California: Combatting Misinformation Through a WhatsApp Chatbot
The California Department of Public Health utilized WhatsApp to reach Latino communities with correct information about COVID-19 vaccination.
California: Linking Immunization Registries to Medicaid
The California Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal Program and the California Department of Public Health partnered to close gaps in COVID-19 vaccination data.
California: Flu Vaccination Action Plan
The “Flu vaccination action plan,” is an action-oriented tool, where the practice assigns staff to be responsible for each of the recommended activities or “habits.”
California: StayTeen HPV Vaccine E-Reminder Pilot Project – A Promising Model
The California Department of Public Health rebranded an existing e-notivation tool to create “Stay Teen,” an HPV e-reminder pilot project. The goals of the project were to test the ease of using the tool in a clinic setting and evaluate…
California: Transportation for Medi-Cal Members (Poster)
State Medicaid programs are required to assure necessary transportation to and from medical appointments for children less than 21 years old who are covered by Medicaid. Providing transportation may help with access to immunizations, so California developed a poster for…
California: Hepatitis A Outbreaks in San Diego and Santa Cruz Counties
Information about California's Hepatitis A outbreak (2016-2018), including how it was identified, how the counties responded, how that state responded, and selected successes and challenges.
California: Local Health Department-Based Interventions to Reduce Conditional Entrants in California Schools [2017 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
Conditional Entrants (CEs) are children who have not received all required immunizations for age or grade but cannot yet receive one or more of their catch-up doses. In 2014, of the 37,000 CEs in California’s kindergartens, 90% failed to meet…