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National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Contact Information

1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333

800-232-0233 (Voice - Toll-free)
800-232-2522 (Voice - Toll-free)
800-822-7967 (Voice - Toll-free)
800-CDC-SHOT (Voice - Toll-free)
888-CDC-FAXX (FAXBACK)

Internet Resources

www.cdc.gov/nip/

Abstract

The National Immunization Program (NIP) provides consultation, training, statistical, promotional, educational, epidemiological, and technical services to assist health departments in planning, developing, and implementing immunization programs; supports the establishment of vaccine supply contacts for vaccine distribution to state and local immunization programs; assists health departments in developing vaccine information management systems to facilitate identification of children who need vaccinations, help parents and providers ensure that all childrenare immunized at the appropriate age, assess vaccination levels in state and local areas, monitor the safety and efficacy of vaccines by linking vaccine administration information with adverse event reporting and disease outbreak patterns; administers research and operational programs for the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases; supports a nationwide framework for effective surveillance of designated diseases for which effective immunizing agents are available, and supervises state and local assignees working on immunization activities.

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Date Entered: 11/1/1997
Date Edited: 6/23/2003
Date Revised: 12/21/2001
Health Referral Number: HR2619
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