A mumps outbreak centered around a popular neighborhood lead the NYC immunization program to pursue a social media campaign after traditional outreach activities were not reaching the target population. Ad space was purchased on Facebook during the outbreak to increase…
[2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner] To increase flu immunization rates among college-aged young adults, Michigan created a competitive atmosphere between colleges and universities to see which school could achieve the highest rates. The “College Flu Challenge” received funding from partners to…
The New York State Department of Health mailed centralized reminder recall letters statewide (excluding NYC) to parents and guardians of boys and girls ages 11-13 years old who had either initiated but not yet completed the HPV vaccine series or…
Due to a backlog of healthcare providers interested in electronic data exchange with the Colorado IIS, the Colorado program completed a Quality Improvement project intended to improve the cycle time for IIS interface implementation. The average onboarding time was…
To develop reports needed for AFIX assessments, the Arizona program transitioned from CoCASA to using their IIS. The key steps involved in transition included assessing the IIS capacity to generate reports, working with their vendor to correct and/or improve reports,…
Washington State hosted a social media awareness campaign encouraging hepatitis B immunization and testing starting with birth-dose vaccination. A hashtag (#BhepBfree) was created to attach to all messaging, and partners and supporters could include the hashtag as well. To increase…
After evaluating and testing several different data loggers, Massachusetts selected the Berlinger Fridge-tag 2 data logger for pilot testing in 2013. The following year, the program rolled out data loggers (refrigerator and freezer) to nearly 500 pediatric sites, accounting for…
To increase Vermont’s adult immunization rates, the immunization program created a “universal vaccine program” to make all adult vaccines (except flu) available at no-cost to primary care practices. Modeled after the VFC program, the Vaccines for Adults (VFA) program targets…
In Rhode Island, the program maintains a partnership with the hospitals and utilizes VFC site visits to provide hospitals with updated information on policies and procedures regarding vaccine storage, handling, and administration. The unique feature of the site visits are…
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” visits are conducted during the year that a VFC comprehensive visit is not done. The off-year visit…