Explore AIM’s one-pager about collaboration opportunities between immunization programs (IPs) and maternal child health (MCH) programs. Jurisdictional MCH programs work to improve vaccination rates among women and children as one strategy to prevent disease and improve health outcomes. Shared immunization goals to prevent disease and improve health outcomes open the door to collaboration opportunities between IP and MCH programs.
Example collaboration ideas include:
- Awareness Campaigns: Partner on public-facing campaigns that build awareness of the importance of getting vaccinated, avoiding duplication of efforts and combining resources to reach a larger audience than they might if the work is siloed.
- Community Listening Sessions: Hold joint listening sessions and partner meetings to better understand the needs of the MCH population and identify strategies that might prove successful when vaccinating the MCH population.
- Home Visit Programs: Partner to train workers in home visiting programs to be trusted messengers, providing evidence-based information about vaccines and the importance of getting vaccinated. These programs may also partner with local public health, federally qualified health centers, or local pharmacies to provide in home vaccinations to families that indicate a desire to receive vaccinations.
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