Immunization Guidance for Healthcare Providers
The Immunization Program provides vaccine to New Hampshire healthcare providers as well as education, training, and consultation regarding immunization schedules; vaccine ordering, management and storage; and vaccine administration.
What's New...
What's New...
- Current CDC Vaccination Schedules
- Vaccine Management Training
- To enroll as a vaccine provider, call 603-271-4482 or email Immunization@dhhs.nh.gov.
Vaccine Schedules
Influenza Recommendations, 2023-24
Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers (CDC)
General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunizations (CDC)
For clinicians and other healthcare providers who vaccinate patients in varied settings, including hospitals, provider offices, pharmacies, schools, community health centers, and public health clinics.
Standards for Immunization Practices
Everything you need to know about how to improve coverage rates and ensure efficient and effective vaccine delivery to ALL patients. These are best immunization practices for all healthcare providers to follow, outlining strategies to assess of vaccination status at every encounter, recommend and educate patients on needed vaccines, properly administer vaccines or refer to another provider if vaccine is not on hand, and document appropriately.
- Adult Immunization Standards (CDC)
- The Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practice, National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC)
Education and Training
- NH Immunization Information System (NHIIS) Training
- You Call The Shots – additional vaccine training courses (recommended)
- NHIP Quarterly Conference Call: One contact hour awarded to eligible healthcare professionals.
- CDC Video IM Injections
Resources
- Vaccine Management Resources
- Attention Parents
- Fridge-Tag 2 Data Logger Training Video
- 2024 Cold Chain Incident Report -PDF
- Vaccine Label Examples - Helpful strategies in labeling vaccine and diluents
- 2024 Vaccine Management Plan Template (Word)
- Vaccine Storage & Handling (You Call The Shots) –web-based training
- Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety issues and is co-managed by CDC and FDA. Anyone can report an adverse event to VAERS. Healthcare professionals are required to report certain adverse events and vaccine manufacturers are required to report all adverse events that come to their attention.
- Immunize.org
- Vaccine Information Statements (VIS), including many translations
- Vaccine Package Inserts
- Clinic Tools
- Ask the Experts
- Know the Site: Clinic tool to prevent vaccine administration shoulder injury
- ACIP Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines, including associated MMWR publications
Publications and Newsletters
- IZ Express subscribe to receive new and updated vaccine information each week
- NHIP Newsletter: All enrolled NHIP/VFC and Adult Providers will receive automatically. If you are not on the mailing list, please email immunization@dhhs.nh.gov