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.”
Journal Article: Public Health Opportunities to Improve Late Adolescent Immunization
Seven state/local immunization program managers were convened to discuss how public health immunization programs could enhance their efforts to promote adolescent vaccination, with an emphasis on late adolescence (ages 16-18 years). The resulting article discusses those challenges and suggests key…
New York: Using an Immunization Information System (IIS) to Achieve Compliance with Vaccines for Children Storage and Handling Requirements
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) required providers participating in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program to use standalone or biological pharmaceutical grade refrigerators and freezers for vaccine storage and continuous digital data logger (DDL) thermometers to monitor…
New Jersey: Hot Shots for Tots Immunization Campaign
To protect against outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases, New Hersey has instituted immunization requirements for preschool and school attendance. Immunization requirements for school and child care entry exist in New Jersey statutes and regulations. The Vaccine Preventable Disease Program developed…
Colorado: IIS Kindergarten MMR Dashboard
Colorado continues to rank at the bottom of immunization coverage rates in the United States. For the 2018-2019 school year, Colorado’s kindergarten coverage rate for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was 87.4%, a 1.3% decrease from the previous…
Oregon: Evaluating the Impact of a New Pharmacist Vaccination Law
The Oregon Immunization Program evaluated the impact of a change in Oregon pharmacy law on adolescent influenza vaccination.
Nevada: Enrolling Pharmacies in the VFC Program
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Service Immunization Program enrolled pharmacies in the VFC program in response to new state Medicaid requirement.
Michigan: Piloting Expansion of VFC Enrollment to Pharmacies
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Immunization Program piloted expansion of VFC enrollment in pharmacies in areas where access for adolescent vaccination was limited.
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…
Indiana: Updates – Hepatitis A, HPV and School Data Exchange
This presentation was presented at the 2019 Great Lakes regional meeting and provides an update on the state’s hepatitis A outbreak and make-up of a strike team to help control the outbreak. An HPV Maintenance of Certification Project is described,…