Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit

AIM 

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit: In this toolkit, find more resources, including tip sheets and slide decks, to implement five promising strategies to improve vaccination rates. 
• Evaluation of Five Promising Practices Used During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Technical Report: This technical report includes detailed information about this study, including feasibility, policy, and cost analyses of each practice.  
• Medicaid and Immunization Programs Collaboration Toolkit: This toolkit from AIM provides tools, information, and resources for state Medicaid agencies and immunization programs to help facilitate and support their goals by improving access to vaccines and increasing vaccination rates.   
• Library of Sample MOUs: This page on AIM’s member-only website section contains MOUs to gain insight into the data use agreements currently in place in various jurisdictions. 
• Communicating the Value of Immunization Information Systems (IIS): A Toolkit for Program Managers: A toolkit from AIM that includes sample language, templates, slides, and talking points for immunization program managers to communicate the value of the IIS and its importance to the field of public health.   
• COVID-19 Reminder/Recall Postcard Templates: AIM developed four reminder/recall postcard templates for COVID-19 vaccine as part of the Vaccine Access and Training (VAT) project. Upon request, members and partners have free access to the Adobe InDesign files and can fully customize files, including fonts, images, program logos, branding, and text copy. 
• How Can Reminder/Recall Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Rates?: This resource provides helpful tips for immunization programs to implement Reminder/Recall efforts in their jurisdictions. It provides a reminder/recall overview, examples of how the process works, and the importance zip codes can make. 
• Immunization Program Policy Toolkit: This toolkit is designed to equip immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to appropriately and effectively engage with elected officials.

American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 

• Conducting Centralized Reminder/Recall Using an IIS: This guide will help you implement centralized IIS-based reminder/recall and is primarily designed for people working in public health departments (state and local) or IIS. 
• Data Quality Assurance in IIS: This guide provides best practice recommendations for supporting and sustaining high-quality data in IIS. 
• Six States Join NASHP and AcademyHealth’s Community of Practice to Boost Immunization Rates in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women and Children: This blog post describes a community of practice (CoP) comprised of state health officials from six states interested in improving their immunization rates. 
• The potential for centralized reminder/recall to increase immunization rates: A national survey of IIS managers.  

Other 

• CMS Vaccine Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals: A vaccine toolkit that equips states with the tools necessary to meet the needs of people with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The kit helps states understand coverage, cost-sharing, and payment for vaccines, including vaccines administered as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program (BHP). 
• Immunization Barriers in the United States: Targeting Medicaid Partnerships through Community of Practice: This page describes how AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) with technical assistance support from Immunize Colorado are working with state health officials to increase immunization rates through the collaborative use of state agency resources.  
• Improving Immunization Information Sharing to Support Targeted COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach: This issue brief from the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy identifies barriers to sharing immunization information with health care partners, highlights strategies for leveraging state immunization data and health care to support targeted outreach and provides considerations for state and federal leaders. 

AIM  

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit: In this toolkit, find more resources, including tip sheets and slide decks, to implement five promising strategies to improve vaccination rates. 
• Evaluation of Five Promising Practices Used During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Technical Report: This technical report includes detailed information about this study, including feasibility, policy, and costs analyses of each practice.  
• Partnering with Diaper Banks to Increase Childhood Vaccination Rates and Improve Access Q&A: This resource from AIM and the National Diaper Bank Network provides answers to commonly asked questions regarding immunization stakeholder and partnership strategies to improve immunization rates. 
• COVID-19 Resource Guide: This guide compiles existing communications messaging and materials that you can use to support immunization program outreach. 
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Vaccine Safety FAQs, Dispelling Vaccine Myths: This PowerPoint slide set was developed by iREACH Subject Matter Experts to answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine safety and dispel common myths about COVID-19 vaccines. 
• How Can Community-Based Organizations Help Support the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort?: This resource provides community-based organizations (CBOs) with tools to assist in stopping the spread of COVID-19. 
• Immunization Program Policy Toolkit: This toolkit is designed to equip immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to appropriately and effectively engage with elected officials. 
• School Located Vaccination Clinics Toolkit: This toolkit from AIM and the National Association of School Nurses offers resources for schools and immunization partners that can support and simplify SLV operations during a pandemic. 
• Vaccine Confidence Connect the Dots: This guide provides immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to promote vaccine confidence across the nation and its territories. 

CDC  

• 12 COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Your Community: This field guide presents 12 COVID-19 vaccination strategies adapted from evidence-based practices implemented nationwide to help increase vaccine confidence and uptake. 
• VFC Operations Guide: This guide reflects VFC program policies, processes, and requirements.  
• VFC Vaccine Price List: This website provides vaccine contract prices and lists the private sector vaccine proves for general information. 

