It is National Influenza Vaccination Week! USET Tribal Epidemiology Center recommends seasonal influenza vaccines as a preventive measure for eligible people. Speak with your healthcare provider about your eligibility. Get your vaccine today to help keep your community healthy!
This National Preparedness Month, we are reminding you to build your emergency kit. Don’t forget to include enough non-perishable food and water for several days, flashlights, radios, extra batteries, and a first aid kit. Learn more at http://ready.gov/plan. #LastingLegacy
Make a plan this #NationalPreparednessMonth! Register to receive updates and alerts from your Tribal Nation and community, consider any special needs your family might have, and learn your evacuation routes. Learn more at http://ready.gov/plan. #LastingLegacy
If a disaster happened today, could you easily find your crucial household, financial, and medical documents to recover quickly? This National Preparedness Month, ensure your Emergency Financial First Aid Kit is complete. Learn more at https://community.fema.gov/EFFAK.
Now is the time for personal and community disaster preparedness, including planning for those who are most vulnerable. @FEMA suggests four steps you can take: (1) stay informed, (2) make a plan, (3) build a kit, and (4) get involved.
The USET TEC is promoting National Immunization Awareness Month this August! Over the past few years, many children may have missed routine checkups and childhood vaccinations. Check out the CDC’s list of recommended vaccines by age group: https://ow.ly/fzqK50PzWI0.
As summer begins, tickborne diseases rise, especially within the USET region. Tribal Nations and community members are encouraged to take measures to prevent tick bites.
Stay healthy this summer while enjoying the outdoors! Mosquitoes can carry germs that make people sick when they bite. USET’s Infectious Disease Program produced these graphics to spread awareness of ways to reject the insect and fight the bite this summer!
The USET TEC has been asking health clinics in our region what they have been doing to prevent the flu in their communities. To learn more about successful approaches, please contact us at usetepi@usetinc.org. One way you can help your community is to get your flu vaccine.
As fall and winter approach, the USET TEC emphasizes the importance of getting your flu shot! An annual flu shot can prevent serious illness and help protect you and your community. The best time to receive your flu shot is in the fall, as it will provide protection through peak flu season. Find a location to get the flu vaccine near you at vaccines.gov.
Monkeypox virus is currently spreading person to person primarily through close skin to skin contact around the world.
USET TEC aims to provide up to date information regarding the current outbreak. To read further about the outbreak and our ongoing response efforts, click the link in our bio. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact usetepi@usetinc.org.
There have been a lot of myths surrounding monkeypox in the news recently.
USET TEC aims to provide up to date information regarding the current outbreak. To read further about the outbreak and our ongoing response efforts, click the link in our bio. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact usetepi@usetinc.org.
Current risk to the public for getting monkeypox is LOW. It is important to know how monkeypox is spread so that you can make informed decisions! The most common method of spread is through sexual activity, contact with materials used during sex, and through households of those with monkeypox. Transmission requires vigorous rubbing of infected sores, scabs, or body fluids directly or indirectly (through objects) with another person – it is much less contagious than COVID-19. Take prevention measures to keep yourself and others safe.
USET TEC aims to provide up to date information regarding the current outbreak. To read further about the outbreak and our ongoing response efforts, click the link in our bio. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact usetepi@usetinc.org.
Monkeypox causes a rash that looks like pimples or blisters that are painful or itchy and can appear anywhere on or in the body. If you have symptoms or may have been exposed, please contact your healthcare provider.
USET TEC aims to provide up to date information regarding the current outbreak. To read further about the outbreak and our ongoing response efforts, click the link in our bio. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact usetepi@usetinc.org.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month! According to the World Health Organization, immunizations, more commonly known as vaccines, prevent up to 5 million deaths each year! The USET TEC recognizes the value of vaccines and their importance in protecting our communities and keeping us safe. Contact your primary care provider to ensure you and your children are up to date on all recommended vaccinations.
The USET TEC understands that hesitancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a serious threat to our member Tribal Nations’ ability to protect their communities from COVID-19. Misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccines is largely contributing to this hesitancy, and we hope to address this through clear messaging.
To achieve this goal, we have partnered with Rescue Agency to produce a toolkit of materials that explains the dangers of COVID-19 and encourages COVID-19 vaccination among Tribal citizens.
The toolkit includes materials addressing several campaign areas:
1. How COVID-19 is a particular threat to American Indians and Alaska Natives, and the vaccine is an effective prevention tool.
2. How the vaccine is safe, effective and much less dangerous than getting COVID.
3. How the choice to get vaccinated is the responsible decision in order to uphold the duty to protect community.
4. While the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 are not yet known, vaccinations provide protection from the worst effects of the virus.
The toolkit is available at www.usetinc.org/vax-a-nation-vaccine-campaign. If you have any questions about suggested use or access to the materials, please contact us at usetepi@usetinc.org.
The USET Tribal Epidemiology Center has created a vaccine video series to assist in answering some frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.