Don't Wait: Vaccinate! The birth of a baby is a special time in a parent's life. It's a time of love, joy, and gifts. It's also a time for parents to think about how to keep their new child safe and healthy, especially from illness. This program is especially designed to help educate PARENTS OF NEWBORNS about the importance of immunizing their newborn immediately after birth, and keeping up-to-date with the recommended vaccine schedule. It covers the following topics:

• What are vaccines
• Why are vaccines important
• Vaccine safety and side effects
• When to start the immunization series
• What to do in case of a reaction
• Keeping an immunization record or card
• Recommended immunization schedule
• Where can parents get vaccines

This program is an essential educational tool that can be used by hospitals, community centers and health and birthing clinics, to meet their public educational needs. It is an important step in continuing to protect children against vaccine preventable diseases, by raising awareness and clarifying common myths. Please specify Video, CD-ROM or DVD format.

UHC-3CD English CD-ROM 12 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-3VID English VIDEO 12 min. $39ADD TO CART

UHC-3DVD English DVD 12 min. $39ADD TO CART

UHC-4CD Spanish CD-ROM 12 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-4VID Spanish VIDEO 12 min. $39 ADD TO CART

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Vaccines For Grown-ups: It's the Adult Thing To Do! Most people think of shots or immunizations as kid's stuff, but disease has no age limits and adults need protection too. Older adults are more susceptible to serious outcomes from infections, such as, Pneumococcal Pneumonia infection and Influenza. This video stresses the importance of keeping up-to-date with all immunizations & emphasizes most recent vaccine recommendations for adults, 50 and older, focusing on Influenza, Pneumococcal Pneumonia, and Tetanus vaccines. Program encourages older adults, and individuals at high risk, to get vaccinated every fall, highlighting ten diseases, against which, all or many adults, need to get vaccinated. It also reminds viewers why & which booster shots are important, points out where consumers can obtain immunizations. Specify Video, CD-ROM or DVD format.

UHC-5CD English CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-5VID English VIDEO 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-5DVD English DVD 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-6CD Spanish CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-6VID Spanish VIDEO 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-6DVD Spanish DVD 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

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A Closer Look at the Flu The flu, caused by the influenza virus, is a life threatening disease, which infects millions of people each year, regardless of age. This educational program has been created to inform the general population about:

• Differences between the common cold and the flu
• Symptoms & complications and how to treat them
• Groups at risk for which flu can be life threatening
• How is the flu transmitted
• Who needs the flu shot and when
• Who does not need the flu vaccine and why
• How long does it take for the vaccine to work
• How long does the vaccine lasts in our body
• Effectiveness of the vaccine & possible side effects

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UHC-11CD English CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-11VID English Video 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-11DVD English DVD 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-12CD Spanish CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-12VID Spanish Video 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-12DVD Spanish DVD 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

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Protecting Children Against the Flu Designed especially for parents, educators and staff, this educational program covers the NEWEST ACIP recommendations for children. It addresses:

• Differences between the common cold and the flu
• Protect the baby if you're breastfeeding & get the flu
• How do children transmit the flu to others & when
• Why children, even healthy ones, need the flu shot
• Symptoms & complications of the flu in children
• Effects of the flu in young children and what to do to help relieve the symptoms
• Why the flu can make chronic health problems worse
• Can children be infected but have no symptoms? If so, can they still spread the flu virus to others?
• What educators, staff & parents can do to help slow the spread of flu at home, in schools & daycare
• Why is it so important NOT to give aspirin to children or teenagers who have flu-like symptoms, particularly fever
• Effectiveness of the vaccine & possible side effects

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UHC-13CD English CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-13VID English Video 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-13DVD English DVD 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-14CD Spanish CD-ROM 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

UHC-14VID Spanish Video 10 min. $39 ADD TO CART

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Protect the Patients: Storage and Handling of Vaccines Vaccines are costly and require special attention. Problems with vaccine handling are common, mainly due to the inappropriate use of small refrigerator and freezer units or inadequate monitoring. As part of a wider effort to address this and other storage and handling problems, this program has been designed to train medical personnel involved with vaccine administration, so that they become very familiar with all aspects of vaccine storage and handling. Topics covered:

