Texas: OB/GYN Education Awareness Campaign
The Texas immunization program conducted a multi-faceted outreach campaign targeted to OB/GYNs and pregnant women regarding the importance and safety of Tdap vaccination.
Philadelphia: In-house Communications Coordinator
The Philadelphia Immunization Program created a position for a dedicated, in-house Communications Coordinator, to improve public and provider communication around childhood and adult immunization topics.
New Hampshire: Adult Immunization Outreach Campaign with Provider Toolkit
The New Hampshire Immunization Program (NHIP) developed an adult immunization awareness campaign to promote conversations between health care providers and their adult patients about the importance of being vaccinated.
Idaho: Vaccines in Pregnancy Poster
The Idaho immunization program developed a one-page poster highlighting the reasons for pregnant women to receive Tdap and influenza vaccines.
Washington: HPV Vaccination Toolkit for HIV Providers
Washington state tailored immunization promotion materials that are relevant to persons who are immunocompromised or HIV-positive. The plan was for providers to start the conversation and strongly recommend HPV vaccination to their immunocompromised and HIV-positive patients, with the goal of…
Minnesota: MMR Vaccine Hesitancy Among Somali Minnesotans
The Minnesota Department of Health conducted outbreak activities and extended community interventions during their measles outbreak that began in April of 2017. Most of the cases were within the Somali-Minnesotan community and could have been attributed to declines in MMR…
Washington: Supporting HPV Campaigns Developed with Input From And Targeting At-Risk Subpopulations
The Washington State Department of Health Office of Immunization and Child Profile provided funding to external partners to support development of HPV immunization campaign messages targeting two at-risk subpopulations of adolescents and young adults
New Jersey: Enhancing the Protect Me With 3+ Campaign
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, together with the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey (PMCHNNJ), developed and implemented a multi-pronged adolescent immunization awareness initiative that includes an annual…
New York: Use of Social and Digital Media to Rapidly Raise Parental Awareness of a New School Vaccine Requirement [2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
In 2015, New York State’s law changed to include a requirement for students entering grades 7 and 12 in NYS schools to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease. The immunization program needed to rapidly raise awareness of the new requirement among…
Washington: Washington Immunization Information System (IIS) Training and Outreach
Implementation of a recurrent electronic newsletter allows the Washington State immunization program to connect with and inform their IIS users about vital updates and information related to their daily immunization work with the IIS. The program distributes a monthly electronic…