Immunize.org 

• Ask the Experts: COVID-19: This page is frequently updated with answers to questions about COVID-19 vaccine products, recommendations, and more.  

Other 

• Autism Society of America Guide to Accessible Vaccination: This guide provides tips on how to reduce barriers to vaccination and increase vaccination equity and uptake among the Autism community.  
• Center for Medicaid Services Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals: This vaccine toolkit equips states with the tools necessary to meet the needs of people with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The kit helps states understand coverage, cost-sharing, and payment for vaccines, including vaccines administered as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program (BHP). 

AIM  

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit: In this toolkit, find more resources, including tip sheets and slide decks, to implement five promising strategies to improve vaccination rates. 
• Evaluation of Five Promising Practices Used During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Technical Report: This technical report includes detailed information about this study, including feasibility, policy, and costs analyses of each practice.  
• COVID-19 Resource Guide: This guide compiles existing communications messaging and materials that you can use to support immunization program outreach. 
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Vaccine Safety FAQs, Dispelling Vaccine Myths: This PowerPoint slide set was developed by iREACH Subject Matter Experts to answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine safety and dispel common myths about COVID-19 vaccines. 
• How Can Community-Based Organizations Help Support the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort?: This resource provides community-based organizations (CBOs) with tools to assist in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and tips for supporting vaccine access.  
• How Can Faith Leaders Help Support the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort?: This guide discusses strategies for faith leaders to support COVID-19 vaccination, including messages to share with their communities and tips for supporting vaccine access at their house of worship. 
• Immunization Program Policy Toolkit: This toolkit is designed to equip immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to appropriately and effectively engage with elected officials. 
• Vaccine Confidence Connect the Dots: This guide provides immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to promote vaccine confidence across the nation and its territories. 

CDC  

• 12 COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Your Community: This field guide presents 12 COVID-19 vaccination strategies adapted from evidence-based practices implemented nationwide to help increase vaccine confidence and uptake. 
• Guidance for Planning Vaccination Clinics: This webpage from the CDC provides considerations for vaccination clinic staffing, location and layout, and coordination with partners, and lists pre-clinic, during the clinic, and post-clinic activities.   
• Hosting Off-Site COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics: This 18-minute webinar from the CDC covers considerations for hosting off-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics. 
• How to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: On this page, the CDC shares strategies for communicating accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines, responding to gaps in information, and confronting misinformation with evidence-based messaging from credible sources. 
• Recommended trainings for administering COVID-19 vaccinations: (1) COVID-19 training modules, (2) routine vaccination administration training, and (3) routine vaccine storage and handling training. (CDC 2023b) 
• Satellite, Temporary, and Off-Site Vaccination Clinic Supply Checklist: This page compiles supplies that may be needed to conduct a satellite, temporary, or off-site vaccination clinic. 
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit: This is a comprehensive guide that reflects best practices for vaccine storage and handling from ACIP recommendations, product information from vaccine manufacturers, and scientific studies. 
• VFC Operations Guide: This guide reflects VFC program policies, processes, and requirements.  
• VFC Vaccine Price List: This website provides vaccine contract prices and lists the private sector vaccine proves for general information.  

Immunize.org 

• Ask the Experts: COVID-19: This page is frequently updated with answers to questions about COVID-19 vaccine products, recommendations, and more.  
• Checklist of Best Practices for Vaccination Clinics Held at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-Site Locations: This PDF created by the Influenza Work Group of the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit includes supplies and necessary considerations before the clinic, during the clinic, and after the clinic.   
• Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools: This checklist provides links to key COVID-19 vaccination resources and indicates when they were last updated. 
• Clinical Storage and Handling Resources: This page contains numerous clinical storage and handling resources, including temperature logs, suggestions to improve immunization services, and skills checklists for vaccine administration.  
• COVID-19 Clinical Resources: This page provides clinical resources related to COVID-19 vaccination. 
• Improving the Vaccination Experience: This page provides materials for providers and vaccine recipients on addressing vaccination anxiety, reducing vaccination pain, and other strategies for improving the vaccination experience.  
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children and Teens in a Community Setting: This table describes procedures to follow if various reactions occur in children and teens, including a supply list.  
• Supplies You May Need at an Immunization Clinic: This one-page form lists patient resources, routine clinic supplies, medical emergency supplies, and other supplies that may be needed at immunization clinics. 

