Meningitis Information and Links
The American College Heath Association (ACHA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (CDC-ACIP), recommends that students consider vaccination to reduce their risk for potentially fatal meningococcal disease and that college health care providers take a proactive role in providing information and access to the meningococcal disease vaccine, particularly to freshmen living in residence halls.
In an effort to be proactive in addressing the topic of meningitis, Eastern's Health Service makes the following information available for students and parents/guardians. Eastern Illinois University follows the recommendations of the ACHA and CDC-ACIP by providing information on the topic of meningitis through:
- Immunizations
- Flyer and poster distribution on campus and to students at the Health Service:
- Meningitis Vaccinations
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Menomune Vaccine
- A Student's Best Protection
- Meningitis Vaccination Posters: The Meningitis Patient, Meningitis Spotting
- Homebase-University Housing Parent's newsletter article
- Ads in the Daily Eastern News
- Information available at Health Service's Health Education Resource Center
- Campus Presentations
- EIU Debut - Parent Orientation Program presented by the Health Service
- Guide to the Health Service
Additional Links:
- American College Heath Association (ACHA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (CDC-ACIP)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-Statement
- Immunization Action Coalition (AIC)-Menigococcal Disease
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
