Nevada developed a media campaign around the themes of "Protecting Nevada" and "A battle is raging in our community and we're calling all Nevadans to take up arms against the enemy flu." The goal of this campaign was to encourage…
To increase flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 flu season, DC used specific media outlets such as radio and social media. Part of DC's media campaign for flu vaccination was images with the tagline "Spread Love, Not the Flu" and a…
Louisiana utilized vaccination data to come to the conclusion of the need for school located vaccination clinics (SLVC). With collaborations between state agencies, a private company, and manufacturer, Louisiana was able to establish successful SLVC with requests of expansion.
Through the creation of an Influenza Steering Committee that included partnerships with Medicaid, AAP - Indiana Chapter, Indiana Immunization Coalition, and the Indiana Pharmacy Alliance; Indiana was able to address the issue of increasing their immunization vaccine coverage. These efforts…
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…
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Service Immunization Program enrolled pharmacies in the VFC program in response to new state Medicaid requirement.
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…
To increase public access to and awareness of immunization rates in local communities (individual childcares and schools), the Massachusetts immunization program sought to change the data release policy on immunization rates at childcares and schools (Kindergarten and 7th grade) to…