• Importance of maintaining the "cold chain"
• Appropriate types of refrigerators
• Temperature monitoring/recording practices
• Use of refrigerator/freezer thermometers
• Recommended temperature ranges
• Standard procedures to follow when temperatures are out of range
• How to protect vaccine potency during power outages and natural disasters
• Proper storage and handling of specific vaccines, including where to, and where not to, store vaccines in the refrigerator/freezer
• Proper inventory and rotation of vaccines
• Recovering excise tax for publicly funded programs that provide no cost vaccines

By following basic procedures, your staff can be confident that they are truly protecting the public and you will avoid spending more money on vaccines than is necessary. Specify CD-ROM, Video or DVD format. ©2004

UHC-7CD English CD-ROM 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-7VID English VIDEO 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-7DVD English DVD 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-8CD Spanish CD-ROM 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-8VID Spanish VIDEO 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-8DVD Spanish DVD 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

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Vaccine Administration Techniques & Procedures Created as a practical tool for training new employees or as a refresher for health care providers, this program can be used as a complement to your institution's training process. It teaches health care personnel the appropriate preparation, administration and follow-up procedures for child and adult immunization. This professional training program covers:

1. VACCINE BACKGROUND & PREPARATION

• Preparing children & adults for vaccination
• Preparing particularly anxious people
• Preparing patients with fainting or syncope history
• Pain management & pain control methods
• Local/topical techniques
• Multiple vaccination
• Equipment preparation
• Hygiene/Infection prevention
• Vaccine preparation and verification
• Filling the syringe

2. VACCINE ADMINISTRATION

• Choices & routes of injection
• Choosing the needle size
• Patient positioning and comfort

3. POST- INJECTION PROCEDURES

• Needle stick injury prevention
• Management of adverse or allergic reactions
• Counseling and patient follow up
• Record Keeping

Proper vaccine administration technique assures optimal potency and the reduction of local side effects. By following these basic procedures, your staff can be confident that they are properly protecting the public. Please specify Video, CD-ROM or DVD ©2006

UHC-15CD English CD-ROM 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-15VID English Video 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-15DVD English DVD 20 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-16CD Spanish CD-ROM 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-16VID Spanish Video 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

UHC-16DVD Spanish DVD 22 min. $49 ADD TO CART

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Hepatitis B Describes Hepatitis B, how Hepatitis B is contracted, its effects on the body and common symptoms. Shows procedures for diagnosing Hepatitis B. Recommends medical consultation and testing for persons of ethnic and high-risk groups.
RIE-200 10 min. $59 ADD TO CART

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Tuberculosis Describes tuberculosis, how it is contracted, effects on the body, and its contagious nature. Describes how a person can be infected and be a carrier of the disease without being sick. Simple graphics are used to show anatomy & explain the effects of TB on the body and during pregnancy. Demonstrates procedures for diagnosis and describes common symptoms. Discusses treatment methods with emphasis on the critical importance of regular consumption of medicine.
RIE-600 10 min. $59 ADD TO CART

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Immunization: Who Needs It? Viewers will trace an actual major measles outbreak to an individual and learn how an infectious disease can rapidly become an epidemic. Video illustrates and discusses the tremendous protection that immunization provides. As a result of watching this video, viewers will become engaged in a captivating discussion about the pros and cons of mandatory immunization.
CCL-1 20 min. $59 ADD TO CART

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Why it Won't Happen to You! Viewers meet a polio victim to understand firsthand the effects of this infectious disease. Provides the groundwork for raising viewer recognition & understanding of the ability of this disease to change lives and the corresponding power of immunization to protect people. Raises awareness on what it was like to live with Polio, why we no longer fear this disease.
CCL-2 8 min. $59 ADD TO CART

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