Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing
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Shmuel Rishpon

Department of Nursing, Tel Aviv University, Israel *

Biography

Professor Shmuel Rishpon, Head of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), Israel. WHO recommends that every Member State establish a national immunization technical advisory group (NITAG) to provide policy-makers at the ministry of health with evidence-informed advice on issues related to vaccines and immunization. This advice covers everything in the national immunization programme, including which vaccines to include in the national immunization schedule, the number of doses needed and the ages at which they should be given.

Publications

Autonomy and Control among Parents Who do not Comply with Recommended Pediatric Vaccinations: A Qualitative Case Study

Objective: To identify the main reasons why parents decided not to vaccinate their children according to the official recommendations. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study approach was used, including 12 in-depth interviews with parents of two-year-old children who refused to vaccinate their children. Data were analyzed in three stages: open c... Read More»

Anat Amit Aharon, Haim Nehama, Shmuel Rishpon and Orna Bron-Epel

Research Article: J Comm Pub Health Nurs 2017, 3:1

DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000152

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