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”…
September 28, 2016
Massachusetts: Public Availability of Immunization Rates by School
To increase public access to and awareness of immunization rates in local communities (individual childcares and schools), the Massachusetts immunization program sought to…
September 28, 2016
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…
September 23, 2016
Louisiana: Perinatal HepB
The Louisiana program has identified Perinatal Hepatitis B cases labeled as “lost to follow-up” as a target area for improvement, with a goal…