December 2, 2016
New York: Centralized HPV Reminder/Recall for 11-13 Year Olds
The New York State Department of Health mailed centralized reminder recall letters statewide (excluding NYC) to parents and guardians of boys and girls…
December 2, 2016
Indiana: MyVaxINdiana – Expanding access to immunization records
Indiana operates a lifespan registry (IIS) that includes all residents who have an immunization record in the IIS. Through a partnership with the…
December 1, 2016
Colorado: No Pain, No Gain – Using Quality Improvement Processes to Improve Onboarding Efficiency [2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
Due to a backlog of healthcare providers interested in electronic data exchange with the Colorado IIS, the Colorado program completed a Quality…
December 1, 2016
Arizona: AFIX-IIS Integration
To develop reports needed for AFIX assessments, the Arizona program transitioned from CoCASA to using their IIS. The key steps involved in transition…
October 6, 2016
Washington: #BhepBfree – Hepatitis B Social Media Awareness Campaign
Washington State hosted a social media awareness campaign encouraging hepatitis B immunization and testing starting with birth-dose vaccination. A hashtag (#BhepBfree) was created…
October 6, 2016
Massachusetts: Implementation of Data Loggers for Vaccine Temperature Monitoring in Massachusetts
After evaluating and testing several different data loggers, Massachusetts selected the Berlinger Fridge-tag 2 data logger for pilot testing in 2013. The following…
September 29, 2016
Vermont: Vaccines for Adults Program
To increase Vermont’s adult immunization rates, the immunization program created a “universal vaccine program” to make all adult vaccines (except flu) available at…
September 28, 2016
Washington: Kindergarten Immunization Report Card [2017 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
Seeking a new approach to reduce exemption and out-of-compliance rates from school requirements, Washington began returning kindergarten immunization data to school administrators and…
September 28, 2016
Rhode Island: VFC Site Visits in the Hospital Setting
In Rhode Island, the program maintains a partnership with the hospitals and utilizes VFC site visits to provide hospitals with updated information on…
September 28, 2016
Rhode Island: Off Year VFC Comprehensive Site Visits
Conducting VFC site visits annually, instead of every-other-year as required, helps the RI program build a stronger partnership with VFC practices. The “off-year”…