 2015

  • application/pdf iconHCF and REACH HPV Initiative Evaluation Summary

    Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and REACH Health Care Foundation.

  • Mid-America Immunization Coalition

    Works to ensure that all of greater Kansas City's children, adolescents and adults will be protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

  • Missouri Immunizations Resources

    Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

  • Kansas Immunizations Resources

    Kansas Department of Health and Environment

National

  • Why Immunize?

    American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Vaccine Information for the Public and Health Professionals

    Immunization Action Coalition

  • Pre-teen Vaccine Campaign

    Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  • National Network for Immunization Information

    Provides up-to-date, science-based information to healthcare professionals, the media, and the public: everyone who needs to know the facts about vaccines and immunization.

  • Immunization Action Coalition

    Information for healthcare professionals about childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations.

  • HPV, Cancer, and HPV Vaccines - Frequently Asked Questions

    American Cancer Society

  • HPV Vaccines and Cancer in the U.S.

    KaiserEDU.org

  • HPV Resources

    American College Health Association

  • HPV Infection Fact Sheet

    Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Gardasil

    HPV Vaccine

  • Cervarix

    HPV Vaccine

  • CDC Vaccine and Immunizations Hotline

News

Regional

  • Kansas has lowest HPV vaccination rate in the U.S. for girls
    Fox 4 News, Aug. 5, 2014
    2014-08-14 01:40
  • NIH director talks about one and done at KU — for flu shots
    By Mike Sherry for The Hale Center for Journalism, April 16, 2014
    2014-04-16 10:25
  • Should More Missouri Teens Get HPV Vaccine?
    Public News Service, July 1, 2013
    2013-07-01 09:03
  • A single dose of HPV vaccine may be enough
    KMBC News, November 5, 2013
    2013-11-06 10:48

National

  • HPV Cases in Teens Plunge
    Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2013
    2013-06-20 23:53
  • Local doctor disputes HPV vaccine findings
    Fox 4 News, May 1, 2013
    2013-05-01 08:57
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