Other 

• Autism Society of America Guide to Accessible Vaccination: This guide provides tips on how to reduce barriers to vaccination and increase vaccination equity and uptake among the Autism community.  
• Center for Medicaid Services Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals: This vaccine toolkit equips states with the tools necessary to meet the needs of people with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The kit helps states understand coverage, cost-sharing, and payment for vaccines, including vaccines administered as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program (BHP). 

AIM  

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit: In this toolkit, find more resources, including tip sheets and slide decks, to implement five promising strategies to improve vaccination rates, including mobile vaccination clinics. 
• COVID-19 Resource Guide: This guide compiles existing communications messaging and materials that you can use to support immunization program outreach. 
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Vaccine Safety FAQs, Dispelling Vaccine Myths: This PowerPoint slide set was developed by iREACH Subject Matter Experts to answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine safety and dispel common myths about COVID-19 vaccines. 
• Evaluation of Five Promising Practices Used During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Technical Report: This technical report includes detailed information about this study, including feasibility, policy, and costs analyses of each practice.  
• How Can Community-Based Organizations Help Support the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort?: This resource provides community-based organizations (CBOs) with tools to assist in stopping the spread of COVID-19. 
• Immunization Program Policy Toolkit: This toolkit is designed to equip immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to appropriately and effectively engage with elected officials. 
• Vaccine Confidence Connect the Dots: This guide provides immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to promote vaccine confidence across the nation and its territories.   

CDC  

• 12 COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Your Community: This field guide presents 12 COVID-19 vaccination strategies adapted from evidence-based practices implemented nationwide to help increase vaccine confidence and uptake. 
• How to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: On this page, the CDC shares strategies for communicating accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines, responding to gaps in information, and confronting misinformation with evidence-based messaging from credible sources. 
• Recommended trainings for administering COVID-19 vaccinations: (1) COVID-19 training modules, (2) routine vaccination administration training, and (3) routine vaccine storage and handling training. (CDC 2023b) 
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit: This is a comprehensive guide that reflects best practices for vaccine storage and handling from ACIP recommendations, product information from vaccine manufacturers, and scientific studies. 
• VFC Operations Guide: This guide reflects VFC program policies, processes, and requirements.  
• VFC Vaccine Price List: This website provides vaccine contract prices and lists the private sector vaccine proves for general information.    

Immunize.org 

• Ask the Experts: COVID-19: This page is frequently updated with answers to questions about COVID-19 vaccine products, recommendations, and more.  
• Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools: This checklist provides links to key COVID-19 vaccination resources and indicates when they were last updated. 
• Clinical Storage and Handling Resources: This page contains numerous clinical storage and handling resources, including temperature logs, suggestions to improve immunization services, and skills checklists for vaccine administration.  
• COVID-19 Clinical Resources: This page provides clinical resources related to COVID-19 vaccination. 
• Improving the Vaccination Experience: This page provides materials for providers and vaccine recipients on addressing vaccination anxiety, reducing vaccination pain, and other strategies for improving the vaccination experience.  
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children and Teens in a Community Setting: This table describes procedures to follow if various reactions occur in children and teens, including a supply list.  
• Supplies You May Need at an Immunization Clinic: This one-page form lists patient resources, routine clinic supplies, medical emergency supplies, and other supplies that may be needed at immunization clinics. 

Other 

• Autism Society of America Guide to Accessible Vaccination: This guide provides tips on how to reduce barriers to vaccination and increase vaccination equity and uptake among the Autism community.  
• Center for Medicaid Services Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals: This vaccine toolkit equips states with the tools necessary to meet the needs of people with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The kit helps states understand coverage, cost-sharing, and payment for vaccines, including vaccines administered as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program (BHP). 

AIM  

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit: In this toolkit, find more resources, including tip sheets and slide decks, to implement five promising strategies to improve vaccination rates. 
• COVID-19 Resource Guide: This guide compiles existing communications messaging and materials that you can use to support immunization program outreach. 
• Evaluation of Five Promising Practices Used During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Technical Report: This technical report includes detailed information about this study, including feasibility, policy, and costs analyses of each practice. 
• Immunization Program Policy Toolkit: This toolkit is designed to equip immunization programs with the tools and information necessary to appropriately and effectively engage with elected officials. 

CDC  

• Provider Education Resources: This page contains job aids and toolkits for clinician offices. 
• VFC Operations Guide: This guide reflects VFC program policies, processes, and requirements.  
• VFC Vaccine Price List: This website provides vaccine contract prices and lists the private sector vaccine proves for general information.  

Other 

• Center for Medicaid Services Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals: This vaccine toolkit equips states with the tools necessary to meet the needs of people with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The kit helps states understand coverage, cost-sharing, and payment for vaccines, including vaccines administered as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program (BHP).