CDC - Grand Rounds ► CDC's Grand Rounds Presents “Childhood Immunizati​on as a Tool to Address Health Disparitie​s.” on Tuesday, April 16, at 1 p.m. (EDT)

CDC - Grand Rounds

Public Health Grand Rounds

The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions. The Grand Rounds sessions also highlight how CDC and its partners are already addressing these challenges and discuss the recommendations for future research and practice.

Next Grand Rounds Presentation:

Childhood Immunization as a Tool to Address Health Disparities

Tuesday, April 16, at 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., EDT
This session of Grand Rounds will examine how immunization has helped reduce infectious disease disparities among U.S. children, reducing infectious disease burdens in children from racial/ethnic populations, and how immunization has, as a result, contributed to health equity.
Vaccines protect both the people who receive them and those with whom they come in contact. Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the US and around the world. Vaccine-preventable diseases have a costly impact, resulting in doctor's visits, hospitalizations, and premature deaths. More information.
Future Grand Rounds topics include hypertension, youth violence, and cancer screening
Watch the live webcast with a broadband or slower connection. Note: The webcast links are only active during the date and time of the session, but all sessions are archived for future viewing.

Free Continuing Education Opportunities

Receive free training and continuing education opportunities/contact hours for watching broadcasts of Public Health Grand Rounds. The course code for PHGR is PHGR10. Thirty days from the initial session the course number will change to WD1640 and will be available for continuing education for two years after initial presentation date.
Registration is not required to watch the live webcast of Grand Rounds; however, you must register for continuing education.
After you have registered, look for Grand Rounds under the “CDC Courses” link under “Search and Register

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Upcoming Public Health Grand Rounds Topics

• Teen Pregnancy – March 19, 2013
• Immunization – April 16, 2013