support both domestic and global immunization and respiratory disease prevention and control priorities, and will link epidemiology and laboratory science around vaccine-preventable diseases and acute respiratory infections with prevention and control programs and strong communication science. NCIRD will also work within CDC to synthesize vaccine-related information from other parts of CDC with immunization expertise. NCIRD divisions NCIRD has five divisions: Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD) Division of Viral Diseases (DVD) Global Immunization Division (GID) Immunization Services Division (ISD) Influenza Division (ID) Roadmap to more robust vaccine programs NCIRD director Schuchat indicated a willingness to expand immunization surveillance and enforce vaccination schedule compliance, "I think we have a long way to go with adolescent immunization programs, as well as adult programs... There are so many opportunities for health impact in this group, and the new vaccines really offer us this whole new chance to revitalize health care for adolescents and prevention as an adolescent health issue." Incorporating new vaccines into routine practice became a big priority for the NCIRD under Shuchat's leadership. See also Vaccine Safety Datalink References External links Immunization and Respiratory Diseases account on USAspending.gov HHS.gov - 'National Vaccine Program', Centers for Disease Control IDInChildren.com - 'IDC talks with new NIP leader: Meet Anne Schuchat: She talks about the changes the NIP faces, the hot topics in immunization and what pediatricians can do to keep vaccine-preventable diseases at bay', Judith Rusk (April 2006) Organizations based in Atlanta Vaccination-related organizations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccination in the United States