The American Medical Association (AMA) collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on their national campaign to increase the immunization rate for vaccine-preventable hepatitis in the men who have sex with men (MSM) and other high-risk populations.
This campaign was kicked off with a "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) urging all its partners at the federal, state, and local levels to promote and implement comprehensive interventions known to be effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases among the MSM population, including immunization against vaccine-preventable hepatitis. Additionally, the CDC has created a pocket information guide to vaccinating the MSM and other high-risk populations against vaccine-preventable hepatitis. In order to complement this program and assist physicians in implementing this call to action, the AMA has created a trifold pocket guide to appropriate coding for immunizing high-risk populations against vaccine-preventable hepatitis.
CDC resources for information and educational materials on STD prevention among MSM and on adult vaccination:
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/
www.cdc.gov/hiv
www.cdc.gov/nip