New Jersey: College & University Flu Challenge
The program aims to increase flu vaccination, empower youth to take charge of their health, and strengthen public health partnerships across campuses.
Philadelphia: Engaging Local Influencers to Promote Vaccine Confidence and Uptake
The Philadelphia immunization program developed and implemented an innovative approach to increase vaccine confidence and uptake using trusted local social media influencers.
Nevada: Protecting Nevada Flu Campaign
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…
DC: Spread Love, Not the Flu
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…
DC: Spread Creativity, Not the Flu
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 Creativity, Not the Flu" and a…
Pennsylvania: 2020 Flu Campaign Materials
To encourage flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 season Pennsylvania created a media campaign with the slogan "Get the Shot, Skip the Flu." You can find examples of the materials here: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/immunizations/Pages/Flu-Campaign.aspx
New Jersey: Influenza Honor Roll
In New Jersey, estimated influenza vaccination rate for those ages 6 months and older was 48.1% for the 2017-2018 flu season. There has been little improvement to the rate over the past few years. Two factors that play into low…
Washington: Immunization Practices and Policies at Four-year Colleges and Universities [2018 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner!]
[2018 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner!] While many states have state laws or regents’ policies requiring prematriculation immunization requirements, Washington state has no such policy in place. Despite the 2004 Washington law requiring dissemination of information about meningococcal disease and vaccination, only…
Michigan: Implementation of Michigan’s College and University Flu Vaccination Challenge to Raise Young Adult Flu Immunization Rates [2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
[2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner] To increase flu immunization rates among college-aged young adults, Michigan created a competitive atmosphere between colleges and universities to see which school could achieve the highest rates. The “College Flu Challenge” received funding from partners to…