The Bull’s-Eye Award for Innovation and Excellence in Immunization

The AIM Bull's-Eye Award for Innovation and Excellence in Immunization is presented to a state, territorial or local (grantee) immunization program in recognition of an outstanding immunization initiative.  The award recognizes immunization strategies that "hit their mark," achieving goals and increasing awareness by encouraging replication in other programs. Three Bull's-Eye Awards will be presented annually at the Immunization Program Managers meeting. 

2011 Winners

Winner! Wyoming’s Use of Barcode Scanning Functionality to Improve Data Quality and Efficiency During Mass Vaccination Events, Nomination Narrative

Winner! Colorado’s FERPA Compliant School Design Survey, Nomination Narrative

Winner! Ohio’s Spread the Word, not the Disease, Nomination Narrative

2011 Nominees

Ohio Impact SIIS Child Medical Data Integration Project,  Nomination Narrative

New Hampshire’s Reconciliation Process for Vaccine, Nomination Narrative

New Hampshire’s Working Smarter: Embracing the Hospital Owned Practice, Nomination Narrative

Oregon’s Vaccine Safety Communications Campaign, Nomination Narrative

 

2010 Winners 

Winner! Alaska's Self-survey for Immunization Assessment and Goal Evaluation (Self ImmAGE) is a user friendly electronic application for schools and child care facilities to determine if their attendees are compliant with state immunization requirements.  Self ImmAGE also increases efficiency and follow-up of required reporting to the Alaska Immunization Program. Nomination Narrative

Winner! Oregon's Field Partnership Training is a collaborative information and education exchange between manufacturer representatives who visit provider officers and the Oregon Immunization Program.  The Immunization Program provides training to vaccine manufacturer representatives to enhance their understanding of the state's immunization-related rules, policies and program directives and important information about VFC eligibility and Section 317.  Manufacturer representatives reinforce these policies and rules when visiting providers, and also report critical information back to the Immunization Program about provider storage and handling behavior. Nomination Narrative 

Winner! Pennsylvania's Adult Immunization Collaborative Program increases adult immunization opportunities through partnerships with pharmacists.  A list of pharmacists licensed to immunize was distributed to the state academy of physicians so they can refer their patients to pharmacies to obtain their vaccinations.  The state insurance companies reimburse pharmacists for the vaccine administration fees if they are enrolled in the state immunization information system. Nomination Narrative

2010 Nominees

Colorado's Pertussis Protection for Teens used an incremental pertussis vaccine school entrance requirement and provider education and outreach to maximize and increase Colorado's Tdap vaccination rates in response to a high incidence rate of pertusiss in the state.  Implementation of the school vaccination requirement began during the 2007-08 school year. Nomination Narrative

New Hampshire's Project to Improve Immunization Rates provideseducation to key clinical personnel and decision makers within hospital provider network systems.  Relationships with the provider networks are established through round table meetings with an emphasis on improving quality vaccination practice standards and improving coverage rates. Nomination Narrative

Ohio's On-line Vaccine Ordering Program is a mandatory on-line vaccine accountability tool, used by all Ohio providers (public and private) to report vaccine usage, inventory and wastage to the Immunization Program, each time they order vaccines.  The on-line ordering system eliminated the use of hard copy monthly reports and integrated three electronic systems: the state-wide immunization information system, a state vaccine inventory management system and VACMAN.  The integrated system improved efficiency in processing vaccine orders and electronically loaded lot numbers and other vaccine information into the state IIS system.  As a result, there have been improvements in vaccine accountability, storage and handling, and inventory control. Nomination Narrative 

Oregon's Free, Local Underserved Project brings vaccine to migrant worker camps, homeless shelters, food banks, community health fairs, low-income students and non-English speakers.  Vaccine and clinical supplies are gathered from donations, federal programs and partner agencies.  The project also provides a clinical training opportunity for nurses, pharmacies and physicians. Nomination Narrative 

Oregon's Pharmacy Intern Project places pharmacy students in internships with the state immunization program to orient pharmacists to public health, with a special focus on the Oregon's immunization information system, and to enroll pharmacists as VFC providers. Nomination Narrative

Washington State's Maintaining Success with HPV Immunization Rates while Transitioning from Universal Purchase to HPV Select used a comprehensive communication and education strategy to prepare providers for change and worked with insurers and other stakeholders to assure insurance coverage for HPV vaccine and explore alternative funding mechanisms for vaccine in the future. Nomination Narrative 


2009 Winners

Winner! Hawaii’s Stop Flu at School program offers free influenza vaccine to children in grades K-8 at school-based clinics across the state. Nomination Narrative

Winner! Washington State’s Hib Shortage Vaccine Management Initiative created geographic vaccine allocations to assure balanced distribution of Hib vaccine and targeted high volume providers to receive the new and more readily available combination Hib vaccine product.  Nomination Narrative; Chart

Winner! Tennessee’s Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Pre-Registration system provided a no-obligation online registration process for providers to register for information and for the opportunity to order H1N1 vaccine.  Providers were first required to register as authorized users of the Tennessee Web Immunization System (TWIS), helping to increase use of the state’s immunization registry system.  Nomination Narrative

2009 Nominees

New York’s Online School Assessment System (OSAS) electronically collects immunization coverage data from schools, colleges and daycare centers to ensure compliance with state mandatory immunization laws. Nomination Narrative

Oklahoma’s Child Care Audit Program uses field consultants to visit child care centers and work directly with facility staff to improve immunization coverage rates and assure compliance with state mandatory immunization laws. Nomination Narrative

Minnesota’s Health Care Setting Influenza Vaccination Program conducted a survey of 280 facilities with healthcare personnel to assess coverage rates and evaluate the effectiveness of vaccination strategies such as onsite vaccination, no-cost vaccination, educational and promotional activities, and the use of declination forms. Nomination Narrative; Logic Model; Power Point Presentation

 

Washington State’s Initiative to Transition from Universal Purchase to HPV Select used a comprehensive communication and education strategy to prepare providers for change and worked with insurers and other stakeholders to provide insurance coverage for HPV vaccine and explore alternative funding mechanisms for vaccine in the future.  Nomination Narrative