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The American Travel Health Nurses Association (ATHNA) was incorporated in 2004 to support the professional development and education of Travel Health Nurses (THNs) in the United States. The mission of ATHNA is the advancement of the profession of travel health nursing through education and public awareness.

ATHNA seeks to support nurses from diverse professional backgrounds who provide travel health care in a variety of practice settings in the United States. ATHNA joins with other important organizations, such as the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) and the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) to promote the specialty of travel health care.

ATHNA's initial efforts have been to provide resources and supportive educational material on our website.

We invite you to visit www.athna.org regularly to stay informed as we add more content and expand our efforts as a professional organization.

Note: Travel Health nursing is a growing nursing specialty devoted to the care of the international traveler.


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CDC Travelers' Health page lists current announcements, warnings. outbreaks and vaccine shortages.
02/02/10 Sanofi Pasteur Places Ordering Limits On Single Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine
01/29/10 Immunization news from the Immunization Action Coalition Issue number 848: January 27, 2010
Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As on new vaccine recommendations and licensures
01/29/10 Information on staying safe and healthy during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver
01/20/10 Yellow Fever Transmitted via Blood Transfusion
YF virus was transmitted via blood transfusion when some military recruits donated blood within 4 days of receiving vaccination. Remember to tell YF vaccine recipients to defer blood donations for at least 2 weeks.
01/26/10 CDC Yellow Book Update
The JE section in the CDC Yellow Book (CDC Health Information for International Travel 2010) has been revised with this updated information about JE vaccines and ACIP recommendations for JE vaccines.
01/20/10 Guidance for Relief Workers and Others Traveling to Haiti for Earthquake Response
01/20/10 New ISTM Expert Opinion discussing spacing of live vaccines.
12/10/09 Check out the new WorldWatch section of the ISTM website for current news and outbreak information.
12/10/09 Clinical Vaccinology Course --- March 12--14, 2010 at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley in San Diego, California. Continuing medical education, continuing nursing education, and continuing pharmacy education credits will be offered.
12/10/09 ACIP Provisional Recommendations for the Use of Yellow Fever Vaccine
11/11/09 A NEW VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM WEBSITE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED - VAERS is a national program co-managed by CDC and FDA to monitor the safety of all vaccines licensed in the United States.
11/11/09 Update: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions
11/11/09 New Enhanced ISTM Website is Live
11/10/09 Ask the Experts: CDC experts answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration.
11/10/09 Dr. Joel Gallant has written a very thorough and interesting response to a case of a medical student who goes on mission to South Africa and needs guidance in terms of potential occupational exposure to HIV
11/10/09 Rabies in Bali, Indonesia
11/10/09 Chikungunya Fever in Asia and the Indian Ocean
10/21/09 Health Requirements and Recommendations for Travel to Saudi Arabia during the 2009 Hajj: Information for U.S. Travelers
9/25/09 Updated Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Revaccination of Persons at Prolonged Increased Risk for Meningococcal Disease
10/9/09 The rabies VIS has been updated to incorporate the new 4-dose post exposure regimen, and to make minor updates throughout. (10/6/09)

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THNs are not "travel nurses" who travel to different locations for employment assignments.

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