Nurses Who Vaccinate Has an Official Website!

Have you heard the news? Nurses Who Vaccinate has an official site!

 www.nurseswhovaccinate.org 

At the website you'll find out more information about the nurses who run Nurses Who Vaccinate, the mission, upcoming events and action alerts.  Intended to be a Web portal that provides free information for those looking to research vaccines, stay up to date with data, and prevent illness, the website has a lot to offer nurses, healthcare workers and the public

-MEMBERSHIP-

The website now offers supporters and friends of Nurses Who Vaccinate to become official members!

Membership is free and open to all nurses, healthcare providers, students, parents and immunization advocates. Becoming a member provides unique opportunities to gain knowledge that will improve patient care, improve education techniques and influence vaccine advocacy at the international, national and state level.

Membership give you access to:

• the official Nurses Who Vaccinate newsletter
• the Nurses Who Vaccinate Online Community
• Action Alerts
• Special Events 
• Professional development programs (workshops, conferences, webinars, etc..) 
• and much more.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF NURSES WHO VACCINATE!

How & Why a New York Nurse Celebrates World Polio Day

In light of World Polio Day, the founder of Nurses Who Vaccinate was invited to write a guest blog post on Shot of Prevention - Vaccinate Your Baby. 





In today's blog post, Melody Butler, a pediatric registered nurse from New York explains why she celebrates World Polio Day and decided to host "Nurses Night Out." 





To read more click on the following link HERE
http://shotofprevention.com/2013/10/23/nurses-night-out-focuses-on-polio-prevention/

This post also was featured on Shot@Life's Blog Post- Nurses Night Out


For details on the "Nurses Night Out" event being held on Thursday, October 24th on Long Island, New York check out this event page link here.  

Nurse's Night Out

Calling all New York Nurses! 

Nurse's Night Out!

will be held this Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Maxwell's in Islip, Long Island, New York (501 Main St Islip, NY 11751-3520) from 6pm- 10pm. 

There is FREE admission to the event for all, and when healthcare workers provide a valid Health ID, they will receive complimentary food and drinks and tickets to the Nurse's Night Out silent auction.

The Silent Auction features exciting items donated by local businesses such as a VIP Wine Tasting at the Martha Clara Vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island and spa packages.

The evening's goal is to thank and support the many health care professionals (not just nurses!) on Long Island with a fun night out with their friends and family, while sharing information about the host of the event, Shot@Life

Below are links where the event has been shared and advertised. Check out the official Facebook Event Page and RSVP to be placed on the list and guaranteed admission!

-Newsday-
-Long Island.com-

Nurses Who Vaccinate is a Finalist for Mosby's Superheroes of Nursing!

Exciting News!! Nurses Who Vaccinate is in the running to be the one of Mosby's Nursing Suite's Superheroes of Nursing! The creator, Melody Butler is one of the PROTECTOR finalists. 

But Nurses Who Vaccinate needs your help! Now until 12pm, Saturday, August 31st, the link below is open for voting from Facebook users and we would love for all of our followers and colleagues to vote for us! 


The top nurses from each of the five categories will be invited to attend the 2013 ANCC National Magnet Conference in October. 

Thank you for voting, and sharing this exciting opportunity with us, please use the following link to place your online vote!

Link->> https://www.facebook.com/MosbysSuite/app_563789436986364

Protect Babies from Whooping Cough

Here's a fresh new infographic from the CDC explaining three steps that expectant parents can take to give their babies the best protection from whooping cough, including the recommendation that pregnant women get a Tdap shot during every pregnancy.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/infographics/protect-babies-from-whooping-cough.html

Like it? Tell a friend! Share with patients! It’s important! Pin it! Tweet it! Share it on Facebook!

A Closer Look At The Flu

The Flu season isn't over yet. In fact some areas are currently experiencing their influenza peak as you read this. And despite the extensive media coverage and the plethora of news articles shared on the internet, influenza can remain a deadly disease for those who didn't take the proper precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Check out the graphic below for facts on the flu and share with it with your friends. You may save a life.

 

Special thanks to OnlineEducation.net for providing this graphic
(http://www.onlineeducation.net/2013/02/04/the-flu-and-you)

From Penn Station to Pennsylvania Avenue

I am currently aboard the Amtrak train 157 to Washington D.C, and it’s a great time to ask and respond to a very important question. Why am I, a pediatric nurse from Long Island, heading to America’s Capital? The answer-  #GlobalVax. It’s the theme of this year’s Shot@Life’s Champion Summit, which I am honored to have been selected to attend with other dedicated and enthusiastic vaccine professionals. One hundred Champions have been given the unique opportunity to meet up in America’s capital to learn from leaders of top global health organizations, work together to cultivate ideas to promote immunization, and enjoy the company of other evidence-based child health activists. Although this trip required leaving my incredible husband and four amazing children for four days, the amount of progress my fellow champions and I will accomplish when we visit Capital Hill, the education we will receive from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the information that will be relayed to us by the UN Foundation and Every Child by Two/Vaccinate Your Baby will be an invaluable, worthy, and extraordinary experience.
Before I left, I explained to my oldest why I was traveling to Washington, and what I hope to accomplish. After listening to the planned agenda, seeing other Champions detailing their overseas advocacy, and hearing the heartbreaking stories about vaccine-preventable diseases, he turned to me and simply said, “I’ll miss you, but you have a lot of work to do to help those other kids.”

Yes, yes we do.

Check out #Vaximpact @ http://www.shotatlife.org/impact

Follow Melody on Twitter (@MelodyButler) & (@nurseswhovax) for updates on the Shot@Life Summit in Washington, D.C. and to send questions and comments.