KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - A new booklet released today by Public Health - Seattle & King County (and several collaborating partners) offers parents up-to-date, accurate information about immunizations for their children. The 32-page booklet, "Plain Talk about Childhood Immunizations," is available free of charge by calling 1-800-322-2588.
"With so much information available these days, particularly online, parents can find it difficult to distinguish fact from fiction," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County. "This booklet is a 'must have' for parents concerned about childhood immunizations."
Using a question and answer format, "Plain Talk" provides facts about vaccine preventable disease, vaccine safety, the immune system and how vaccines work, legal requirements, and current vaccine recommendations. It incorporates local statistics, wherever possible.
Information about vaccines and vaccinations can be complex. Parents are encouraged to discuss immunization issues with their regular doctor or nurse.
"Plain Talk" has been reviewed and recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Network for Immunization Information (funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation). Health agencies from other states are adopting it for use in their own jurisdictions.
Public Health -- Seattle & King County produced "Plain Talk about Childhood Immunizations in collaboration with Snohomish Health District, the Immunization Action Coalition of Washington, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington, the Washington State Department of Health, and several other public and private organizations.
