• About Paediatric Handbook
• Table of contents
• Part 1 - Emergencies
• Part 2 - Procedures & Pain Management
• Part 3 - Fluids & Nutrition
• Part 4 - Child Public Health
• Part 5 - Development
• Part 6 - Psychosocial Problems
• Part 7 - Medicine and Surgery
• Appendices
• Contact us

Child public health

Part 4 - Child Public Health

Chapter 9 - Immunisation

• Jenny Royle and Jim Buttery
  
  • www.rch.org.au/genmed/clinical.cfm  RCH immunisation resources.
  • www.ncirs.usyd.edu.au  National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases website includes fact sheets related to specific vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccine safety.

  • www.immunise.health.gov.au  Immunise Australia Program website where The Australian Immunisation Handbook (9th edition, 2008) is downloadable. Also contains useful fact sheets and links to State and Territory Health Department

Chapter 10 - Immigrant child health

• Georgia Paxton and Jim Buttery
  • www.foundationhouse.org.au  Victorian foundation for survivors of torture.
  • www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation/language  Translated health information sheets.
  • www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth  RCH immigrant health clinic website.
  • www.refugeehealth.org.au  NSW refugee health service.
  • NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service. Contains an excellent resources section with multilingual support.