New York City: Vaccination in Independent Pharmacies
New York City allows independent pharmacies to enroll in a non-patient specific (standing) order program so that pharmacists can administer vaccines.
Massachusetts: Birth Hospital Visit Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program to Prevent Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus
Massachusetts created a CME program to incentivize hospital acceptance of and participation in the Massachusetts PHBPP birth hospital visits program.
New York City: Hepatitis B Prevention for High-risk Adults
The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Immunization (BOI) conducted a multi-faceted project to support hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults.
Washington: #BhepBfree – Hepatitis B Social Media Awareness Campaign
Washington State hosted a social media awareness campaign encouraging hepatitis B immunization and testing starting with birth-dose vaccination. A hashtag (#BhepBfree) was created to attach to all messaging, and partners and supporters could include the hashtag as well. To increase…
Louisiana: Perinatal HepB
The Louisiana program has identified Perinatal Hepatitis B cases labeled as “lost to follow-up” as a target area for improvement, with a goal of reducing the overall number of cases lost to follow-up. The program is using the statewide LINKS…