Strategy Science museums in Massachusetts (MA) leveraged their scientific authority to hold community COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Challenge Massachusetts (MA) sought to promote COVID-19 vaccination uptake following the CDC guidelines expansion to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 in November…
It was observed, during AFIX visits, That multiple members of the clinical staff have interactions with patients and their families prior to attending their actual appointment. In many clinics, these earlier interactions involved pulling records and assessing eligibility for vaccine…
In recent years, Wisconsin local health departments (LHDs) have noticed a decline in the number adults seeking immunization services. This resulted in concern regarding community protection against vaccine preventable diseases as well as the ability for LHDs to retain their…
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…
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…
This presentation was presented at the 2019 Great Lakes regional meeting and provides an overview of outreach efforts with the Somali community since 2017. Four survey methods are described, and a list of questions parents can ask providers is included.…
The Nebraska Immunization Program identified the need for more robust inclusion of tribal entities. To meet this need, the program developed a process to provide funding to conduct immunization activities through an RFA process for each of the four federally…
The Indian Health Service, Portland Area and the Northwest Portland Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) met with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and discussed that it would be beneficial to establish Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for use during emerging public health…
Local public health units in North Dakota implemented school-based HPV vaccination clinics to increase HPV vaccination rates. The North Dakota Immunization and Cancer Coalition funded mini-grants to local public health units to conduct school-based HPV vaccination clinics for age eligible…
The Utah Immunization Program supported local health district (LHD) efforts to increase adult immunization activities through outreach to employers.