The California Area Indian Health Service is committed to maintaining and improving the quality of health care services that are provided by the California Area tribal and urban programs. One goal of the CAIHS is that each of these programs will meet or exceed the "Healthy People 2010" adult and childhood immunization targets by FY 2010.
This site has been developed for tribal and urban program health professionals to provide information about vaccine preventable diseases, the benefits of immunizations, the risk of disease verses the benefit of immunizations, and other educational resources and materials.
Frequently Asked Questions has answers to some of the most commonly asked questioned about adult and childhood immunizations and vaccine preventable diseases.
Resources section contains a variety of information for immunization professionals, including downloadable forms, previous California Immunization Reports, and Guidelines for the RPMS Child Immunization Package.
News and Announcements
Learn more and stay current
about the H1N1 virus and other forms of flu.
The updated Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 2009 childhood,
adolescent and adult
immunization schedules are available. The changes from 2008 are
relatively minor.
California Area nurses, please plan to join in the National Nurse Leadership Council Monthly Conference Calls on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Conference call instructions: NNLC-ConfCall-Details.pdf (PDF 20KB). California Area nurses are encouraged to attend these calls to improve their understanding of IHS Nursing related initiatives and activities. Participation is a great way to enhance resources for practice through collegial networking! All Area Tribal and Urban Nurses are welcome to participate!
Learn more about version 8.3 of the Immunization Package
(BI) by downloading and reviewing the user manual
(PDF 1MB). For more information about the changes in this version, please
download and review the installation
guide, section 2.0 (PDF 271KB). California databases
have all been updated.
For more information about clinics in your area, please visit your state
or local public health department website. The following are just a few of
the many sites that offer Seasonal Flu- related information:
