Oregon: Pneumococcal Vaccine Scheduling Guide for Providers
The Oregon immunization program developed a one-page guide to summarize the current national recommendations for pneumococcal vaccines.
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.
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…
New York City: Implementation of Provider-Based Text Message Recall through Immunization Information System
Reminder/recall systems are an evidence-based strategy to increase immunization coverage among children and adolescents. To expand and enhance the recall function in New York City’s IIS, provider-based text message recall functionality was added to the IIS to alert parents of…
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…
New York City: Use of Social Media to Promote Awareness During a Mumps Outbreak
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…