These resources are available to health department members as part of your membership.

Back to School Resources 2023

Back to School Guide (published by KALHD)

How to Talk About Vaccine Exemptions (published by KALHD)

KALHD, KSNO, IKC Joint Routine Immunizations Letter Template (published by KALHD)

IAP Grant Resources

The following documents may assist LHDs in creating progress reports for IAP grant funds.

Best Practices for Immunization Rates (courtesy of Stanton County)

Progress Report Example (courtesy of Stanton County)

Past Immunization Listserv Updates

These updates come monthly to subscribers of the immunizations listserv. If you do not currently receive the monthly newsletter and would like to, please email Shelby Ostrom.

Past Weekly Listserv Updates (Download Zip Compressed File)

Monthly Updates (via MailChimp)

May 2022

June 2022

July 2022

August 2022

September 2022 – The Influenza Issue

October 2022

November 2022

January 2023

February 2023

March 2023

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

July 2023

August 2023

September 2023

October 2023

November 2023

Vaccine-Preventable Disease Catalog

These PDFs can be used by the public, lawmakers, and health departments.

Eradicated Diseases

diseases the United States no longer issues vaccines for OR releases them under specific circumstances.

Smallpox & Monkeypox

Endemic Diseases

Diseases that typically happen endemically or require multiple vaccinations.

SARS-CoV1

Influenza & Endemic Influenza

Tetanus

Diphtheria

Pertussis

RSV

Travel Vaccines

Vaccines that are required to travel to other countries.

Typhoid Fever

Tuberculosis (TB)

Cholera

Vaccines for Specific Settings

vaccines are available to individuals who work in areas of high exposure to specific diseases. These vaccinations are available but not recommended for all

Anthrax

Dengue Fever

Diseases without a Vaccine

Diseases that don’t currently have vaccinations but research on it have been produced.

Building Vaccine Confidence in Kansas: A Guide for Local Health Departments

A white paper exclusively for Kansas local health departments, this white paper and accompanying resource guide provide meaningful history, reasoning, and solutions to vaccine hesitancy in the state. In addition, the white paper includes data from a January 2022 survey of immunization providers at LHDs in Kansas.

Download the report here

Download the accompanying resource guide

View LHD survey data, collected January 2022

Vaccine Ordering Resources

Health department vaccine ordering information for COVID-19, childhood, and adult vaccines. If you would like to view additional details on vaccine schedules and vaccine information statements, those can be found on KALHD’s external page.

COVID-19 Ordering

The current vaccine ordering site for COVID-19 was closed on August 3, 2023. More information to come after commercialization.

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